'Go Team USA!' Thrilled Leslie Jones takes Twitter by storm at Rio Olympics as she cheers gymnasts Aly Raisman and Simone Biles' victory
She's one of Team USA's biggest fans.
And comedian Leslie Jones was quick to share her excitement as she arrived in Rio de Janeiro and watched American gymnasts Simone Biles win gold and Aly Raisman claim silver in the all-around individual competition on Thursday.
The Ghostbusters star was invited to attend the Olympics as a commentator for NBC after her hilarious live tweets of the Games from her living room went viral last week.
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She made it! Comedian Leslie Jones shared her excitement on Twitter as she arrived at the Rio Olympics. The SNL star was invited to cover the Games after her enthusiastic Tweets
And the thrilled 48-year-old shared a steady stream of funny Twitter videos after finally arriving at the Games on Thursday and seeing Team USA win gold.
'It's official! Go Team USA!!!' the SNL star said as she proudly showed off her Olympics name tag.
'We here!' she announced as she touched down on Thursday. 'Slay all day!'
Can't believe it: 'If I ran on the floor and snatched one of the medals, do you think they would beat my a***?' she joked after watching Simone and Aly claim gold and silver
Leslie wasted no time heading to the gymnastics and then shared her amazement at getting to witness the American women's triumph.
'I just watched USA win a gold and silver medal! Yeah, I just did that!' Leslie said.
'Them folks down there got real medals, yo. So if I ran on the floor and snatched one of the medals, do you think they would beat my a***?,' she joked.
Big fan: Leslie quickly headed to the gymnastics as she cheered on Aly Raisman and Simone Biles as they won gold and silver in the all-around individual competition
Loving it: The comedian cheered 'Team USA' and 'Champion' as she watched Aly win silver
Team USA mega-fan: 'It's official y'all. I'm in Rio!' Leslie said as she showed off her security pass
The SNL star shared her amazement after arriving in Rio earlier on Thursday.
'We're going through the streets of Rio... it's crazy!' she said. 'It's official y'all. I'm in Rio.'
'We're on our way to gymnastics, Man. We about to go see the USA kill it, man. That's what we do.'
Driving past the Rio coastline, she added: 'I'm telling you right now, the camera is not doing no justice for how beautiful this water is.'
Gold medal ready: 'We about to go see the USA kill it, man,' she said
Travelling in style: 'I don't see no Zika,' the comedian joked as she showed off video of her hotel
Loves it: The comedian told fans that the camera wasn't capturing the natural beauty of Rio as she shared videos on the way to the stadium
Feeling it: 'I really feel like there's a lot of sexuals up in there,' she said as they drove by the Olympic Village where athletes live during the competition
The actress kept the silly videos coming as she showed off her hotel, bragged about driving in the 'Olympic lane' and speculated about all the hookups happening at the Olympic Village.
'Yeah b***ches, I am in Rio,' she said, sharing video of her hotel's pool. 'This is how we do it in Rio! I don't see no damn Zika nowhere,' she said.
Speeding down the highway, the SNL vet explained: 'This is what's called the Olympic lane. Can't nobody get in this car unless they going to the Olympics! Get out my lane unless you are going to the Olympics!'
Coming through: 'Get out my lane unless you are going to the Olympics!' she yelled as they sped past other drivers
Can't be too careful: The comedian joked that she hoped the security wouldn't bust her
Arriving at the Olympic Village, the stand-up speculated about all the action going on between athletes, and joked about getting busted by the tough security.
'450,000 condoms CHEAH!', Leslie captioned a video of the apartment towers.
'Where all the athletes live at, yo. It's called the Olympic Village,' she explained, adding: 'I really feel like there's a lot of sexuals up in there. A lot of sexuals.'
The comedian also showed off the strict security measures at the Games, sharing a clip of a soldier in camouflage gear inspecting her van.
'They are not playing at the Olympics, y'all... Man I hope he don't find that s**t that I put in there!' she joked.
View: Leslie shared her view of the gymnastics and said she was trying to get better seats
After she finally arrived at the gymnastics, the Top Five actress was quick to share the view from her seats and plot to get closer to the athletes.
'I am like actually here, watching these lovely gymnasts,' she marveled, adding: 'I'm trying to get a closer seat tho.'
'Let's go Aly! Team USA! Champion!' she cheered as she posted video of the warm-ups and the all-around competition.
Patriot: The Ghostbusters star was invited to cover the games by NBC after enthusiasticly live-Tweeting the Olympics
The stand-up vet and Olympics die-hard was offered a job covering Rio for NBC after her enthusiastic live-Tweeting and love of the Games went viral last week.
Her coverage of the Games marked a triumphant comeback to Twitter, after Leslie quit the network in June over a torrent of racist and sexist abuse aimed at her by trolls angry that the 'Ghostbusters' remake had replaced the original male cast with women.
In Rio, Leslie will attend live swimming, track and field, gymnastics, and beach volleyball, and will meeting athletes and share her passion for the Olympics on-air and online, NBC said.
True fan: The SNL star's hilarious live Tweets of the Olympics from her living room quickly went viral and earned her an invite from NBC to cover the games in Rio
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