Snoop Dogg is headed again to the Olympics.
NBCUniversal says the worldwide megastar — who was a roving correspondent for its protection of the Paris Games in 2024 — shall be a part of the protection for the Milan-Cortina Games coming in February.
“Guess who’s back?” Snoop — wearing full Team USA crimson, white and blue regalia, as snow swirled round him and the Olympic anthem performed — requested in a 15-second video that was launched Sunday night time by NBC.
Much in the identical manner that he did in Paris, Snoop will converse with NBC host Mike Tirico at occasions to offer his perspective on what’s taking place in Italy. He’s anticipated to be at quite a few occasions throughout the Winter Olympics, “and cheer alongside the athletes, their friends, and families,” NBC mentioned.
“I am excited to be back with my main man Mike Tirico for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina,” Snoop mentioned in a launch offered by NBC. “The D-O-double-G shall be on the scene, and I’m trying ahead to celebrating with the athletes and their households. The Olympics is the most important stage on the earth and, as everybody is aware of, I’m all about sports activities, bringing folks collectively, and unifying whereas bringing the enjoyable.”
The Olympics start Feb 6 and run by Feb 22. And with the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, it is affordable to assume that Snoop — a local of Southern California — will find yourself as a part of the protection from there as effectively.
“In Paris, Snoop amplified the joy of the Summer Olympics: training with the athletes, watching nervously alongside their families, and cheering on their performances,” said Molly Solomon, NBC Olympics’ executive producer. “He connected with viewers in a way we’ve never seen before and now he’s primed to return as Team USA’s most effusive supporter.”
Snoop — who has practically 89 million followers on Instagram and massive attraction throughout many platforms — gained two Sports Emmys as a part of NBCUniversal’s Paris Olympics protection from 2024.
The rapper’s sports activities background is various: he is been a part of Super Bowl halftime exhibits, is part-owner of the Welsh soccer membership Swansea, has hosted the NFL Honors present and even was among the many celebrities noticed to look at Southern California ladies’s basketball star JuJu Watkins play this previous season.
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