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Team USA gets in on the ‘Love Island’ craze, jokes they're 'looking for love in the Olympic Villa'

Athletes are putting their spin on the popular reality show while in Paris.
/ Source: TODAY

It turns out Team USA also can't get enough of this season of "Love Island USA!"

The reality show that has taken America by storm this summer has seemingly infiltrated the minds of Olympians in Paris — and the result has been some hilarious content.

"I cannot wait to get into the Olympic Villa," rugby player Ilona Maher says in one now-viral video shared to the official Olympics TikTok.

"Wait, wait, wait, it's called the Olympic Village, this isn't 'Love Island!'" someone off-camera replies.

"Yeah, I guess if you want to say that, but I'm still going to try to couple up early on," Maher continues, nonplussed. "It is early days but at the end of the day, I am there to find love."

"No, you're not," the off-camera voice replies. "You're there to play rugby!"

"Well..." Maher says uncertainly, hilariously ending the video with that.

In another clip, she dons several Team USA uniforms — seemingly not rugby outfits — and walks into the Olympic "villa" to the "Love Island USA" so-called "bombshell" audio.

For the uninitiated, the bombshells on "Love Island" are contestants who enter the villa later in the game and need to seduce someone away from their partner.

"Here to cause a ruckus," Maher captioned the clip.

The Olympic Villa jokes might not be too far off. The Olympic Village has long been rumored to feature romantic extracurricular activities between athletes at the top of their game.

In a video shared later from the dining hall, Maher updated her fans on her "progress" in the Olympic Villa.

"He asked if I could move forward in line because I was holding everyone up," she says, undeterred. "I don't know, I think our wedding colors would be a forest green or something."

Field hockey player Cassie Sumfest also got in on the "Love Island" joke, sharing a video of herself posing in her Team USA gear with her luggage.

"ready to enter the Olympic Villa & let everyone know we’re with Team USA," she wrote in text on her TikTok.

Sumfest continued with the Olympic Villa content when she posted a TikTok about the "19 new bomb shells ready" to enter the space.

She captioned the clip, "Whos gonna find love."

And that's not all, Team USA Track & Field star Gabby Thomas also got into the Olympic Villa game with her entrance video.

Replying to Maher, she recorded her own version and captioned it, "newest bombshell has entered the villa.."

Garry Thomas has entered the Olympic Villa.
Garry Thomas has entered the Olympic Villa. TikTok/Gabby Thomas

Olympic diver Tyler Downs also uploaded his own version.

In his clip, the athlete, along with Maycey Vieta and Daryn Wright, are all seated together when they turn their heads as if someone has walked by and caught their attention.

"everyone here is gorgeous," Downs captioned the TikTok.

Olympic diver Tyler Downs does his own Olympic Villa TikTok.
Olympic diver Tyler Downs does his own Olympic Villa TikTok.TikTok/TYler Downs

Here's hoping there's more updates on the Olympic Villa from Team USA as the Games officially kick off.

Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the opening ceremony on July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.