Big news, sports fans—the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are in Full! Freakin’! Swing!! Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka had the privilege of lighting the Olympic cauldron on July 23, thus beginning an exciting two weeks of athleticism, patriotism…and funny memes and tweets galore. Not sure what it is about the Olympics that brings out the absolute funniest in people, but I sure as hell am not complaining!
As the Games continue on, prepare yourself for hilarious Olympics discourse, which I have gathered for your reading pleasure below.
There are tie-ins from The Office, naturally
There’s a reason The Office is such a popular show—there are just so many relatable and laughable scenarios that somehow seem to fit IRL…and this “medal ceremony” is total proof.
And this hilarious gymnastics episode is all of us after watching USA’s women’s team compete:
Uh, athletes were marching to video game music during the Opening Ceremony?
And of course, all the gamers watching couldn’t help but fangirl about how awesome it all was.
About the Olympic cauldron lighting…
I mean, of course athletes could use a literal torch to light up that bad boy! But have they considered this other totally feasible and arguably cheaper option? 10/10 for creativity!
Turns out the Olympic Village beds actually aren’t sex-proof
A rumor started making the rounds that Japanese authorities were making Olympic Village beds out of cardboard and other sustainable materials to prevent the athletes from having sex. Turns out this rumor is partly false—Mexican athletes took it upon themselves to test the beds to see if they could support the weight of more than one person…and surprise! They can! Pretty sure the athletes will be fitting in a romp or two (when they’re not competing, duh).
Team USA struggled in Olympic basketball
To be fair, the USA men’s team managed to make it to the quarterfinals! But that wasn’t before a particularly rough game with France that left fans skeptical of whether we’d make it through, thus invoking the disappointed spirit of Kobe Bryant.
Tonga’s shirtless flag bearer has, once again, entered the chat
You might not know Pita Taufatofua by name, but you might remember his oiled-up and chiseled chest bearing flags at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Welp, he’s back and being admired yet again!
Suddenly everyone’s obsessed with sharpshooting?
And we have this too-cool-for-words Olympian, Vitalina Batsarashkina, to thank for that.
Artistic swimmers have the best faces
Have you seen these candid pics, or???
We’re all exhausted AF
Yeah…the time difference leaves nothing to be desired, but hey, we looooove sports.