With a gold medal in her hand, Biles waved from the top of the podium during the gymnastics all-around medal ceremony.
The 27-year-old stood next Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, who won silver, and her fellow U.S. gymnastics teammate Suni Lee, who took home a bronze medal.
The gymnast took home the individual all-around gold medal for the second time in her Olympic career. Her win is the first time an
Suni Lee embraces Simone Biles after floor routine and anticipated win
The two members hugged after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final. The two gymnasts closed out their time at the games with a gold medal for Biles and a bronze for Lee.
Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade hug after competition ends
The American gymnast and her Brazilian competitor embraced soon after Biles stuck her final landing at the 2024 Paris Olympics and wrapped her routine on the floor.Biles snatched a 15.066 winning gold and Andrade came in second with silver.
Simone Biles wins gold! She becomes the 1st 2-time all-around champ since 1968
Simone Biles has reclaimed her place atop Olympic women’s gymnastics!
The Team USA star delivered a 15.066 in the floor exercise in one of the most pressure-packed performances of her legendary career to clinch the Olympic all-around gold over Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade by a margin of 1.100 points.She is now a rare two-time all-around gold medalist and the first since 1968 after having previously won it in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The 27-year-old is also the oldest all-around champion since 1952 and the sixth straight U.S. gymnast to win the all-around gold medal dating back to 2004.Biles now has 6 gold medals in her Olympic career, the most of any U.S. gymnast, male or female.
“That’s what greatness is,” announcer Rich Lerner said.
“I can’t believe it,” Biles mouthed after finishing her routine.Biles’ U.S. teammate, Suni Lee, took home the bronze.Biles has extended her own U.S. gymnastics record with nine total Olympic medals.
Suni Lee’s floor routine guarantees her a medal
Suni Lee finished out her final event at the 2024 Paris Olympics and left the crowd watching her in an “electric” haze.
She wrapped up her routine— which Laurie Hernandez described the athlete’s floor routine as “clean”— with a score of 13.666.
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