Snoop Dogg Turns Around Embarrassing Financial Fail at Winter Olympics With Grand Gesture

Snoop Dogg is proving he never forgets a good deed. 

One day, after the "Drop It Like It's Hot" hitmaker faced an awkward moment when his card was declined at a restaurant in Livigno during the Winter Olympics, he responded with a surprise that no one saw coming.

The hip-hop legend had been making appearances throughout the games as an NBC correspondent and honorary Team USA coach for the Milan-Cortina Games, keeping fans entertained both on and off the snow.

Although the restaurant owners appeared to waive off the legendary rapper’s bills, he didn’t let their generosity go unnoticed. The children of the family who own Cronox, the bar Dogg visited, recounted the story to Reuters in a video later shared on Instagram.

“Snoop Dogg ordered a cheeseburger, chicken wings, chicken nuggets, and French fries at Cronox, the bar of my parents,” one of the kids, Sofia Valmdre, said in the clip. 

She continued explaining that the rapper had sent his staff to receive the food, but they were unable to pay as it “wasn’t going [through].”

Valmadre added that her mother had consented to his taking the food without paying, only for them to receive a gift from him after. “Today, he sent us five tickets to see the final,” Valamdre shared excitedly. “Grazie, Snoop!”

Before Dogg’s embarrassing card decline, Snoop had already been lighting up the Games with his trademark charisma. In one viral moment, The Blast reported, the 54-year-old rapper took to the slopes with a GoPro strapped on, attempting to glide through the snow. 

Midway down, he shouted, "Oh sh-t!" as he wobbled precariously, fighting to stay upright. When the ride finally ended, Snoop collapsed onto the snow, lying flat on his back, seemingly in relief. 

In another moment, Dogg was seen as the biggest American cheerleader. He proudly rocked a custom shirt featuring Team USA's Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse, cheering alongside Dropkin's mom as the duo improved to 4-0 at the Games.

Amid Dogg bringing the cheer to the Olympics, his family was recently hit with a tragedy as his daughter Cori Broadus’s child passed away. 

According to The Blast, Broadus announced the death of her 11-month-old Codi Dreaux, whom she shared with her fiancé Wayne Deuce, on February 1. The tragic loss comes 20 days after the infant left the neonatal intensive care unit, a milestone which Broadus celebrated. 

The little girl was born three months premature in February 2025, from the very beginning, her life was marked by extraordinary challenges, spending months in the NICU as doctors closely monitored her fragile condition.

Broadus has since expressed heartbreak about the loss in a series of emotional posts on Instagram, per The Blast. In one post, she shared an image of herself lying in bed beside Codi Dreaux, writing in the caption: "I want to join you badly."

She followed with another photo of the two together, declaring that her daughter was meant to outlive her, not the other way around.

Beyond the Olympics, Snoop has continued to shine in the sports world. Last month, The Blast reported NBC welcomed Dogg as a guest analyst for the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors matchup, and he delivered a brilliant commentary, switching between reporter and analyst roles. 

Joining Terry Gannon and Reggie Miller in the booth, Dogg rolled in remarkable one-liners. After Jimmy Butler snagged a steal, Snoop quipped, "Cookies and cream! They opened up a cookie shop on him!"

Later, when Brook Lopez held his ground in the paint, Snoop delivered another gem: "Small fries tryin' to run up on a Big Mac."

Dogg’s basketball highlights soon reminded fans of his first run with the Olympics in 2024. 

While watching equestrian dressage, Snoop weighed in on a horse's slick footwork and lost it. "The horse is crip-walking! You see that? That's sick," he exclaimed on air. 

"This horse is off the chain! I gotta get this motherf-cker in a video," he added, prompting his co-host Kevin Hart into a fit of laughter.