Christmas and the holiday season provide a great moment for family and friends to come together, and create lifetime memories with their loved ones. Similarly, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes have also been embracing their holiday spirit with their favorite people around them. The decorated sports figures are also all set to revel in the Holiday spirit and they have interesting plans for it.

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, US sprinter Gabby Thomas, American artistic gymnast Asher Hong, and many more renowned athletes have been cherishing every single moment and enjoying the togetherness in the holiday season. The Olympians recently disclosed how they plan to spend their holidays and what makes them remarkable.

Inside the holiday traditions of America’s elite athletes

NBC Olympics & Paralympics recently took to its official X account to share the video of the Olympics and Paralympics athletes. In it, US legendary athletes including Katie Ledecky, Gabby Thomas, Asher Hong, Brittni Mason, Andrew Capobianco, Christian Coleman, and Ilona Maher revealed their Christmas plans. And The caption reads ‘’. @TeamUSA  has a big year ahead with the #ParisOlympics and #ParisParalympics. This is how the athletes are spending their holidays. ✨’’

Best known for clinching the most gold medals, Katie Ledecky opened up about her holiday plans, saying, “I’ll be at home and just enjoying some good, home-cooked food and some of our favorite little traditions at the family”. While for sprinter Gabby Thomas Christmas “looks like all of my siblings. There are five of us, and we’re all together.’’ 

Family, gifts, and home food light up Christmas for the athletes

The 19-year-old youngest U.S. men’s all-around gymnastics champion Asher Hong also divulged his holiday season plans and showed his excitement for spending time with family.  “Yeah, I’m looking forward to eating home-cooked meals. I’m stuck at university, so a lot of dining hall meals, but going back, kicking back, chilling with the fam…I am excited to have that.’’ Asher added.

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Brittni Mason also disclosed that she just loves spending time with her family on Christmas, “being around loved ones is super important for me’’ US Olympic diver Andrew Capobianco stated, “I really like presents. I love giving presents, obviously, and I also love receiving presents, but I do truly love giving presents more’’

US track and field sprinter Christian Coleman loves “fellowship with his family, being around them, and breaking bread with them on Christmas.”  For US rugby union player Ilona Maher, “Christmas isn’t a big event, but it just is a time for us to come together’’.

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