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Hoda Kotb participates in Olympics-inspired activity that leaves fans in stitches

The Today host has become renowned for her Olympics coverage

Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
February 16, 2022
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Hoda Kotb has become quite a popular figure on daytime TV for her enthusiastic coverage of the Olympics, and this year, she's taking it a step further.

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The Today star and her co-host Jenna Bush Hager decided to get into the Olympics spirit themselves by participating in a game of curling.

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"Hoda and Jenna-lympics, let's go!" she termed it during the Today with Hoda and Jenna segment, with both then revealing that they weren't particularly good at athletic activity.

"My balance is about the same as it was when I'm in third great, not great," Jenna said. Hoda then added: "I may be flat on my back, but I will not give up. I will be the last one standing."

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The two then tried the activity out for themselves with a coach, as Hoda took the first round at sliding the stone to the target area as Jenna worriedly looked on. 

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Hoda and Jenna tried curling

She was eventually left stuck in her position as she hilariously called out: "Help me get up," while Jenna started sweeping and then comedically added: "The sweeping feels very natural to be honest. I wish I had a little Pine Sol."

They continued to go at the activity with everything they had, with Jenna even utilizing a strategy she termed "Fall on both arms and knees."

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The segment was shared to their Instagram with a caption that read: "The Hoda and Jenna-lympics are here! Curling may not have come easy to @hodakotb and @jennabhager, but they’ll always be [gold medal] in our hearts."

Fans were in hysterics over the clip and gushed over the willingness of the two hosts to try anything, with one writing: "This is so adorable and you did great!"

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The Today hosts have enthusiastically been covering the Winter Olympics

Another said: "I had to watch this segment twice [laughing emoji] you ladies are fabulous," with one fan cheekily commenting: "Don't buy your curling equipment just yet," with a slew of laughing emojis.

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