Shared over the weekend (August 3), a new clip for this year\u2019s ongoing Olympic Games was shown during NBC\u2019s primetime coverage of the event, and featured a special appearance from Swift.<\/p>\n
The video was made to celebrate three impressive athletes representing Team USA at this year\u2019s Paris Games \u2013 gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Katie Ledecky and sprinter Sha\u2019Carri Richardson.<\/p>\n
It opened with a written quote from fashion icon Coco Chanel, reading: \u201cEvery day is a fashion show and the world is your runway.\u201d The minute-long video is comprised of footage of the three in action and has Swift\u2019s 2015 hit \u2018Style\u2019 playing in the background.<\/p>\n
\u201cNever be afraid to show them who you are, especially when the whole world is watching,\u201d the pop star then begins. \u201cBecause there is no one way to be the best. No one way to inspire everyone else who will someday follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou do what you love. You love what you do. You believe in your style, whatever it is,\u201d she continues. \u201cKatie, Sha\u2019Carri and Simon\u2026 Three American stars. Three different visions of greatness. Tonight, in Paris.\u201d Watch the clip in full below.<\/p>\n
The support from the singer-songwriter comes after NBC used audio from a live rendition of her song \u2018\u2026 Ready For It?\u2019 as the soundtrack to an advert, promoting their coverage of the 2024 events.<\/p>\n
Swift then went on to react to the promotional video on her Instagram Stories, adding that she was feeling \u201cSo ready to scream at my TV cheering for these athletes\u201d.<\/p>\n
The US has been performing well at the Olympic Games since it kicked off last month (July 26). At time of writing, the nation is currently leading in overall medals and is behind only China by one when it comes to Gold medals.<\/p>\n
On Thursday (August 1) one of the athletes mentioned in Swift\u2019s video, Simone Biles, went on to win the women\u2019s all-around individual gymnastics final. It marked her second gold medal in this year\u2019s Olympics and officially made her the most decorated US gymnast in Olympic history.<\/p>\n
Beyonc\u00e9 also came forward to share her praise for the world-renowned gymnast too \u2013 also sharing a promotional video that celebrated Biles for overcoming various obstacles in her career.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s talk about power. Because, really, that\u2019s what this story\u2019s about: Physical power. Its beauty, its wonder. The way it never stops amazing you,\u201d Bey said in the voiceover. \u201cThen there\u2019s spiritual power, the kind that really matters. The power you can\u2019t see, only sense. The power you need in those moments when life goes a little sideways on you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reference to life going \u201ca little sideways\u201d seemed to be a nod to the circumstances that forced Simone Biles to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics. Ahead of the 2021 games, the athlete reported experiencing \u2018Twisties\u2019 \u2013 a condition which causes the gymnast to feel a sudden disorientation and leaves them unable to perform the spins in their routine.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimone Biles inspires me, and I\u2019m pretty sure she inspires you too. Such confidence in her strength, such beauty in her power, such a great lesson in her story,\u201d the singer added.<\/p>\n
The 2024 Olympics kicked off on July 26 with an opening ceremony featuring Lady Gaga performing French cabaret song \u2018Mon truc en plumes\u2019 and Gojira performing French Revolution song \u2018Ah \u00c7a Ira!\u2019 with opera singer Marina Viotti.<\/p>\n
Celine Dion also performed for the first time in four years, taking on Edith Piaf\u2019s \u2018L\u2019Hymne A L\u2019Amour\u2019 in her first show since she revealed in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome (SPS).<\/p>\n
It was widely speculated by the French media that Dion and Lady Gaga would perform a duet of \u2018La Vie En Rose\u2019.<\/p>\n
The competitive events are set to continue until Sunday (August 11).<\/p>\n
As for other Taylor Swift news, the singer recently reflected on pulling a hilltop crowd of 50,000 outside of her \u2018Eras Tour\u2019 in Munich, describing it as a \u201cmagical experience\u201d, and fans began suspecting that the new Charli XCX and Billie Eilish \u2018Guess\u2019 collaboration contained a diss towards the pop star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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