The content discusses the significance of the Paris Olympics mascot, the Olympic Phryge. The mascot is highlighted as an important symbol of the upcoming event, with NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk explaining its importance. The video also includes various highlights from the Olympics, such as Spain scoring a goal to tie Japan, Aoba Fujito of Japan smashing a free kick upper-90 in the Olympic opener against Spain, and U.S. men advancing to the quarterfinals behind Perry Baker’s four tries. Other highlights include entertaining tips for hosting an Olympics watch party, Lim Si-Hyeon setting a world record in women’s archery, and Gwen Stefani and Anderson .Paak teaming up for a song for the Olympics. Additionally, there are updates on various Olympic events, including a tour of the historic Paris Catacombs ahead of the games, the U.S. rugby team’s toughness shining against France, and French officials thwarting four potential attacks on the Olympics. With the Opening Ceremony just two days away, Coco Gauff is named flag bearer, and Mali and Israel open Olympic play with a tense 1-1 draw. The video also includes a segment on Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee gearing up for her second Games and footage of Olympic skateboarders skating through Paris after a bus fails to collect them.
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