Flavor Flav Says He Applied to Be a U.S. Torchbearer for the 2028 L.A. Olympics: 'Put My Bid in Already'

Mar. 15, 2025

Flavor Flav speaks at a Team USA Water Polo press conference in Paris.Photo:Mike Lawrie/Getty

Mike Lawrie/Getty

Flavor Flavis looking ahead to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Fresh off a exciting trip to the 2024 Summer Olympics, the 65-year-old rapper — who help tosponsor the U.S. women’s water polo teamin Paris — said he has his sights set on another role when the event comes to Los Angeles in 2028: torchbearer.

Flav continued, “I said, ‘IfSnoop [Dogg]can carry the torch in Paris — come on, man — Flav can carry that bad boy in L.A.,’ and Snoop did a fantastic job, man.”

The Public Enemy rapper told the show’s hosts that Snoop “rocked” the role of torchbearer during the July 26 ceremony. “Snoop got a nice payday out there, besides the payday, he did a good job and I know that man had a lot of fun out there,” Flav said, adding, “Mad big ups to you, Snoop.”

Flavor Flav at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Clive Rose/Getty

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Flav continued, “It’s like, wow, I’m finally here, and I’m finally getting to really experience and see this in real life with my own eyes, and being in that moment.”

After the U.S. women’s water polo team made Flav proud in Paris, the rapper invited some of the team’s members to celebrate with him at a reunion in Las Vegas.

Water polo players Maggie Steffens, Rachel Fattal, Jordan Raney, Ashleigh Johnson and Emily Ausmus accepted Flav’s invite and the group stayed at the Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World, watched Carrie Underwood perform live and partied on the strip.

“Brought some of the Team USA Water Polo Women out to Vegas,,, imma so proud of all these women,” Flav wrote in a post on Instagram after the trip. “Look at all the support and attention brought to this sport and women’s athletics. We changing the game and that is something BIG to celebrate.”

source: people.com