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How The Paris 2024 Athletes Are Making The Olympics Way More Fun

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Maybe the real Olympics were the jokes we made along the way.
BY Nica Glorioso
08.06.2024

What’s a major international event without the comedy? From the notorious muffin man to Caloy’s baunan, Paris 2024 has no shortage of memes.

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The Olympics may be very far from being a comedy, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any side-splitting memes that arise out of it! At this point, we’re well-aware of how anyone can make a joke out of literally anything, and the Paris 2024 Olympics memes have been nothing but entertaining. Whether the public or the athletes themselves make the jokes, they bring such a levity to these events that make everything more fun.

From love searcher Ilona Maher and Muffin Man Henrik Christensen carrying Olympic-tok on their backs to people online making ridiculous name jokes (that still land), everyone’s been a comedian this Olympic season, and we’re right there giggling with them. Below, we’ve rounded up a few memes about the Olympics that’ll be pretty fun to scroll through.

DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN?

@henrikchristians1 I don’t think you guys realize how good this stuff is #fyp #zipline #olympics #paris2024 #olympictiktok #olympicvillage #muffins @Mr.Nicho ♬ original sound – I think you should leave shop

Olympic swimmer Henrik Christiansen is one half of a blossoming love story at the Olympic Village—and you’ll never guess who (or what) the other half is.

@henrikchristians1 Guys, I think I have a problem.. #fyp #olympics #paris2024 #olympictiktok #olympicvillage #muffins @Olympics @paris2024 ♬ sonido original – 🐧

It’s a muffin. The chocolate muffin at the Olympic Village dining hall, in fact. Henrik has an entire series on his TikTok all about his love for the muffin, so much so that he’s now been dubbed at the Olympic Muffin Man, and the organizers for the 2028 Olympics in LA are making sure the treats make a comeback at the next Games. It almost makes us want to start training just to get qualified for the Olympics and have a taste of these muffins.

@adil_nkhl This is our sacrifice from Belgium to Norway @Henrik Christiansen 🥧 We hope you will recognize this gift and make the odds be in our favour #olympics #muffinman #olympictiktok #olympicvillage #paris2024 #muffin ♬ Circle of Life – Furnace and the Fundamentals

Even the other athletes, both those on his team and those from other competing countries, got in on it! The muffins have gone so viral that the dining hall at the Village has had to serve more, and people both inside and outside the Games have been clamoring for the recipe.

THE OLYMPIC VILLA

@ilonamaher I got a text!!@Love Island ♬ original sound – Ilona Maher

Ilona Maher’s quest for love at the Olympic Village (in reference to Love Island) is yet another Olympic TikTok series that’s so entertaining to watch.

@ilonamaher Teach me your ways @Naya Tapper ♬ original sound – Ilona Maher

The Olympics have been memed before for being rumored to be an event where athletes bump uglies, and regardless of this stereotype’s validity, it’s still an opportunity to find love (or have some fun). Take Ilona for instance, who’s documenting her and her team’s successes (and lack thereof) at love.

GOATED FITS

@mackenziearnold94 🫠🫠 @Alanna Kennedy ♬ CODY USED MY AUDIO AHHHHHH – james
@ilonamaher and yet i served @paris2024 @Ralph Lauren @Team USA ♬ original sound – Noelia (Glee Cast Version)
@avacberube the olympics should have added a glee choir added into competition #greenscreen #olympics #parisolympics2024 #parisolympics #usa #openingceremony #usaoutfit #glee #warblers ♬ Teenage Dream – Glee Cast

We didn’t know Sue Sylvester and the Warblers from Glee were at the Olympics!

THE SEINE CHRONICLES

Who thought this was a good idea? Plenty of Parisian citizens have complained about how the Seine can’t possibly be ready for the sports events that was being planned to be held there, but the city government insisted. So when the first of these anticipated events started, and someone vomited for real, people online were quick to dryly insinuate sentiments of “I told you so”.

PINOY MOMENTS

Caloy’s Olympic medal-winning baunan! Jokes aside, the Tupperware container containing a mix of honey and chalk is pretty practical—something he picked up while training in Japan.

@sakayanngjeff Manifesting multiple Gold Medal for Carlos Yulo 🙏🏻 #olympics #carlosyulo ♬ original sound – Jeff TV

In contrast to his competitors using typical chalk bags, it’s a really Pinoy thing to have. And that container may very well have been a huge help to him winning two gold medals!

We also got a smiling BINI EJ while on the sidelines during the Games!

THE NAME GAME

Some names are just perfect opportunities for jokes—and best believe the people will not pass them up. From J. Christ on the water to Richard Funk, we’ve got some great names that made for witty jokes.

TAKING “SAY CHEESE” TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL

Italian gymnast Giorgia Villa is achieving many people’s dreams this Olympic season—and not just because she’s competing at the highest level of sports. She’s being sponsored by cheese! Sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano, the Olympic silver medalist’s cheesy photoshoot went viral online, to people’s joy and jealousy.

WHEN IN PARIS 2024

@roooooobsss Loll #olympicvillage #olympicvillagebeds #TeamUSA ♬ WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE – Jayy

From hard-as-a-rock beds to the Olympic logo, Paris 2024 has been on the receiving end of playful jokes, and we’re eating them all up.

@_ilkinaydn_ claire, it’s french! kameraman: @Elif şahin ♬ som original – 38clip🎬

SELF-AWARENESS

So many of these athletes have the best sense of humor. Among them are Olympians who can playfully acknowledge their losses and make jokes out of them. Take longtime tennis icon Andy Murray for example, who posted the best final words for his retirement from professional tennis. He may not have won his final match at the Olympics, he’s a legend through and through.

The surfing events at Paris 2024 take place in Tahiti, and when German surfer made his way back to Paris after losing, he was very quick to make light of the situation. Mind you, this is also the same surfer that accidentally mooned the entire world after his pants fell down mid-competition and said afterwards, “When the waves don’t deliver, then my ass does.”

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