Feb 12, 2021
While sports fans were watching to see which team would be crowned the champions of the 2021 Super Bowl, others tuned in for the world-famous commercials and this year s ads did not disappoint.
Each year, companies and advertisers spend millions of dollars to get audiences attention during commercial breaks at the big game. On Sunday, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat out the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Florida, viewers got to see all of this year s entertaining advertisements.
1. Bud Light
One of many pandemic-inspired spots, Bud Light s 60-second ad by Wieden+Kennedy put a delightfully sour spin on the exasperating when life gives you lemons cliché to promote their new lemonade-flavored hard seltzer.
Media Watch: Paralympic Champion Shares Adoption Story 02/08/21
Jessica Long has won 23 medals at four Paralympics. (IPC)
The massive television audience watching the Super Bowl learned about the adoption story of Paralympic champion swimmer Jessica Long from a Toyota ad aired during the game.
Long, 28, has competed in the last four Summer Paralympics, winning 23 medals, 13 of them gold. She won three gold medals in Athens 2004 at age 12.
Click here to learn about her story, and the ad, in this article from
People.
Olympic Champion Now a Super Bowl Title Winner
Roger Kingdom (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Roger Kingdom of the USA won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Games in Seoul.
From Russian orphanage to American champion: Super Bowl ad highlights Paralympian Jessica Long s journey
The Maryland native says the commercial titled ‘Upstream’ represents her life and the obstacles she has overcome to be a 23-time Paralympic medalist. Author: Kolbie Satterfield (WUSA 9) Published: 7:48 PM EST February 11, 2021 Updated: 7:48 PM EST February 11, 2021
WASHINGTON The Toyota Super Bowl ad showcasing Paralympic medalist Jessica Long’s life had America wiping tears.
The commercial featured the 23-time Paralympic medalist and Maryland native swimming through her journey from a Russian orphanage to become an American champion.
“I think that s one thing about this beautiful spot that Toyota created is just, it really does highlight so many moments of my life that I never thought would be showcased,” Long said.