Social media has been going for gold this week as the Olympics gets into full swing…
#WINS
Adam Peaty’s #OlympicNan
The medal for most adorable nan has to go to Mavis this week, as her grandson Adam Peaty made waves in the news by breaking the world record for 100m breaststroke and winning Team GB’s first gold medal in Rio.
Good luck Adam for Saturday I.will be roaring you on,love NAN🏊🏻🍀🍀🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 @adam_peaty @cazliz123 @britishswimming
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 5, 2016
What race oooo I'm so proud he ,s a gladiator well done @adam_peaty @cazliz123 @britishswimming 👏👏👏🍀🍀🇬🇧🇬🇧
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 7, 2016
Her overwhelming support for Peaty was too cute for the internet to handle, and we have to say we are pretty impressed with her use of emojis. Go Mavis.
A selfie to make history
There aren’t many selfies as important as this one. Two Olympian gymnasts – North Korea’s Hong Un-jong and South Korea’s Lee Eun-ju – put politics aside as they posed together for a quick yet momentous selfie.
These North and South Korean gymnasts posed for an Olympic selfie together ❤️ https://t.co/bYuuyUtrjB #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/JRA5KR9Iz7
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) August 9, 2016
#FAILS
Don’t mess with Michael
Michael Phelps’ might have become the most successful Olympian of all time this week, but that didn’t stop him of terrifying the internet with his ‘game face’ which quickly become a sensation in meme form… #PhelpsFace
When you're almost about to catch a rare Pokemon and your battery d— pic.twitter.com/ccmrfCSoME
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) August 9, 2016
Day Four of Rio (said in Geordie accent) We can't get enough of the #PhelpsFace 😂 https://t.co/hO0QLmJgPK pic.twitter.com/asEsVlhsqG
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) August 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/sawmilltaters/status/763036354695626752
Touchy-Feely
We’re loving watching the Olympics coverage this week. And it appears that Rebecca Adlington and Mark Foster are having quite a nice time of it too. Bless.
@BBCSport did Rebecca Adlington just stroke Mark Fosters leg?
— Beth (@BethPoynts) August 1, 2013
Is it me or is that Rebecca Adlington's hand on Mark Foster's thigh? 😏 pic.twitter.com/JnhJKj1rDx
— Lucy Green (@LucyGreeen) August 7, 2016
Sometimes there just isn't the perfect word. Meaning you've just got to make one up instead. pic.twitter.com/A6wgCqrpvx
— 24 fingers (@24_fingers) August 8, 2016
The pair have since denied being anything more than friends and made light of it themselves, but that hasn’t stopped the internet from doing what it does best.
