And that’s it. Nothing more. Yet going 5 for 5 was always somebody else’s deal. Of these, five went to Simone Biles: four gold and one bronze. His prowess on the track is the dominant story line of the final week of the Olympics, along with Biles’ resounding success in gymnastics.
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Biles documented the whole thing on her Snapchat, and posted some of the highlights from their meeting on Twitter and Insta.
But her result reflected the effort, throwing off her dream of a record five gold medals at the same Games. “THANK YOU”, she responded.
Simone Biles celebrates on the podium after winning one of her four gold medals at the Rio Games.
“Yes she is human”, said Boorman, who has coached Biles since she was six years old. He was the London Olympic champion in both events. “It’s life and it happens and yes, she is human”.
She even out-did most fans who heart Efron by owning a life-sized cutout of the actor, which she received Christmas of 2014.
Throughout this entire competition the 19-year-old (above) has remained composed and consistent, save one small error during the balance beam final.
“We never thought we’d get anywhere near it here, but we’ve turned up and done the business again”, said Kenny about Britain’s progress in the recent three Olympics.
It needed to be for Wevers to edge Hernandez.
Efron congratulated the gymnast, who is attending her first Olympics, after Team USA’s “Final Five” women’s gymnastics team qualified for the team final last week. Yet she hardly looked overcome by the moment as she dazzled on her favorite event while securing a seventh medal for the American women.
Its kind of scary with this public eye being on me all the time, Biles said. “It’s rewarding but I think we’ll get used to it”. “I could probably sprint on the beam if I want to”. Then the men’s team of Alison and Bruno advanced to the gold medal match with a win over the Netherlands, led by the 6-foot-8 Alison’s 12 blocks.
Cries of “oohs” and “aahs” accompanied each of her complex tumbling passes, she drew gasps of admiration as she balanced her entire body weight on her right toes while spinning around twice and had the audience roaring their approval as she bounced her bottom off the floor to strike her final pose.
“A lot of people wrote me off but I worked as hard as I could”.
Near the back of a tight pack of runners, New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin fell, and trailing right behind, US runner Abbey D’Agostino tripped over her.
Thankfully, all Biles’ #winning hasn’t gone to her head.
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Its pretty insane what Ive accomplished in my first Olympics, she said.
