Flavor Flav spoke about how the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo team is doing ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Flavor Flav has given an update on the United States Women’s Water Polo team ahead of the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles.
The rapper launched a nationwide campaign with Raising Cane’s last month, with the theme being “Flavor Fast” – which is all about “flavor and needing it fast.” Speaking exclusively to The Mirror US at the event, Flav shared how the women’s water polo team are doing as they prepare for the 2028 competition following their appearance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“The team has been doing great so far. When the girls are not in the water competing, they’re also home living active, regular lives, working two and three jobs,” Flav shared. “So that’s what really had me go out and support these girls.”
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“So far, since they’ve been home from Paris, they’ve all been doing good,” he added.
It was announced in July 2024 that the Public Enemy co-founder signed a five-year deal to sponsor and be the official hype man of the women’s and men’s national water polo teams. Part of the sponsorship includes financially contributing to the 2024 USA Women’s Water Polo Olympic Team. In previous interviews, Flav has spoken about the girls having multiple jobs when they’re not playing water polo as one of the reasons he became a sponsor.
At the press conference at the Raising Cane’s campaign event at their flagship Las Vegas restaurant, Flav spoke about how he always dreamt of being at the Olympics and that the dream finally came true when he was given the opportunity to sponsor the water polo team and head to the 2024 Olympics in France.
He called the experience “breathtaking” as he had his family there with him and got to witness Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles win gold in the women’s gymnastics team final. He also named meeting tennis legend Billie Jean King and seeing the women’s Rugby game as they won bronze as one of his major highlights.
Flav mentioned how proud he was of Snoop Dogg at the Paris Olympics and how he got to carry the torch. He expressed wanting and hoping to do the same honor at the 2028 Olympics: “Cross my heart to say, 2028 when the Olympics come to LA, your boy. Flavor, Flav, gets to be a torch bearer.”
As a celebration of the campaign, limited-edition custom Raising Cane’s X Flavor Flav clock necklaces were sold at the chain’s gear website and the net proceeds went to the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF). The custom-made bedazzled clocks were designed and made by jeweler Kelly Salvagio of Rock N Stonez, who also crafts Flav’s signature clocks.
Flav wore the limited-edition clock necklace at the launch. He also gifted one to 31-time Paralympic medalist and WSF captain Jessica Long to personally honor the 18-time Paralympic gold medalist as well as to commemorate the partnership and donation to WSF.
