Para swimmer McKenzie Coan returns to the show to tell us all about her experiences at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. She surprised herself by winning a medal and made the most of her time in Paris, particularly when it came to the famous chocolate muffins!

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Milan-Cortina 2026 has unveiled its torch relay maps for the Olympics and Paralympics. We have the details on that.

Also, the International Olympic Committee had an Executive Board meeting, so we have a lot of news on the future of the Youth Olympic Games, as well as the IOC's thoughts on international federations giving out prize money for medals at the Olympics (spoiler alert: They're not thrilled).

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