Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles continue to have a whirlwind experience at the 2024 Paris Summer Games. And having just added to their Olympic medal tally, the two gymnasts had a cute encounter with A-list fans Mariska Hargitay and Snoop Dogg.
In a video posted Friday, Aug. 2, to X (formerly known as Twitter) by USA Gymnastics, Lee and Chiles, proudly wearing their Olympic medals, were all smiles and giggles as they met the two stars.
“an elite team known as the DUN DUN Golden Girls,” USA Gymnastics captioned the clip, referring to Hargitay’s long-running NBC series, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
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In the video, Chiles can be heard saying, “Oh my God,” before Hargitay, 60, gave each of the girls a warm hug. Meanwhile, Snoop, 52, traded pins with the Olympic gold medalists at the behest of Chiles, 23, to add to his growing collection at the Paris Games.
Before Lee, 21, won the bronze medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around final alongside teammate Simone Biles, who won gold, she and the rest of Team USA celebrated after winning the gold medal in the women’s team final on Tuesday, March 30. July.
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From left: Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles on July 24, 2024.
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Biles, 27, Lee, Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera beat out Italy and Brazil, who took second and third place. With a final score of 171.296, they finished 5.802 ahead of the silver medalists.
Team USA previously won silver at the Games in Tokyo and Beijing, and gold in Rio and London.
“It was amazing to watch,” USA Gymnastics head Chellsie Memmel told reporters, including PEOPLE, after the competition ended. I know I was nervous the whole competition, but they do their job.
There were plenty of familiar faces and loved ones in the crowd at Bercy Arena to cheer on the women’s gymnastics team, which won gold just one night after the U.S. men’s team took home a bronze medal, its first since 2008.
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