Olympic Gymnast And Certified ARMY Always Proudly Represents BTS
Previously, BTS’s Jin was featured as one of the torchbearers for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
BTS’s impact has continued to be seen in the Olympics, as some of the world’s best athletes are also ARMYs.
One of these skilled ARMYs is Elisa Iorio, a 21-year-old Italian artistic gymnast. She previously won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart and won gold and bronze at the 2018 European Junior Championships. Currently, she is part of the Italian National Team and is competing in the summer Olympics alongside Alice D’Amato, Andreoli, Esposito, and Giorgia Villa.
Italy UB Rotation – Olympics QF 2024 🇮🇹🤍🇫🇷
Giorgia Villa 13.666
Manila Esposito 14.166
Alice D’Amato 14.666
Elisa Iorio 14.366#italgym #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/12OETGmJ8z— ITANASTICS (@itanastics) July 28, 2024
Eagle-eyed ARMYs also recognized Elisa Iorio as part of the BTS fandom. She has a tattoo on her back, which includes the iconic Love Yourself heart logo. Additionally, it appears to read the phrase “Love Yourself,” written in Korean.
BTS ARMY alert: Italian gymnast Elisa Iorio has a Love Yourself tattoo pic.twitter.com/UmwXrRh6KZ
— Rose Harding 김윤지 (@roselharding) July 28, 2024
Elisa Iorio : 이탈리아 국가대표 체조 선수
목 아래에 등에 있는 타투가 ㅠㅠ
Love Yourself 당신 자신을 사랑 https://t.co/WdAmVpaZsc pic.twitter.com/xNCgihPpOW— MELROSE (@Melkenstock) July 29, 2024
Elisa always represents BTS and the ARMY! In her Instagram bio, she also has “Love Yourself” written in Koran with a purple heart emoji. She even has a highlight dedicated to BTS, identified by the purple heart emoji.
Likewise, her X (formerly Twitter) header is the BTS members’ hands together.
In the past, she frequently shared BTS posts. She reposted their posts as well as ARMYs’.
Many Olympians are actually ARMYs. Some notable names include Naomi Osaka, Lee Yu Bin, An San, and Yuzuru Hanyu.
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