Ryan Lochte & The Fab 5 Backstage at Hall of Game Awards

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We take you backstage at the Hall of Game Awards for exclusive interviews with Olympic gold medalists including swimmer Ryan Lochte and 4 of the "Fab 5" U.S. gymnastics team, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber! The star athletes share their best moments from the Olympic games, tell us how they stay fit, and name some of their favorite music to get pumped to! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).
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Nikki Novak here for Young Hollywood backstage at the Hall of Game Awards. We are bringing you exclusive interviews with the winners and presenters. So, you just won for she's got game.
Yes, I just won for she's got game and it's just incredible.
What male athlete has the most game?
Dwyane Wade.
You say that like there's like a bit of a crush happening there.
I love Dwyane Wade. I I'm such a big fan of him. I really would love to meet him. Shawn White is amazing. Like I thought that he was gonna win, but the other skateboarder guy won, but he's awesome too. I don't know, I think that all the athletes that were just in the Super Bowl, they definitely deserve it. They were amazing. The 49ers and the Ravens, but, um, I don't know, I think the Olympians as well, Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer and Nathan Adrian, they're awesome and they're also very good looking as well.
What are your biggest your biggest whoa moment? Meaning like your biggest whoa moment. What has been sort of like your biggest whoa moment of your career so far?
You know, I would definitely have to say back in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Um, I won my first individual gold medal. And you know, when I first started swimming, that was my ultimate goal was getting a gold medal at the Olympics. And I trained and trained every day for it and it finally happened and once it happened, I was like, wow, like my dreams are coming true. Like this is amazing.
My biggest whoa moment was definitely winning the gold medal at the Olympics, being becoming the first African American to win the individual all-around gold and just to be given this amazing platform that I can use it wisely and just to inspire young girls.
So, how do you sort of like stay in shape now, eat fresh. What is sort of your regime?
Well, since I'm not training as intense as I did before the Olympic Games, I'm just staying healthy. What that means is I'm eating a lot of protein, vegetables and working out. I as much time as I need to. I go down to the hotel fitness room and I work out, cardio, anything I need to do to just keep myself in shape.
Okay, so if you're going to Subway and you're getting a sandwich, what do you get on yours? What's the Gabby special?
I I always get this. I love it. It's called Italian BMT on a flatbread and I get olives and ham and cheese and oil and vinegar and it's toasted and I love it.
So maybe now that you're not in training, do you do the cooking?
I do the cooking. It's not bad. Every once in a while I splurge.
I know one of the categories is like fiercest dance or something. Think we get a little preview?
Fiercest of what?
Fiercest dance. You don't have to.
The dance machine, the dance machine. You'll have to wait for later.
Okay. A lot of these football players have a touchdown dance. Yeah. And I think the swimmers need their own sort of like victory dance. Should we sort of try to make one up here?
I love it.
A dynamic duo. You and anybody else, you're gonna have a race in a potato sack. Who would you have get in that sack with you and have a race?
Usain Bolt.
What would be like your own personal anthem to like your your own personal highlight reel?
So many Olympics song. One step at a time, one step at a time from Jordan.
Jordan Sparks. What are your favorites?
I really like Evanescence. Lithium is my song. It's my go-to song.
You like the Justin, the new Justin Bieber Believe album? Cuz you have to believe. Now, have you believed and have you met Bieber?
We have. We talked to him on the phone, but we did not get to meet him. We met Selena Gomez and a lot of other amazing.
Okay, I haven't met these people. I didn't meet Selena Gomez.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Selena Gomez
Cast/Talent, mentioned as someone the interviewees met
- Justin Bieber
Cast/Talent, mentioned for his 'Believe' album and being someone they haven't met
- Ryan Lochte
Interviewee, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- Gabby Douglas
Interviewee, Olympic gold medalist gymnast from 'Fab 5'
- McKayla Maroney
Olympic gold medalist gymnast from 'Fab 5'
- Aly Raisman
Olympic gold medalist gymnast from 'Fab 5'
- Jordyn Wieber
Olympic gold medalist gymnast from 'Fab 5'
- Nikki Novak
Host of the interviews for Young Hollywood
- Dwyane Wade
Athlete mentioned as a crush by an interviewee
- Shawn White
Athlete mentioned in comparison to another skateboarder
- Conor Dwyer
Olympic swimmer mentioned as awesome and good looking
- Nathan Adrian
Olympic swimmer mentioned as awesome and good looking
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