Julianne Hough is attempting her hand at an Olympic dive!
On Monday, July 29, the Dancing with the Stars choose, 36, celebrated the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympics by sharing her try at diving in a video shared to her Instagram.
The short clip, set to Chappell Roan‘s “Hot To Go!”, featured Hough nailing her first go. As she jumped off the diving board and into the water, she accomplished a entrance flip earlier than making a profitable touchdown.
When she tried to copy her dive on her second time round, she misplaced her steadiness on the board and clumsily fell into the water.
“In the spirit of the Olympics – this was my actual first try ever doing a one and a half and then I tried to do it again…,” she captioned the put up. “Guess I’m a one-hit wonder 🤷♀️💦🤣.”
After years of anticipation, the 2024 Paris Olympics lastly started on Friday, July 26.
The City of Light is internet hosting round 10,500 athletes from 206 nations across the globe over two and a half weeks of competitors, which kicked off on the night of July 26 with the opening ceremony (plus two bonus days of competitors for a few sports earlier than the torch was lit in Paris).
The U.S. is anticipated to take home probably the most medals, as they’ve for the reason that 1996 Games in Atlanta, with stars like Simone Biles, Diana Taurasi, Katie Ledecky and LeBron James, amongst many others, going for gold.
On July 27, Team USA divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won silver on Saturday morning in Paris. The girls took second in the 3-meter synchronized springboard competitors. This was America’s first medal of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Team USA divers will not compete again till July 31, with Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell representing Team USA in the ladies’s synchronized 10-meter platform. The males’s divers will compete on August 2, with Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan competing in the lads’s synchronized 3-meter springboard remaining.
Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook diving on July 27, 2024.
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Celebrating the Olympics is not the one factor Hough has been up to as of late.
She and her brother Derek not too long ago introduced a partnership with DanceOne to launch an all-new international ballroom dance conference and competitors tour, anticipated to hit main markets throughout the US in 2025 and increase internationally in 2026.
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Speaking to PEOPLE about their new partnership, the professional dancer stated she could not be more excited to help curate workshops and competitions throughout the tour, all together with her brother by her aspect.
“Just looking at the dance industry over the last however many years, Derek and I have been so fortunate that we’ve been a big part of that in the commercial sense,” she stated. “Looking back at where we came from was like, man, we wouldn’t be where we’re at without the training and the mentorship and the dedication that it takes, but we’re at that stage of our life where a contribution is important.”
Julianne Hough (left) and brother Derek Hough.
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“We want to connect with the next generation of dancers, helping them move forward. Latin and Ballroom is where we came from, but we also want to be able to infuse the multi-genres, so we feel like we’re going to be able to bring a new fresh spin on the convention and competition world. That’s exciting, and it feels good to be a part of it,” she added.
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