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Simone Biles Recreates Viral Head-Turning Meme From Olympics in Funny Video
Simone Biles became the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history in the 2024 Paris Games. She also became a hilarious meme.
Biles, who took home four medals in Paris, went viral for a moment during her routine warmups when she was startled by something and turned her head to glance at the camera. Fans on social media took that three-second clip and ran with it, creating every meme under the sun.
In a video originally posted to her TikTok account on Monday, Biles, being as well-versed in viral trends and "online" as she is, was seen reenacting her own meme in a handful of situations throughout her day-to-day life.
Biles reposted the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and joked, “I actually do this all the time.”
I actually do this all the time 🤪 https://t.co/IwpHwEjQxm
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 19, 2024
The results were too good.
Here are some funny examples of the original meme:
when someone asks if you wanna get ice cream pic.twitter.com/DcESW4le9B
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) August 7, 2024
me whenever someone mentions taylor swift pic.twitter.com/Sz0HlqQlIQ
— liz ⭐️ (@AstoundingSwift) August 7, 2024
velociraptors when you drop a ladle pic.twitter.com/mI86p8Mr2P
— slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) August 8, 2024
FRODO: *puts on the ring*
— JRR Jokien (@joshcarlosjosh) August 8, 2024
SAURON: pic.twitter.com/Dg09tNcchu
when i’m at the bar and someone mentions taco bell pic.twitter.com/Ene5xqXra4
— 𝐚𝐬𝐡 🤺 (@ashelai_) August 7, 2024
When I hear one of the dogs start to make the throw up sounds pic.twitter.com/74lQh9Ebol
— Caroline Darney (@cwdarney) August 8, 2024
Steelers fans hearing Christian McCaffrey accidentally call Brandon Aiyuk “a former teammate” pic.twitter.com/F40vjJQv6w
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) August 8, 2024
Mahomes when the safety comes down to cap the slot pic.twitter.com/YBdAMeec9V
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) August 8, 2024
Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. Outside of work, she has dreams of running her own sporty dive bar.