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PARIS, France — There are some rituals swimmers perform before competing at the Olympics that often cause people watching at home to ask, "Why do they do that?" Winter coats. Slapping their chests.

Sage Steele doesn’t believe the Olympic organizer who claimed the Opening Ceremony did not mock Leonard da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper.” The opening ceremony has faced online scrutiny for one ...