Olympic Social Media Roundup: August 8

August 8, 2016Lindsey KahnLindsey Kahn#OLYMPICS, #OLYMPICS 2016, #SOCIAL MEDIALeave a comment

Go behind the scenes in Rio!

Each day during the Olympics, we’ll bring you not only the news and headlines you need to know, but the behind-the-scenes look at the complex triumph that is the Summer Games: the emotional glimpses into the everyday stories of humans and horses working together on the biggest international stage in history.

All hail the king – check out this amazing save by Phillip Dutton:

“One in a Billion” Alex Hua Tian, the Olympic eventing pioneer for China, jumped clear around the intense cross-country course with just 13.2 time penalties:

#TwoHearts #equestrianeventing #equestrian #horses #horsesofinstagram #china Alex Hua Tian #Rio2016 #olympics

A photo posted by Official FEI ? (@fei_global) on Aug 8, 2016 at 10:15am PDT

Australia is currently in the lead after cross-country, with Chris Burton and Santano II at the front of the pack:

Fans are perfecting the “XC selfie” game:

Hipismo CCE Cross Country ? Rio 2016. #hipismo #crosscountry #crosscountryhorse #horselover #rio2016 #rio2016olympics #riodejaneiro #suiça #suisse #switzerland #hipismo_lovers #adventure #goprohero4 #goprobrasil #goproworld #goproolympics #equestrianeventing #benvogg #twohearts A photo posted by @azperego on Aug 8, 2016 at 1:49pm PDT

Let me take a selfie!!! The fans are loving the #crosscountry action @rio2016 today!! Incredible atmosphere #TwoHearts #xc #sport #blackandwhite #olympics @olympics #equestrianeventing #eventing #instadaily #selfie #fan #buzzing #selfie #instadaily #photooftheday #now #moment

A photo posted by Official FEI ? (@fei_global) on Aug 8, 2016 at 8:08am PDT

Meanwhile, the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team horses seem to be enjoying their digs in Rio!

The New Yorker just published another wonderful article highlighting Olympic equestrian sports, this time introducing the public to the phenomenal dressage duo Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro:

The duo that dominates dressage: https://t.co/aQkGTbHfRz pic.twitter.com/eOei0ZjSE3 — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 8, 2016

We hope you’re getting pumped up for dressage, which starts on Wednesday morning!

Fab news, all @teamgb horses have passed the trot up. Roll on Wednesday! ?: courtesy of @jonstroudmedia #bringonthegreat #jointhejourney #twohearts #equestrian #dressage #rio2016 #olympics

A photo posted by British Dressage (@british_dressage) on Aug 8, 2016 at 1:16pm PDT

And while we have no way of corroborating if this is true or not, it’s definitely encouraging to think about:

As the equestrian events pick up pace, so do searches for “horse riding near me.” #EquestrianEventing pic.twitter.com/0UjAIKIvPg — Google (@google) August 8, 2016

There are so many more beautiful photos from Rio that we can’t possibly share them all: search #TwoHearts on social media to find more, and keep it locked on Horse Nation for plenty of Olympic coverage! Go riding!