Multiple medal victor Biles was thrilled when Zac learned all about her devotion and reached out to her via social media to wish her well as she competed, revealing he would be watching her on TV. Even before she won four golds and a bronze in Rio, he was a fan of the superstar gymnast, and tweeted her a good luck message befor the U.S. Olympic Trials.
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The Olympic gold-medal victor was “on cloud 9” after meeting her screen idol in the flesh, and posted a series of videos and photos showing the High School Musical star kissing her on the cheek and holding her in the air.
That is, until you put her in the same room with her celebrity crush.
The Final Five were all able to meet Efron after the performance, and that’s when Biles promptly lost her cool. Biles has dominated the gymnastics world since 2013.
The age issue doesn’t seem to faze Aly, who’s joked she’ll “get better with age”.
And now he’s a huge fan of Biles and her teammates, adding he felt compelled to hop on a plane bound for Rio, “Their story just blew my mind”.
“Guys come on, go easy on me”, Biles said.
Raisman’s parents have also been a focal point of the gymnastics broadcasts with their animated reactions to watching their daughter compete. She reminded Biles about asking the actor to come to Rio, to which Biles responded, “If you bring him out, I’m going to pass out”.
Turns out it didn’t take a special leotard to make Efron sit up and take notice of Biles. “Stop; you’re lying. No way, no way”. Biles finished with a score of 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500.
“It’s been a long journey”, Biles said.
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The Olympians were asked about their NBC-arranged surprise meeting with Zac Efron, binging on junk food now that the competition is over and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
