Olympians Are Entering Their ‘Love Island’ Era on TikTok, Posting From The “Olympic Villa”

“Honestly, I'll probably be the fittest bird in there,” rugby star Ilona Maher said in a TikTok video, examining a menu while chatting to a friend about how she can't wait to find love in the Villa. The only problem is that she's not going to the Love Island Villa, she's headed to the Olympic Village, where her main competition isn't based around finding a perfect mate, but rather winning a gold medal against the top players in her sport from all around the world.

Though the Olympics haven't even officially started yet, athletes are using TikTok to show us normies around the Olympic Village, and Maher isn't the only one who has picked up on the Love Island parallels. Fresh off the US version's finale, we're all looking to fill a Fiji-shaped hole in our hearts, so it's only appropriate that Olympians are stepping up to give us the content we need — and honestly, the content we deserve. Plus, the Olympic Village is famously horny, and we all know we're wondering what's happening when the athletes aren't on the court.

While Maher said her strategy in the Olympic Villa is to couple up early on ("At the end of the day, I am there to find love"), others are enjoying the arrival of a good bombshell.

Diver Tyler Downs posted a very of-the-moment video, making a Love Island joke set to Charli XCX's “Apple.” “Everyone here is gorgeous,” he wrote in the caption.

Field Hockey player Cassie Sumfest caught some bombshells en route to the Villa, wondering, “who's gonna find love?”

While Love Islanders are known to be quite direct in their romantic pursuit, kayaker Evy Leibfarth is taking a more subtle approach, flashing her Olympic credentials so fellow athletes can slide in her DMs later.

With this much excitement, who cares about the actual sports? According to one TikTok, viewers are ready to ditch the matches and just get the behind-the-scenes scoop on who's hooking up with who at the Olympic Villa.

The 2024 Olympics are all about turning heads this year, avoiding the ick, and finding your couple.