On the track, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has always kept a stoic demeanor. Sure, we see her smile. But for the most part, the Olympian has always maintained a determined yet serious persona whenever we see her. That’s precisely what most fans saw when she returned to the world’s biggest stage as a defending champion for the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay. This makes many wonder, is the 25-year-old always like this?

Well, we’re here to tell you that the hurdler has quite a goofy side off the tracks. Many of us saw a glimpse of this at Thursday Night Football. The New York Giants locked heads with the Dallas Cowboys on September 26. And New Jersey native McLaughlin-Levrone was spotted on the sidelines. However, the Cowboys beat the Giants 20-15. But the real icing on the cake was a moment between the Olympian and Prime Video reporter Taylor Rooks.

The reporter approached Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and asked if she could touch her gold medal. The Olympian looks for the Olympic medal in her purse and hands it over. However, what she said next caught the reporter by surprise. “Of course. But I have another one.” Rooks shared the interaction on X along with pictures of the two of them from the sidelines. In one of them, she’s holding one of the 25-year-old’s medals, too. She captioned the post, “One of the biggest flexes ever 😭” 

The hurdler stepped onto the purple tracks at Stade de France to seize the title of Olympic champion for the next 4 years in the 400m hurdles. While fans expected her to defend her title, she did that and more! The 25-year-old scorched the tracks in a world record-breaking time of 50.37 seconds. Not only did she win her second Olympic gold in the event, but McLaughlin-Levrone is also the only woman to have achieved this feat. In fact, she even shattered her own world record for the 6th time in her career. 

However, the Olympian returned to the track for yet another shot at an Olympic gold. Only this time, it was in the women’s 4x400m relay. Her incredible split of 47.71 seconds gave Team USA a comfortable lead. The quartet of herself, Gabby Thomas, Shamier Little, and Alexis Holmes set a new American record with 3:15:27 seconds on the clock. But while her unusual side shocked many, this wouldn’t be the first time the 25-year-old had let loose.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lets fans in on her playful side

In the latest Ready Set Go podcast episode, Justin Gatlin and Rodney Green spoke to their guest, Tiara Williams, also known as Real Talk with Tee. While discussing her Paris Olympics memories, the conversation soon deviated to McLaughlin-Levrone. However, the track and field legend was beyond excited to discuss her fun interactions with the Olympian. 

Gatlin reiterated how Williams has a way of bringing out Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. He even reiterated, “I love your interaction with Sydney because I feel like no one brings out a side of Sydney like you bring out and I be sitting like, what is going on here? You got Sydney over here dancing. What’s going on there?” The interview he’s talking about is from the U.S. Olympic Trials in July. 

Tiara Williams was gracious enough to share the secret behind this interaction. “You know, I think it’s just a level of trust.” 

In fact, after congratulating the 4x Olympic gold medalist on her qualification, Williams asked the hurdler if there was anything fans should look forward to before the Paris Olympics. Without missing a beat, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone mentioned that she’d lost both her toenails. 

“So, you won’t see me with my shoes off for like a year!” she added.

However, they had a mini dance party when the hurdler mentioned her birthday would be right before the finals. Even though these light-hearted moments aren’t as common, we appreciate seeing how goofy the 25-year-old is. What do you think about her hilarious interaction with Taylor Rooks?