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Taylor Swift saluted Team USA stars Simone Biles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Katie Ledecky in a new video for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The 34-year-old singer narrated a promo for NBC's Primetime Olympics that aired on August 3. Unsurprisingly, the spot featured one of Swift's hit songs, “Style,” from her reissued album, 1989.
The video includes footage from this year’s Games, showing Biles on the mat and Richardson on the floor. “Never be afraid to show them who you are,” Swift says in a voiceover. “Especially when the whole world is watching you.”
The promotion also included a video of Ledecky diving into a pool during an Olympic event.
“Because there's no one way to be the best. There's no one way to inspire everyone who will one day follow us,” Swift continued.
The promo continued to pay tribute to American athletes with a shot of Biles waving to the crowd, after doing an impressive backflip on the mat, and another of Richardson high-fiving a fan.
“You do what you love. You love what you do,” Swift said. Her song continued to play and she sang, “We never go out of style.”
Swift's touching message referenced her song: “Believe in your style. Whatever it is.”
The video continued with footage of Ledecky cheering in the pool, Biles smiling on the mat, and Richardson showing off her long, painted nails to the camera. The Grammy Award winner then gave a sweet shoutout to each of these Olympians.
“Katie, Sha'Carri and Simone, three American stars, three different visions of greatness,” she said.
The promotion is dedicated to three of the most successful American athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Biles has 10 Olympic medals so far, having won three of her gold medals during this year's Olympics. Meanwhile, Ledecky has over 14 Olympic medals, four of which she won during this year's Olympics.
In the women's 100-meter final on August 3, Richardson took silver, marking the first ever Olympic medal for the fan favorite.
This isn't the first time Swift has paid tribute to American Olympians, and she has close ties to Biles. During the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials on June 27, Biles competed in the heats with an incredible floor routine set to Swift's 2017 song, “…Ready For It?”
On June 29, Swift responded to the gymnastics legend by posting a video of her floor routine on X. “I watched it so many times and I'm still not ready. But she's ready for it,” Swift posted.
After Biles withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021 due to her mental health, Swift showed her support in a touching tribute video to the gymnast. As the singer narrated the clip, set to her 2020 song “This Is Me Trying,” she acknowledged the public scrutiny Biles faced.
“What do we want from our heroes? What do we expect from them? What do we need from them? What happens when they surprise us?” Swift said. “When you have the world’s attention, everything you do takes on greater meaning. It can be a heavy burden. It can be an opportunity to change everything.”
Biles responded to Swift's message on X at the time, writing, “I'm crying. So special. I love you Taylor Swift.”
The singer responded: “I cried when I saw you. I feel very lucky to have been able to see you all these years, but this week was a lesson in emotional intelligence and resilience. We all learned from you. Thank you.”
