Photo by Erin Poole for Average Socialite
Deets: The 7th Annual Gold Meets Golden hosted a special brunch at the Virginia Robinson Gardens on Saturday, January 4th. The event brought together some of the greatest athletes from across the world to celebrate during Golden Globes weekend. The party saw Hollywood wish good luck to the athletes of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Gold Meets Golden benefited Angel City Sports, a Los Angeles organization that fosters young athletes with disabilities with the resources, coaching and equipment they need to train as future adaptive Paralympic hopefuls.
“Gold Meets Golden 2020” is presented by The Coca-Cola Company, the longest continuous corporate partner of the Olympic Games. “Gold Meets Golden” is also in partnership with Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Chris Evans keeping a low profile and enjoying Globe-nominated Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple / Harriet) performance of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Australian And Olympic Gold Medalist Legend swimmer Ian Thorpe chatting with fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman about her home in Australia being threatened by the unprecedented fires, and Naomi Watts about the upcoming Olympics and hoping Australia can win a medal in Tokyo at the Gold Meets Golden event presented byCoca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Jon Voight spent over an hour chatting with every Olympian he encountered at Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Nyle DiMarco enjoyed teaching Olympic Saber Fencer Monica Aksamit phrases in American Sign Language at Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Rami Malek caught discussing busy award season with 2020 Golden Globes nominee Taron Egerton, who also presented Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Kristi Yamaguchi brings her daughter and is shown a picture from Globes-nominee Kaitlyn Dever who idolized her as a child Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Ginnifer Goodwin and Beanie Feldstein chatted under the shade on a sunny Winter day at Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Sports Illustrated model Jasmine Sanders sips on a cold glass of rosé with friends at the Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Lou Ferrigno and his son chat it up with Former NFL Wide Receiver Willie Gault the Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Greg Louganis stops by with his husband and poses for pictures while celebrating his upcoming 60th birthday with a special surprise cake presented by his Olympic fan Matt Bomer at Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
X-Factor Star Emmanuel Kelly , a disabled singer with a Paralympian brother swimmer, performs an emotional rendition of his single “Never Alone” with Wheelchair dance troup “the Rollettes”
Athletes pose with their former Wheaties boxes with a special photo op to create their own Wheaties box with golden sports props.
Celebrities participated in a special Paralympic Tennis Demo with Gold Medalist David Wagner and children from charity Angel City Sports.
Rami Malek caught discussing busy award season with 2020 Golden Globes nominee Taron Egerton, who also presented the Team USA Bobsled team with Sochi 2014 medals they had recently upgraded due to the Russian doping scandal. The Medals were presented by Sylvester Stallone’s daughter, actress Sistine Stallone at Gold Meets Golden event presented by Coca-Cola, Beverly Hills BMW and FASHWIRE.
Partners
Coca-Cola, BMW , United Airlines, Virginia Robinson Gardens, Fashwire, Herradura
Spotted:
CELEBRITY:
Nicole Kidman (actress), Naomi Watts (actress), Chris Evans (actor), Rami Malek (actor), Jon Voight (actor), Sistine Stallone (model), Matt Bomer (actor), Beanie Feldstein (actress), Ginnifer Goodwin (actress), Taron Egerton (actor), Ben Platt (actor), Zoey Deutch (actress), Joey King (actress), Jasmine Sanders (model), Kaitlyn Dever (actress), Lou Ferrigno (actor), Will Kemp (actor)
ATHLETE:
Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater), Greg Louganis (diver), Willie Gault(football), Apolo Ohno (speed skater), Vincent Hancock (Olympic shooter),Ibtihaj Muhammad (sabre fencer), Sakura Kokumai (karate), Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner (pair skaters), John Naber (swimmer), Ezra Frech (paralympics track and field), Mallory Weggemann (Paralympic swimmer), Candace Cable (6 time winner of Boston Marathon), Allysa Seely
Hint for the Average Socialite: This event is strictly invite only.
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