The top 10 most viral moments we're still obsessing over from Paris 2024
In the internet age, the Olympics are much more than what happens on the sporting world stage.
With thousands of gold-medal worthy achievements, there's bound to be a moment now and then which goes viral on social media.
Paris 2024 has been an Olympic year full of surprises, fun, victory and defeat – plus a whole lot of TikToks thrown into the mix.
Read on to see 9honey's compilation of the 10 most viral moments of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates with husband Hunter Woodhall
They were the adorable words that melted millions of hearts: "Oh my God, baby. You're the Olympic champion!"
When Olympic long jumper Tara Davis won her hard-fought gold medal at Paris 2024, she ran straight into the arms of one very special person: her husband, Paralympian Hunter Woodhall.
The moment was captured for the world to see as Hall embraced her husband and we all collectively became obsessed with their picture-perfect romance.
Cue the song The Alchemy by Taylor Swift...
Their sweet celebration soon became the symbol for what has been arguably one of the most romantic Olympic Games of all time.
And in the City of Love, no less.
Videos of this incredible post-medal celebration reached millions on social media platforms.
One video capturing the couple has a staggering 27.5 million views and five million likes.
"It was such a relief and a 'finally' moment," Davis-Woodhall later told NBC about her win.
"I was just looking into his eyes and I didn't know where I was. I almost blacked out for a second and he just made the moment so much more special."
The couple, who first crossed paths at a track meet in 2017, have been married since 2022.
Stephen Nedoroscik snaps into action
Stephen Nedoroscik burst onto the internet during the men's gymnastics final at Paris 2024, quickly being dubbed "pommel horse guy" after completing a near perfect routine with a score of 14.866.
But it wasn't just his skill that made the internet fall in love with him, rather it was his resemblance to the fictional Clark Kent.
And while waiting nearly three hours for his turn during the men's final, Nedoroscik was spotted cheering on his teammates, playing charades, solving a Rubik's cube and even taking a nap.
It was what came next that made the internet swoon, comparing the gymnast to the heartthrob superhero as he whipped off his black thick frame glasses to step up and compete.
"Obsessed with this guy on the US men's gymnastics team who's only job is pommel horse," wrote a Twitter user.
"He just sits there until he's activated like a sleeper agent, whips off his glasses like Clark Kent and does a pommel horse routine that helps deliver the team its first medal in 16 years."
But despite having captured hearts across the globe, it seems that Nedoroscik's own heart was captured long ago.
"History = Made," wrote Tess McCracken, Nedoroscik's long term partner, in an Instagram post congratulating him on the win.
"The most insane, magical day watching you close it out to bring home the first team medal for USA in sixteen years Words can't capture how proud I am of you."
Queen Mary hugs our Aussie swimmers
Queen Mary reminded us all that, although she's a Danish royal, she's still an Aussie at heart.
After the Aussies clinched gold during the women's 4x200m freestyle relay, there was a huge frenzy when the swimmers ran up to the Tasmanian-born royal for a cuddle.
Ariarne Titmus was quick to notice Queen Mary in the stands, who had watched eagerly on as the swimming champion anchored Australia to gold.
The 23-year-old Olympian jogged over to fellow Tasmanian Mary, gold medal in tow, and went straight into her arms for a celebratory hug.
Titmus' teammate and fellow champion, Mollie O'Callaghan also ran over to greet the Queen who pulled her in for an equally loving embrace.
O'Callaghan appeared over the moon as she raced back to her team for photos after the royal exchange.
Silver medalist Zhou Yaqin's adorable medal bite
Pretending to bite your Olympic medal has become a huge tradition at the games.
But it seemed one young athlete wasn't so familiar with the act – until she won a silver medal.
Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin went viral after she posed with her bronze and gold-medal winning competitors Alice D'Amato and Manila Esposito of Italy, after the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Balance Beam Final medal ceremony.
Yaqin watched on as the Italian gymnasts posed with their medals in their mouths.
What came next made the gymnast an instant star.
After seeing her fellow gymnasts biting their medal on the podium, she decided to follow suit.
Millions gushed about the "cute" moment on social media, branding the gymnast one of the sweetest competitors in the entire Olympics.
Simone Biles' incredible win
Anything Simone Biles does at the Olympics inevitably goes viral.
The US athlete is the most decorated gymnast in history after her performance at Paris 2024, leaving the Games this year with three golds and a silver medal to add to her expansive tally.
After winning her 10th medal at the vault final, Biles also teased the possibility of competing at Los Angeles 2028.
"Never say never," Biles, 27, said. "The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know, but I am getting really old."
Biles' appearance in Paris made her the oldest US Olympic gymnast in 72 years.
