Team USA has millions of fans, but Snoop Dogg might be number one. 2024 Paris OlympicsSnoop brings smiles and laughter to everyone’s face and cheers on athletes.
The rapper and media personality stood center stage wearing black sunglasses and a Team USA tracksuit, chatting with everyone. Simone Biles To Martha Stewart.
Throughout the Olympics, he provided regular reports to host nation NBC. This is Snoop’s second time working the Olympic circuit, after serving as an Olympic correspondent at the Tokyo Olympics.
“I’m bringing Snoop Dogg style to the mix,” the global star said in a statement ahead of this year’s festival.
He certainly got it. The 52-year-old rapper’s witty commentary and signature Snoop energy set the internet ablaze, and his Olympic cameo video quickly went viral.
It’s hard to go into specifics, but here are some of Snoop Dogg’s standout moments so far.
Olympic Torchbearer
Snoop started strong As one of Team USA’s torchbearers,. The rap icon was one of the last people to carry the Olympic flame before it reached its final destination at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. At 6’4”, he easily stood out in the crowd. On his way to pass the torch, he showed off one of his signature moves to his fans: the creep walk.
Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles Victory Dance
Pair Winner of multiple gold medals When gymnast Simone Biles and Snoop Dogg are together, only good things can happen.
Biles and teammate Jordan Chiles Snoop Dogg and I had an impromptu dance party at the women’s Olympic gymnastics preliminaries. Once the gymnasts spotted him in the crowd, they couldn’t look back. The two of them showed off their best moves. The interaction quickly became a viral sensation.
Snoop also showed his support for Biles at the stadium, wearing a specially-made shirt featuring the Olympian.
Badminton jokes
The intense badminton match between the United States and China attracted thousands of viewers thanks to Snoop Dogg’s brilliant commentary.
“They’re rocking and rolling. Back and forth. Give it to me. No, I need that. Over here. Over there,” he’s heard saying in the now-viral clip, which has been liked by over 340,000 TikTok users.
Snoop and Martha Stewart are wearing matching riding outfits.
Snoop and Martha Stewart took their friendship to a new level during a horseback riding competition, when they showed up in matching outfits consisting of riding boots, white pants, black jackets, and helmets.
The two quickly became friends after Snoop appeared on Stewart’s cooking show a decade ago. Since then, they’ve done everything from competing on game shows to starring in Super Bowl commercials together.
In dressage events, riders control their horses with various movements, and the two burst into laughter when Snoop rapped along to the horse’s sideways movements.
Go swimming with Michael Phelps
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be retired, but he’s still spinning laps — most recently with Snoop Dogg. The two were caught swimming together in a video posted by NBC, in which Snoop is wearing a black cap with “Phelps” written across the front.
“Mike, you make it look so easy,” he says in the video.
Visit the Louvre Museum
Snoop Dogg was spotted “exploring” the Louvre Museum in Paris in a TikTok posted to the rapper’s account on Friday. “Have you seen ‘Night at the Museum’?” Snoop says. “Well, you can go to the museum with Snoop Dogg tonight.”
In the one-minute video, Snoop wanders the empty hallways of the Louvre and comments on works of art in the museum’s extensive collection.
One rapper had a brief encounter with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa during a performance, whose eyes are known to follow fans wherever they go.
“I just found out I’m Mona Lisa’s twin sister, Tony Lisa,” Snoop Dogg said.