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Stylists at the P&G Olympic Village Salon helped 27 flagbearers and multiple gold medallists – including Ginny Thrasher (USA, shooting) Helen Glover (GB, Rowing), Anna Van Der Breggen (NED, cycling) and Kayla Harrison (USA, Judo) – prepare for their moments in the spotlight.In total, 54 events celebrating countries, cultures, and the relationship between an Olympic athlete and their mother took place at the P&G Family Home, including 22 athletes who honoured their mothers with touching “Thank You, Mom” moments, such as Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu, Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereia, and Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte.A variety of other events took place in the P&G Family Home, including 43 appearances by P&G’s family of athletes such as American gymnasts Simone Biles (Tide®) and Gabby Douglas (Venus®), French judoka Teddy Riner (Gillette®), Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa, American decathlete Ashton Eaton (Gillette®), British heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill (Pampers® and Olay®), American sprinter Allyson Felix (Bounty®), Canadian canoeist Mark Oldershaw (Pampers®).The P&G family of athletes – who are supported by more than 18 brands around the globe – earned a total of 58 Olympic medals including 27 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.THANK YOU, MOMP&G’s ‘Thank You, Mom’ campaign kicked off in April 2016 with the launch of ‘Strong’ – a film that follows the journeys of four moms and their kids, showing the moments, both large and small, when a mother’s strength makes all the difference, and building to the moment each child summons their own courage on the world’s biggest stage – the Olympic Games. The critically acclaimed films from P&G’s previous Olympic Games campaigns, ‘Pick Them Back Up’, ‘Kids’ and ‘Best Job’, are among the most viewed Olympic Games videos of all time and ‘Strong’ builds on that tradition of storytelling, with a fresh new take on the pivotal role moms play in their kids’ lives. Since launch, the film has been viewed more than 221 million times in 28 languages across multiple platforms.SPONSORSHIP081