Watch Las Vegas’ Katie Grimes Win Silver At Paris Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France. Las Vegas' own Katie Grimes is representing the valley with pride, and just took home the silver for the 400 meter individual medley!

Katie Grimes is an 18 year old phenom with a super long career ahead of her. Paris is her second Olympic games, having competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (in 2021). There, she placed 4th in the 800 meter freestyle, coming within seconds of the silver.

This year, Katie was determined to make it to the podium, and that she did.

Katie Grimes continues her quest for Olympics gold in the early morning hours of Tuesday. She'll be taking on the 1500m freestyle, for which she earned a silver in Budapest in the 2022 World Championships. That race takes place at 3:29am Las Vegas time.

While water and Las Vegas seem to not go together, tell that to the Sandpipers Of Nevada. The swim team has been doing laps since 1968 and the club has boasted several Olympians. From Katie to Claire Weinstein (who finished 8th in the 200m freestyle, but only 3.33 seconds behind first place), quite a few swimmers in 2020 and even Cody Miller who won the gold in the medley relay alongside Michael Phelps in 2016.

At only 18 years old, Katie Grimes has quite the career ahead of her.

If you happen to know an avid swimmer that would like to make the team and potentially reach the Olympics like Katie Grimes, the club has an open tryout taking place on September 7th. You can email swimsandpipers@gmail.com and reserve your spot to join!

The 2024 Olympic Games are now underway in Paris, but not without a little Olympic Torch help from two famous American artists: Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams. (See photos below.)

As part of the traditional Olympic Torch relay, Snoop and Pharrell played significant roles in the final legs of the flame's journey Friday night in Paris.

Snoop danced and celebrated with fans during his phase of the relay, enjoying the moment with huge smiles along Seine-Saint-Denis in France. "Did something today," Snoop said in a social media post, showing off his smile with the torch.

Pharrell got an even bigger role, as he was the final torch-bearer before the flame started its final journey up the River Seine. Photos show the "Happy" singer placing the torch into a case, before a masked man took it on its final legs.

The torch relay culminated with a dramatic finish that looked like it was going to end at the Eiffel Tower, but saw the torch go back onto the Seine, where famous world athletes Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Carl Lewis, and Nadia Comaneci brought it toward the finish.

Snoop and Pharrell were part of a group of hundreds who have brought the Olympic Flame from Athens, Greece to Paris. According to Olympic officials, the journey began on May 8 and wound through over 400 towns and cities.

Snoop said in a recent interview with PBS that he was looking forward to his Olympic Torch moment.

"I look at this as a prestigious honor and something I truly respect. I would have never dreamed of nothing like this," he said. "I’m going to be on my best behavior. I’m going to be on my best athleticism. I’ll be able to breathe slow to walk fast and hold the torch with a smile on my face, because I realize how prestigious this event is."

The 2024 Olympic Games actually began Wednesday, with soccer and rugby matches, but the Opening Ceremonies were held in the rain on Friday evening in Paris. U.S. audiences could watch the ceremonies live, or on a rebroadcast on NBC Friday night.