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2024 Olympics: Colin Jost Shares Photo of Injured Foot After Surfing Event in Tahiti
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Date:2025-04-17 05:13:41
Colin Jost has a weekend update on his health after attending the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The Saturday Night Live star shared that he injured his foot while covering the surfing competition of the Paris Olympics on location in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
Jost, 42, posted a photo on Instagram July 29 of three of his toes thickly bandaged. “You know it’s going great,” he wrote, “when you’ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes.”
Jost explained in an NBC segment that he was injured while surfing near a reef soon after arriving in French Polynesia because he was not wearing protective coral shoes.
“This might ruin my WikiFeet score,” Jost joked in a separate Instagram post showing his bloodied left foot on July 26, “but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me.”
Prior to his rough start, his wife Scarlett Johansson admitted that she was a little jealous that he landed a job covering Paris 2024’s surfing competition for NBC.
“How did he get this gig?” Johansson joked during a July 8 interview on the Today show. “I just want to know.”
But for Jost, it just made sense.
After all, the comedian is “an avid surfer,” according to the Executive Producer and President of Production of the NBC Olympics, Molly Solomon, who said in a June statement that Jost was “going to bring his unique flair to reporting on the competition, athletes, and beautiful surroundings in one of the most breathtaking Olympic venues ever.”
As Jost said in NBC Sports’ announcement of his gig, “I’m honored to get to watch the best surfers in the world compete on one of the heaviest waves imaginable, and to help showcase the rich history of surfing in Tahiti.”
And in what appears to be a premonition, he also quipped, “My Writer’s Guild Health Insurance is excited to see what the coral reef does to my back.”
Fortunately for Jost, there have not been any reports of him injuring his back—just his foot.
The surfing competition is scheduled to last through July 30, while the rest of the Paris 2024 Games are scheduled to last through August 11.
Read on for more photos from the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Team Great Britain divers Tom Daley and Noah Williams shared a hilarious moment as they picked up silver for synchronized diving.
Ronald Zabala-Goetschel of Ecuador had a less than terrific time competing in the equestrian competition.
Team USA swimmer Katie Grimes gave us all double vision.
Lauren Scruggs, Lee Kiefer and Eleanor Harvey of Team's USA's foil team celebrate their Olympic medal wins with the iconic biting of the medal.
Denmark and Norway clearly went for it during the preliminary handball competition.
Frida Andersen of Sweden went for an epic jump during the equestrian competition.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal celebrate a win in their first double match.
Lebron James makes winning look easy.
USA fencer Lee Kiefer celebrates her win against China's Huang Qianqian.
Vietnam's Ha Thi Ling takes a punch from Tonga's Feofaaki Epenis.
Gymnastics champion Simone Biles gave a shoutout to her fans at the gymnastics qualifyers on day two of the 2024 Olympics.
Surfer John John Florence of Team USA got jiggy with it as he and his teammates celebrated the Opening Ceremony in French Polynesia.
Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci shared an excited moment with French Tennis player Amelie Mauresmo during the torch ceremony.
Team Japan didn't let the downpour soak their spirits as they lived it up during the Opening Ceremony.
Team New Zealand was clearly in a celebratory mood as they sailed down the Seine during the Opening Ceremony.
Surfer Saffi Vette of Team New Zealand made sure to pour carefully as she partook in the sand ceremony in French Polynesia.
Team USA landed an incredible moment during the 2024 Opening Ceremony as they marked the start of the games in Paris.
Recently appointed official Hype Man for USA Water Polo Women’s and Men’s National Teams Flavor Flav looked the part while attending the Games in full water polo garb.
Snoop Dogg greets the crowds as he holds the torch ahead of the Opening Ceremony.
Malaysia's Johnathan Guanjie Wong is ready for a bullseye as he practices shooting.
Sweden's Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzle wave a quick hello as they practice for women's skiff racing.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attempt to stay dry as they take in the Parade of Nations on Paris' River Seine.
USA's Caroline Marks gets in some training time in Tahiti where the 2024 surfing events are taking place.
Sibel Altinkaya of Turkey has her eyes on the prize—and the ball—ahead of her table tennis games.
The U.S. women's Olympic tennis team—featuring Emma Navarro, Danielle Collins, Jessica Pegula, Desirae Krawczyk, Coco Gauff—ace a quick selfie.
USA's Jagger Eaton prepares for his second Olympics after earning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Henry Hutchinson of Australia scores a try in his game against Samoa.
Simone Biles practices on a balance beam while training for the 2024 Olympics.
The French and American men's rugby teams fight over possession.
Frederick Richard hits the gymnastics floor to train on the parallel bars.
Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics daily on NBC and Peacock until the summer games end with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.veryGood! (433)
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