Beauty

These top athletes get gold for their beauty routines

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That the Olympic Games are primarily about athletic performances goes without saying. But more and more, the personalities of the people behind those medals are also highlighted in the media, such as in Netflix documentaries. All sports heroes can simply be followed on Instagram, so the status of top athletes is starting to resemble that of movie stars more and more. It is therefore logical that the roles are now somewhat reversed: the movie stars come to watch the athletes, to admire them for what they show the world.

The top athletes are also aware of this, which you can see in the way they present themselves on the track. With the speed at which they run, they apparently no longer need to consider aerodynamics, because sometimes their hair hangs loose, down to their buttocks, and they are ready for the start with nails 8 cm long. From colored wigs to the most artistic nails, lipstick, and eyeliner: nothing is too crazy anymore, and it remains a fun surprise every time to see what they have come up with now.

Jordan Chiles has her eyebrows ‘on fleek’ with matching eyeshadow, but the true beauty queen is the one and only Sha’Carri Richardson, who even takes a moment at the start to touch up her lip gloss.

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