American gymnasts excel After losing to competitor Rebeca Andrade in the women’s floor exercise final of the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles gave a physical bow to the Brazilian on the podium on Monday.
On the last day of competition, Biles was vying for a fourth gold in Paris, but her previous mistakes also cost her dearly on the floor after she fell off the balance beam.
“Rebeca’s so amazing, she’s queen,” said Biles.
“She’s such an excitement to watch and then all the fans in the crowd always cheering for her, so it was just the right thing to do.
“It was an all-black podium so that was super exciting for us but then Jordan was like should we bow to her and I was like absolutely.”
“It wasn’t about beating Simone but beating myself,” said the 25-year-old
“It was very cute of them. They are the world’s best athletes and what they did means a lot to me, we’re always rooting for each other, the final is very difficult for everyone.”
Andrade said she was proud of the all-black gymnastics podium at Olympics after the world championships, to “show black power again, we can make it happen”.
“I love myself, I love my skin colour, but I’m not focused on that. Rebeca goes beyond her colour. The same goes for Simone and Jordan.”
Biles also finishes the Paris Games with four medals after winning golds in the team, all-around and vault.
Her Olympic total now stands at 11 — seven gold, two silver, and two bronze.
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