Olympians Share Their Biggest Superstitions (VIDEO)

By Bill Galluccio

August 11, 2016

Most athletes have weird superstitions, whether it's wearing the same underwear when they compete, or eating chicken before every game. Even Olympic athletes have strange rituals they must perform before they are ready to compete.

Self, asked 10 Olympic athletes about their weird pre-match rituals. They range from odd, like fencer Miles Chamley-Watson who must step on people's feet, to eccentric like Tatyana McFadden who must have her hair in french braid and to non-existant.

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