Snoop Dogg has brought humor and fun to the 2024 Olympic Games.
The 52-year-old rapper was tapped to contribute as a special correspondent for NBC’s bOlympic coverage this year after a clip of him saying a horse was “crip walking” during a 2021 Tokyo Olympic dressage competition went viral online.
This year, Snoop has held the Olympic torch, was spotted supporting Olympians—such as tennis star Coco Gauff and two-time all-around Olympic gold-medalist Simone Biles—with pictures of the athletes plastered on his shirts, was seen cheering on Team USA at matches, and even traded a unique Snoop Dogg Olympic pin with those at the Games.
Here are some of the memorable Olympic moments with the rapper and record producer.
Holding the torch at the Opening Ceremony
Snoop had a lovely start to the Paris Olympics when he was selected as one of a few cultural icons who got to hold the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games last week.
“I felt like Muhammad Ali,” Snoop said in an interview with NBC Sports after the ceremony. “I was waving, shaking hands, kissing the babies — doing what I do, you understand me? Putting my foot in the pavement, letting the people know that we’re here. We’re here for peace, love, unity and great sportsmanship.”
Swimming with Michael Phelps
The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper took to the swimming pool with the most-decorated Olympian in history, Michael Phelps, in an NBC segment for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Snoop teased Phelps, who said that his secret to being a great swimmer has to do with his wingspan and lung power. “You just described me,” said Snoop. “I definitely have great lung power. And I do have a swimmer’s body…We could be twins.”
Swimming proved to be much harder than it seems. “Mike, you make this look too…
