Katie Ledecky Reveals the Hiding Spot She Has for the Gold Medals She Won at the 2024 Olympics

Mar. 15, 2025

Katie Ledecky at the 2024 Olympics in August.Photo:Quinn Rooney/Getty

Quinn Rooney/Getty

Katie Ledeckykeeps her Olympic gold medals in a special (and soft) spot!

While attending aRaising Cane’semployee appreciation conference in Cancún, Mexico, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the swimmer, 27, took part in a keynote, where she revealed where she keeps her prizes from the2024 Paris Olympics.

After walking onstage to applause from leaders part of the fast food establishment’s team, Ledecky said, “Well, I brought a little souvenir from Paris. I figured you’d like to see something,” before she removed one of her gold medals from a patriotic sock she was carrying with her.

Later, during a Q&A with Raising Cane’s owner and founderTodd Gravesand co-CEO AJ Kumaran, the athlete joked of her medals, “I keep them around,” before adding, “These first few months, especially after Paris, I keep them in my socks and carry them around in a little bag and try to show them to as many people as I can.”

“It’s fun to see the faces light up [when I show the medals], and it’s a joy to share those moments with as many people as I can,” she continued.

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Katie Ledecky competing at the 2024 Olympics in July.Sarah Stier/Getty

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Elsewhere during her time in Cancún at the event, which was held at theMoon Palaceresort, Ledecky opened up about her plans to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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“Right now, the answer is yes,” Ledecky — who is the most decorated American woman and most decorated female swimmer — said of competing. “I took a few weeks off after Paris, but I am starting to get back in the pool.”

Todd Graves, AJ Kumaran and Katie Ledecky in Cancún, Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2024.Raising Cane’s

Raising Cane’s

During the Raising Cane’s event earlier this week, Ledecky was a special guest alongsideSnoop Dogg. After his own Q&A, the rapper, 52, performed a DJ set.

The event, according to a press release, was set up “to recognize, reward and celebrate” more than 3,000 Raising Cane’s leaders and their significant others. It was described as “an industry-defining conference that was centered around relaxing and having a good time.”

source: people.com