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Colin Jost
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesColin Jost is learning the hard way that surfing at the 2024 Paris Olympics is not for the faint of heart – and should be left to the professionals.
“You know you’re doing great when you’ve been in the Olympic medical tent more times than any other athlete,” joked 42-year-old Jost. via Instagram on Monday, July 29.
The comedian, who has been to all the Olympic surfing events in Tahiti, shared a photo of his foot in bandages after some sort of accident. Three of Jost’s five toes are pinched, marking his second injury so far during the weeks-long sporting competition.
As Team USA heads into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, America’s athletes have already made an impression at the summer games. The 2024 Olympic Games kicked off on Friday, July 26, with an illustrious opening ceremony that took place entirely outdoors on the River Seine and featured performances by Celine Dion and Lady […]
“This may ruin my WikiFeet score but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me #paris2024 #showfeet,” Jost wrote through social media three days before.
The Saturday evening live star revealed at the time that almost all of his toes were bloodied and cut up when he first explored the reef on the French Polynesian island. Tahiti, which co-organizes the water games, is part of France’s overseas community. (Joe Turpel And Michael Parsons provide most of the coverage.)
In between sustaining personal injuries, Jost reported live from the surfing competition.
“Olympic surfing is about to start here in Tahiti. I’m ready if needed,” he teased via Instagram on Saturday, July 27, when the events got underway. “Team USA has already passed on me. Willing to defect to other countries.”
When checking in at NBC’s Mike Tirico on Sunday, July 28, Jost gave viewers insight into how his reporting gig went, calling it a “national circus.”
Colin Jost
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesHe teased: “For a while I forgot it was the Olympics in France. But today I saw a man cycling to the surf spot with a striped shirt and two baguettes in his hand. I thought, ‘Wow, the spirit of Paris is still alive here in Tahiti.’
Jost also revealed how he first cut up his feet during a surfing session before the games. “I was doing pretty well until the first wave and then I was on the coral reef,” he said, laughing. “Just like the coral reef safety expert, but without coral shoes on. So I was a bit destroyed.”
Prior to his trip to Tahiti, Jost’s wife, Scarlett Johanssonjoked about how and why he was tapped to report as part of the Olympic coverage.
“I’m thinking, how did he get this gig?” Johansson, 39, bullied during a televised appearance Today showed earlier this month. “Is this a job?”
Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Gary Gershoff/Getty Images As Olympic athletes continue to compete for medals in Paris, event organizers must defend parts of the opening ceremony. While celebrating the kick-off of the Summer Games on Friday, July 26, some viewers were offended by a tableau that resembled Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’. According to organizers […]
She joked that when Jost’s “dream came true” and he was asked to fly to Tahiti for two weeks, she had no sympathy for him working crazy hours.
“I’m like, ‘Poor you,’” Johansson joked as he pretended to shed a tear. “He says, ‘Poor me, I’ll be everywhere,’ and I say, ‘You too?’ I guess if you can have a pina colada on the air while you’re working, that’s not technically work.”
The actress confessed that Jost does have a passion for the sport, so she was happy that he earned the opportunity to go abroad.
“When they announced the Olympics in Paris, he immediately found out they were doing the surfing competition in Tahiti, which is so cool,” Johansson added. “He likes surfing. We have a place in Montauk, he’s always surfing.