The Beijing Olympics are in full swing, and with it, of course, comes hilarious memes.
Here are just 16 of the funniest 2022 Winter Olympic memes so far:
1. When the iconic Pita Taufatofua (aka, Tonga's flag bearer) couldn't make this year's Olympics โ but, thankfully, we still got Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa:
Do you approve, @PitaTofua?
Thanks, Nathan.
2. When people didn't even realize the Winter Olympics were on, because what is time, anyway?
Didn't even know the Winter Olympics were taking place until I opened Twitter.
3. When American figure skater Nathan Chen perfectly embodied this emoji:
Nathan Chen is actually the ๐บ emoji.
4. When Canada showed up to the opening ceremony bundled up in basically everything:
Canada demonstrating all of the winter wear at once. #OlympicGames
Look at all that comfort.
5. When people came up with memes for the "Welsh bobsleigh team":
Welsh bob sleigh team ready for the Olympics
6. When people were confused about the smokestacks at the Big Air venue โ which were from a former industrial park...
Feels pretty dystopian to have some kind of nuclear facility as the backdrop for this Big Air skiing event ๐ฅด
...and it became a meme:
The Big Air stadium at the Olympics seems to be right next to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
8. When "Imagine" played at the opening ceremony:
An Olympic opening ceremony using Imagine, eh. How original... #OpeningCeremony #WinterOlympics #Beijing2022
9. Just, like, the mood of the figure skating song selections:
There is a lot of overlap between "music that is good for figure skating" and "music that is good for when a person is dying on Grey's Anatomy"
10. When someone asks if you're watching the Winter Olympics:
Watching the Winter Olympics
11. I mean, Blades of Glory references just *work* when it comes to Olympic figure skating:
Telling my kids this madison hubbell and zachary donohue #Olympics #Olympics2022 #Beijing2022 #figureskating
13. When the fashion is one of the best parts of the Olympics:
getting ready for the olympics
14. The fact that the ~chemistry~ between skating duo Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim pairs well with anything:
Just an average Friday night for us. #WinterOlympics
15. And finally: When we saw this wholesome moment of Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu getting ready:
*commentators curious about how the olympic champ gets ready backstage* the olympic champ yuzuru hanyu:
16. Even though his short program didn't go as planned, he's still the main character:
The 2022 winter olympics does not start until Yuzuru Hanyu arrives in Beijing.