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These Olympics-Themed Nails Deserve Gold Medals
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The 2024 Paris Olympics is officially underway, and everyone, from athletes to fans, is celebrating their excitement for the big event in more ways than one. Some have memorialized the experience with tattoos of the Olympics logo, like in the case of Simone Biles, DeAnna Price, and Jordan Chiles, who have competed in the Games past and current. Others have shown their pride in less permanent ways via Olympics-themed nail art – and some of the designs are gold medal worthy.
Most of the Olympics nail art we’ve come across feature the five interconnected rings – in the colors red, blue, green, black, and yellow – while others consist of tiny portraits of gymnasts and other competitors. This is true with competitors and fans alike. In 2020, for example, Team USA canoeist Nevin Harrison wore one of the manicures while competing in Tokyo, and gymnast Sunisa Lee won a gold medal wearing Games-inspired acrylics.
This year we’ve seen a lot of similar manicures, although some Olympians, like Simone Biles, have opted for nail designs that are a little less on the nose. (Keep scrolling to see what we mean.) If you want to drool over some fun nail art, get in the Team U-S-A spirit with our favorite Olympics manicures ahead.
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Sha’Carri Richardson's Olympic Nails
Sha’Carri Richardson, American track and field sprinter, showed off her Olympic nails featuring the American flag, as well as other embellishments in red, white, and blue hues.
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Simone Biles's Olympic Nails
Simone Biles’s showed her Olympics pride a little more subtly with a almond french manicure featuring rhinestones at the cuticle.
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Laura van der Winkel's Olympic Nails
Laura van der Winkel, a Dutch archer, showed off her Olympic nails, which featured the Dutch flag as well as the Olympic rings and the Eiffel Tower.
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Suni Lee's Olympic Nails
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Suni Lee wore a classic french manicure, sans any overly themed designs. Her manicure came courtesy of the Kiss Salon X-Tend LED Soft Gel System Nails ($23) in the style Pure.
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Bernadette Szőcs's Olympic Nails
Bernadette Szőcs is a table tennis player for Romania. Her Olympic nails featured the Olympic rings, as well as a table tennis paddle and the Romanian flag.
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Jordan Chiles's Olympic Nails
Jordan Chiles is a gymnast for the United States. Her Olympic nails featured a crocodile print paired with a french manicure in the colors red and blue.
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Noah Lyles's Olympic Nails
Noah Lyles is a track and field sprinter for the United States. His Olympic nails featured lightning bolts, stars, and crosses in the US colors, red, white, and blue.
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Sara Balzer's Olympic Nails
Sara Balzer is a French sabre fencer. Her Olympic nails featured the French flag.
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Jennifer Maria Gutierrez's Olympic Nails
Jennifer Maria Gutierrez is a Spanish handball player. Her Olympic nails featured a french manicure in red and gold with the Olympic rings.
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Danielle Collins's Olympic Nails
Danielle Collins is an American tennis player. Her American-themed nails featured flowers, a french design, and more, all in red, white, and blue tones.
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Jourdan Delacruz's Olympic Nails
Jourdan Delacruz is an American weight lifter. Her Olympic nails featured a fun gold shade with one accent nail showcasing the Olympic rings.
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Suni Lee's Olympic Nails
In 2020, Suni Lee took home the gold wearing a full set of acrylic nails. Her square tips featured a milky white base with the multi-colored Olympic rings.
– Additional reporting by Renee Rodriguez
Danielle Jackson was a former assistant editor for PS Beauty.
Renee Rodriguez is a staff writer and social producer for PS. She writes across all verticals, but her main areas of expertise focus on fashion and beauty content with an emphasis on reviews and editor experiments. She also produces social content for the PS TikTok and Instagram accounts.