The 2024 Paris Olympics continue to rage on, and the video game connections keep on coming. In the leadup to the Olympics, gamers mourned the first event without a Mario & Sonic tie-in video game. Then, the Opening Ceremony celebrated Ubisoft with an appearance from Assassin's Creed Unity's Arno parkouring around Paris.
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Now, Olympian Pau Echaniz, a Spanish slalom canoeist, is gaining attention for being an avid League of Legends player and part-time streamer. Echaniz took home the Bronze medal during the 2024 Olympics for K-1 Slalom, and after bringing home his country a medal, immediately booted up his laptop to play League of Legends.
While many superstar athletes are rightfully focused on their training and competitions, Echaniz somehow manages to balance his schedule with hefty doses of League. He also streams occassionally on Twitch via his very appropriately named channel "pauerangerr."
In an interview shared online, Echaniz revealed that his days typically begin at 9 a.m. when he wakes up. He eats breakfast, then sneaks in a few games of League before heading out to train in the afternoon. Echaniz went as far as to share...
