These athletes are at the top of their physical game at the 2024 Paris Olympics! However, icons like Ilona Maher, Suni Lee, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Jordan Chiles are using social media to take the world by storm!
If you have been online these past two weeks, you are almost guaranteed to have seen the phenomenal athletes representing their countries in the 2024 Paris Olympics! These Games have sparked a new era of engaging with social media and how the athletes are indeed celebrities! Here are some of the Icons of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!
Ilona Maher
Have you ever watched a Rugby game? If not, that is perfectly fine but we are willing to bet that you’ve heard of Ilona Maher! Ilona Maher is an integral part of the U.S.A. Women’s Olympic Rugby Team and helped lead them to the Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympic Games! Rugby isn’t the most viewed sport of the Olympics, and it may not the game everyone is talking about but Ilona Maher is beginning to change that! This was the third time Rugby was played at the Olympics and the 2024 shattered seven previous attendance records! Over 69,000 fans packed into the Stade de France and over 500,000 fans attended in the event’s entirety!
Ilona Maher has amassed over 2.5 million followers combined from TikTok and Instagram and uses her platforms to spread body positivity, fun, and hilarious content! She spreads messages to inspire and connect with a wider audience regarding body image and body shaming. There is so much to love about Ilona Maher that you must check her out on TikTok – @ilonamaher and Instagram – @ilonamaher!
@ilonamaher Seen yourself in these athletes @paris2024 @Team USA @Olympics #olympics ♬ original sound – Ilona Maher
Henrik Christiansen
Do you know… the Muffin Man? The Muffin Man! Well he’s made his debut at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and his name is Henrik Christiansen! This three-time Olympian is the unofficial Muffin Man of the Paris Games, all thanks to the numerous TikToks he posted surrounding his love for the Olympic Village chocolate muffins! Henrik Christiansen is a distance swimmer for Norway who competed in the Men’s 800m, 1500m, and 10km! Though he didn’t medal at this Olympics, he has made a name for himself across the globe amassing a following of 486.3K! If you haven’t caught a glimpse of the iconic Muffin Man, check out Christiansen’s TikTok – @HenrikChristians1!
@eurosport Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has become rather obsessed with the chocolate muffins at the Olympic village 😂 #paris2024 #olympics #muffins ♬ original sound – Eurosport
US Women’s Gymnastics Team
Everyone knows that the USA has dominated Women’s Gymnastics for the past few Olympic Games! A huge part of that is thanks to Simone Biles, also known as the G.O.A.T., who has collected 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals making her the most decorated gymnast in history! These stellar gymnasts also have a keen eye for every trend on social media! The US Women’s Gymnastics Team consists of Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Healy Rivera, and Jordan Chiles!
Together these strong, empowering women have proven that they are not to be messed with! They secured ten total medals at the Paris Games, with 3 of them being gold! Yes, they have been fiercely competing for those medals in artistic gymnastics but they have also been killing it on TikTok and Instagram! It seemed as though everywhere you looked it was the US Women’s Gymnastics Team! Make sure you show them some love for how they represent the United States on all of their socials!
Suni Lee – TikTok: – @sunisalee_ Instagram: @sunisalee
Simone Biles – TikTok: @simonebilesowens Instagram: @simonebiles
Jade Carey – TikTok; @jadeacarey Instagram: @jadecarey
Healy Rivera – Instagram: @hezrivera
Jordan Chiles – TikTok: @jordanchiles Instagram: @jordanchiles
@sunisalee_OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTSSSS 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️♬ original sound – findgodye
Stephen Nedoroscik
Who are you going to call when you need someone to pommel a horse? If you need a reference, maybe try the USA’s Men’s Gymnastics Pommel Horse Specialist Stephen Nedoroscik! Maybe you don’t recognize his name, however, if you tuned in to the Paris Olympics you surely remember his iconic glasses. Stephen Nedoroscik qualified for the Olympics earlier this year and became the only American gymnast to ever qualify as a single-event specialist!
Stephen Nedoroscik went viral after he was caught sleeping before competing, however, he was simply meditating but the internet took this and ran! Though, this was Stephen Nedoroscik’s first step towards greatness, when he stepped up to that Pommel Horse, took off his glasses, and helped secure the USA’s first Men’s Gymnastics medal in 16 years this is what solidified his place on social media! You can check out all of Stephen Nedoroscik’s posts on Instagram @stephen_nedoroscik!
@nbcolympics OUR FRIEND STEVE. 🇺🇸 #ParisOlympics #usagym #mensgymnastics #gymtok #gymnastics #stephennedoroscik #TeamUSA ♬ som original – taina
The Accidental Icons
Not all of these social media phenoms were trying to get the world’s attention, however, many became the faces of their events! Take Yusuf Dekic for example, with a hand in his pocket, wearing standard glasses, and looking oh-so-casual, hailing from Türkiye, he has become a fan favorite! Many thought Türkiye sent a hitman to the Olympics! Dikec won Türkiye’s first-ever medal in Olympic shooting in Paris, taking silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Sevval Ilayda Tarhan! You may have noticed the first-ever Olympic Breaking teams! Or how Armand Duplantis, the Swedish pole vaulter ran straight to his girlfriend’s arms after breaking a World Record! You may have even seen Anthony Ammirati, the French pole vaulter, who lost his place on the podium because of his… figure! This Paris Olympics allowed so many athletes to worm their way into our hearts and take the world by storm!
@twd.rick.g.4 #MONDODUPLANTIS || He broke the world record and run straight to his girlfriend ❤️ || #mondoduplantis #mondoduplantisedit #os #olympics #polevault #edit #foryou #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #foryoupage #viral #fy #viraledit #love #girlfriend #relationship #taylorswift #thealchemy #sweden #sweden🇸🇪 ♬ original sound – EDITOR🎀
There are so many athletes taking to social media at the Paris Olympic Games that these games bring everyone closer together! Though these athletes hail from different countries, there is something special at these games and we are just glad that we are getting a glimpse into the magic!
