Coco Gauff is high-profile. The 20-year-old tennis player is the U.S. Open champion, one of Team USA’s flag-bearers, and one of the most marketable athletes at this year’s Olympic Games.
When she speaks, people listen. So when Gauff uploaded a video to TikTok from inside the Olympic Village the morning after the Games’ opening ceremony, it was no surprise it went viral.
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The footage shows a frantic scene from the night before: a cramped apartment, filled with athletes getting ready in every corner, clothes strewn over the floor, pop-up hair stations, and panic on the faces of competitors racing to be on time for their boat trip down the Seine.