Katie Ledecky May Have Finally Met Her Olympic Match in Cookie Monster and Elmo

Katie Ledecky may have finished her time at the 2024 Summer Olympics, but Cookie Monster and Elmo are ready to put her to the test.

In a video posted on Sesame StreetInstagram and Twitter pages on Thursday, August 8, the swimmer, 27, was tasked with holding a cookie on her head.

“We’re here with the most decorated Olympian ever, swimmer Katie Ledecky,” Cookie Monster says before Elmo excitedly explains, “We’re balancing cookies on our heads.”

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“Yeah, because we saw Katie balancing chocolate milk on her head one time, wow,” added Cookie Monster, referring to Ledecky’s viral video from August 2020 in which she swam without spilling a glass of milk placed on top of her head.

“This is a lot harder than swimming,” Ledecky says before the cookie falls off her head and breaks in two.

After the Olympian flips him on her head, she says her conversation with Cookie Monster and Elma was her “favorite” moment of the Games before the cookie falls hilariously twice.

Katie Ledecky competes in the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 31, 2024.

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Before the clip ends, Elmo asks Ledecky what she plans to do next, to which she quips, “Probably eat cookies.”

Sesame Streetwhose characters we are also talking to recently Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and other Olympians, shared the video with the caption: “Harder than swimming!? We don’t believe it! Thanks for balancing cookies with us Ms. Katie Ledecky! #ParisOlympics.”

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Ledecky won four new medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bringing her total to 14.

Katie Ledecky after competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 31, 2024.

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The athlete is now the most decorated American Olympian and the most decorated swimmer in Olympic history. She is also tied with former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most gold medals won by any Olympian.

Ledecky will be Team USA’s flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday, August 11, along with rower Nick Mead.

“I am so proud of this team’s accomplishments in Paris and excited to celebrate with my teammates on Sunday,” she said in a statement.

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