For yet another historic season, the Paris 2024 Olympics has seen a grand display of dexterity and agility with applaudable performances from some of the world’s best athletic champions of different ages.
The 2024 Olympians not only showcased agility but also complemented their performances with exciting elements as we saw Ukraine’s Taisiia Onofriichuk do with her intriguing routine performance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” record.
16-year-old Ukrainian Taisiia Onofriichuk makes everyone go crazy at #Olympics as she performs to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
A legendary song, and a future legendary #Ukraine's rhythmic gymnast? 🤩#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/9FKHfaMg4G
— UATV English (@UATV_en) August 8, 2024
It was a sensational move indeed as the 16-year-old gymnast absolutely owned the moment. Moving her hoop with dexterity and incorporating the moonwalk dance steps from the record, Taisiia literally blew the crowd away.
Such an iconic performance by the bronze medalist definitely needed to be complemented by an all-time best song.
Central Europe wasn’t left out of the MJ vibes as gold medalist Darja Varfolomeev also performed her routine to the 1992 “In the Closet” single from the singer’s Dangerous album.
That was quite a great pick for the 17-year-old gymnast as the track’s beat matched up her dexterous show.
Later in the games, the synchronized swimming team from the United States also mesmerized the audience by using “Smooth Criminal” for their set.
It was an absolutely captivating experience as these gymnasts actually moonwalked in the water.
The team eventually went home with a silver medal, coming second after China, the very first coming in 20 years.
This particular single seems to be a favorite for US athletes as they also used it at at the World Aquatics Championships in 2023.
