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Hollywood's Accomplishments In Professional Sports
Hollywood is welcoming Olympic gold medal winners in a big way this year. The best athletes in the world are competing in Rio for the ultimate prize...a medal. While all their hard work, guts and determination are on display for the world to see, Hollywood is where they will go after their events are over.

For most athletes, once they win it's time to hit the circuit and show off their shiny prize. As NBC has the rights to the Olympic broadcasts, it's not surprising to see the stars on the Today Show and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. From there, it's likely they will travel to Los Angeles for more opportunities to showcase their accomplishment. Those moments most likely will be outside of the NBC umbrella.

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