00:00What I'm looking most forward to in Paris
00:02is the fact that there will be an audience.
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00:08In Tokyo, obviously, you know,
00:10we had COVID restrictions for safety protocols.
00:14It's almost like my first Paralympic Games all over again.
00:16I was in Tokyo, and I was 21 years old,
00:19just fresh out of college, just a little baby,
00:22didn't know anything about this world.
00:24I feel confident going into Paris
00:26knowing that I've had that experience
00:28and I understand what's to come.
00:30Obviously, I don't have the Olympic energy experience
00:35because we didn't have any fans in the stands,
00:37but I do know that it's pretty cool.
00:41I was in Europe last year for some track meets,
00:43and the fans are crazy.
00:45So that's what I expect from Paris, for sure.
00:47The big thing that I'm really looking for at the Games
00:49in Paris is having spectators at the event.
00:52In Tokyo, it was a little weird being in the middle of COVID
00:55and not having any spectators with us.
00:58The only people that were in the stands
00:59were the other teams, and that wasn't a lot of people.
01:02In Paris, I'm definitely looking forward to fans,
01:05I think, and having my family watch.
01:06I think I do a lot of it for fans,
01:08and to be able to play in front of them will be amazing.
01:10I'm really excited in Paris to leave the village
01:12and to go see the city
01:13and to see my family who's gonna be there,
01:16meet athletes in a really different way,
01:18and have a really true Olympic experience,
01:20which I feel like there was definitely
01:21big pieces missing in Tokyo.
01:23Not that they didn't do a wonderful job,
01:24but it wasn't quite, I think, that experience
01:27that we always kind of grew up hearing about.
01:29It was amazing having the fans in Rio,
01:31so I got to bring the fans back for Paris to be amazing.
01:35Just venturing out into the city
01:36and seeing some of the culture, the museums,
01:40the architecture, all of that.
01:41Yeah, just getting back to just being able
01:44to enjoy the village without being confined to your room.
01:48I'm excited to explore Paris.
01:50I wanna go on a full food tour when we're in Paris.
01:54The difference with Tokyo Olympics and Paris,
01:59definitely the spectators and the audience
02:02are gonna be there.
02:03I think that's gonna make so much difference.
02:06Tokyo was a very unique Olympic experience,
02:09which I would not change for the world.
02:11I think it was a great one being a rookie,
02:13but I am very much looking forward to the Paris Games
02:16to have all that energy from the stands,
02:18be able to watch and support other sports,
02:20get to meet more people from Team USA and other countries,
02:23and just enjoy one of my favorite cities
02:25and one of my favorite hobbies.
02:27Competing in Tokyo, the prior games,
02:30and having no crowd, it was amazing to get a medal,
02:33but having a crowd there is gonna be unbelievable.
02:36The food is amazing.
02:38I'm just telling you right now,
02:39if you've never been to Paris before,
02:42the food just tastes so much better
02:46than anywhere I've ever eaten.
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