Snoop Dogg hit the ice running this week when he touched down in Italy for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games and got right to work. The Long Beach rap legend who will serve as both the first-ever honorary Team USA honorary coach and special correspondent for NBC during the Games re-posted a video on Tuesday (Feb. 3) in which he brings some California love to the rink.
Specifically, Snoop hopped on the side of a Zamboni to ghost ride the ice-smoothing machine at the Milano Ice Skating arena while wearing a full-length white winter coat with a blue patch on the back sprinkled with white stars over a red track suit. “We here,” he wrote in the caption along with an ice cube emoji. The NBC Olympics & Paralympics account originally posted the clip, writing, “Snoop Dogg is riding into the #WinterOlympics in style.”
As he did during his gig as a special correspondent for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — where he served as a torchbearer during the Opening Ceremony in addition to providing hilarious commentary on the Games — Snoop got busy getting to know some of Team USA’s biggest stars.
Specifically, he chopped it up with “Quad God” Ilia Malinin, the two-time world champion figure skater who is the first, and only, skater to date who has successfully landed the hardest trick in the biz in competition: a fully rotated quadruple Axel.
“Dude, I’m speechless right now, honestly,” a flustered Malinin said upon meeting Snoop in a video posted by NBC Sports. “I have a crazy legend in front of me.” Snoop was equally impressed and blown away, saying, “You a legend, man! You’re going for a gold medal,” as he caught some footage of the skating giant on a mini cam while congratulating the 21-year-old skater for all the hard work he’s put into being one of the best and all the kids he’s inspired with his tenacity.
“It’s so many kids that want to be like you right now, man,” said Snoop, who then asked Malinin to give him a preview of how he heats up the ice. Snoop provided some of his patented delightfully surprised and energetic play-by-play, laughing, “Oh, he got moves too! Go ahead Quad God! I like the way you move! Damn! You see how he hit that?” as Malinin flawlessly pulled off a spinning jump.
“I like how you popped your collar,” Snoop said, praising Malinin’s effortless swagger by standing up and doing a shoulder shimmy. “Keeping it casual, you know?” Malinin responded. Snoop was doubly impressed when Malinin busted out a backflip, which is now allowed in competition after a nearly 50-year ban. “That was love right there, hoo!” Snoop howled. “You stuck the landing too! You stuck it!”
In another post of the two men hanging out, NBC Sports wrote, “The figure skating ice has never been more chill.”
Snoop will explore Italy’s landmarks and culture during the Games and host a Snoop’s Greatest Hits segment during the Games’ 16-day run.
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony will take place on Friday (Feb. 6), with the competition airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
Check out Snoop in Milano below.
