I’ve never seen something make so much sense in my life.

Italy won silver in the women’s gymnastics team competition in Paris.

They’re incredible.

Five Italian athletes wear team tracksuits and smile while holding their medals

Yes, the literal cheese.

Gymnast performing a routine on the uneven bars at the Paris 2024 Olympics, wearing an elaborate leotard

Aly Raisman, in a black athletic outfit, smiles while holding a large cheese wheel in a gym

Simone Biles, dressed in a workout outfit, joyfully holding a carved block of cheese

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Aly Raisman performs a split atop large cheese wheels, posing confidently in a leotard in an industrial setting

Katelyn Ohashi in a white athletic top and black pants, smiling and tossing multiple silver objects while standing near gym equipment

Vanessa Ferrari in a black glittery athletic outfit, lying on the floor eating a protein bar, with many protein bars scattered around her

Olga Carmona, in a black gymnastic leotard, poses with a wheel and a wedge of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese while leaning on the floor

A person is sitting cross-legged on a bench, wearing a black sports bra and bright workout pants, smiling while eating a snack bar, with a gym in the background

A gymnast performs a handstand in a gymnastics facility next to a large wheel of cheese and a cheese wedge on a black stand