7 Hilarious Olympics Moments the Internet Will Never Recover From
Despite the rocky lead up and the less-than-ideal conditions that persist in Rio, the 2016 summer Olympics have already proven a source of major inspiration. From Michael Phelps winning his 21st (!) Olympic gold medal to the unstoppable force that is the gold-medal-winningUS Women’s gymnastics team (do we sense a trend here?), and not to mention all of the ~love connections~ taking place in the athlete’s village, it’s been quite a fun ride so far.
when you gotta win gold at 3 but take over the galaxy at 4 #PhelpsFace pic.twitter.com/HQHlgLqUUo
— Ello Raymond (@elloelloraymond) August 9, 2016
1. #PhelpsFace. It took the world NO time to jump all over this one, and it’s not one we’ll forget anytime soon.
When your parents finally meet your girlfriend pic.twitter.com/3QVvpcpBDs
— Kyle Long (@Ky1eLong) August 8, 2016
2. Aly Raisman’s parents. Following their emotional rollercoaster while watching their daughter compete is SO STRESSFUL and also, so funny. So, so funny.
View this post on InstagramThe ladies of TODAY having fun with Tonga flag bearer Pita Taufatofua. #RioTODAY
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3. The Tonga flag bearer. Pita Taufatofua — or, more accurately, his very oily, muscly body — turned heads as the flag bearer for Tonga during the opening ceremony, so The Today Show had him on to recreate the look. Yes, they rubbed oil on him. Sure! We can’t help but feel like Al Roker looked during the whole thing.
current mood: disgruntled boomer phelps in these noise cancelling headphones pic.twitter.com/KriAUbq7ca
— a pikachu (@iwakages) August 7, 2016
4. Boomer Phelps’ own #PhelpsFace. Michael Phelps’ baby son Boomer is no doubt the cutest spectator of all Olympics time, but he’s also got a pretty good disgruntled face of his own. Like father, like son.
@ytfcbadger @chicagotribune "Bill Clinton Back in White House, Brings Wife"
— DiscoPriest (@DiscoPriest) August 7, 2016
5. Twitter clapbacks at the Chicago Tribune. So, the Tribune really screwed up when they referred to American Olympian Corey Cogdell-Unrein — who won the in the women’s trap shooting event — as the “Wife of a Bears’ lineman” when tweeting about her accomplishment. But Twitter wasn’t gonna let them get away with that. And while the responses point out a sad reality of the way women athletes, politicians, musicians, etc. are still reported on, they were also pure gold.
Me: "yaaaasss Mack Horton!"
TV: "Mack was born in 1996…"
Me: "Ok show off"— Tahlia Pritchard (@Tahls) August 7, 2016
6. Just Twitter in general, really. Especially Leslie Jones, whose hilarious live-tweeting got her officially invited to Rio.
When you realize they're the best swimmers in the world, so you prolly not saving any lives tonight… #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/vfRuEu0k70
— Manteo Mitchell (@ManteoMitchell) August 8, 2016
7. The bored lifeguard. Maybe having a lifeguard at the Olympics seems a little redundant, but according to Brazilian law, it’s a requirement. When this woman was spotted looking bored out of her mind at a men’s swimming event, people had a field day. As one Twitter user put it, “If you ever feel useless just remember that someone is a lifeguard at the Olympics swimming event.” That’s certainly one way of looking at it!
What’s been your favorite Olympics moment so far? Tell us @BritandCo!
