The Selfie Olympics Are Making a Hilarious Comeback for the 2018 Winter Games
While the world’s best athletes go for gold in PyeongChang, Twitter is busy reviving its favorite Winter Games pastime: the Selfie Olympics.
After taking off during the 2014 Sochi Games, the viral trend made a hilarious comeback over the weekend as ingenious Twitter users began posting their most creative mirror shots in honor of the tradition. And although the Selfie Olympics may not technically be considered an athletic pursuit, they definitely involve some tricky maneuvering.
In one photoset that has taken the Internet by storm—garnering more than 121,000 likes and 45,000 retweets as of Tuesday afternoon—a selfie competitor can be seen balancing on a bicycle in the bathtub with a golf bag full of clubs slung over his shoulder.
Another popular shot features a participant named Richard balancing his phone on a violin he appears to be playing. “I hope to bring back the Gold for my country,” he captioned his photos, adding a Mexican flag emoji.
we’re bringing back the #selfieolympics in 2018 pic.twitter.com/S6phl2nrvb
— bad brad (@Bradleysanborn) February 19, 2018
I hope to bring back the Gold for my country! ???????? #SelfieOlympics pic.twitter.com/QbmXdXTbFe
— Richard (@RIlICHARD) February 19, 2018
See some of the best Olympic selfies below.
// had to go deep in the archives. #selfieolympics pic.twitter.com/i2H3gafFP3
— teriyakyle (@s2kyle_) February 20, 2018
// went deeper. #selfieolympics pic.twitter.com/wpvUYiywkN
— teriyakyle (@s2kyle_) February 20, 2018
Did I win yet? #SelfieOlympics ???? pic.twitter.com/R2QXlpnslm
— camila ?? (@camilaac0sta) February 19, 2018
we starting 2018 with #SelfieOlympics pic.twitter.com/Z4f1zmYGmg
— Z?? (@haramzvy) February 19, 2018
woah #selfieolympics pic.twitter.com/fZ0sM0KvFe
— asahel (@_asahelbarahona) February 19, 2018
Making our parents proud ???????????????????????? #selfieolympics peep everything lol pic.twitter.com/HsVT1ZBYTe
— Ian (@ianarellano611) February 19, 2018
#selfieolympics are back ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/YI2rHHcCqy
— CB???????? (@Cori_Bryce_) February 19, 2018