Manuel previously won a silver medal in Rio, her first Olympics, as part of the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
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NBC claims they’re not actually together, but looks like Arthur might wish they were.
The “Today Show” gifted us with footage of the moment Zac Efron-whose life-sized cardboard cutout sits in Biles’ bedroom-surprised the 19-year-old gymnast and her team in Rio.
A starstruck Biles tweeted the photo with the caption “just call me Mrs Efron already”. She lost the chance to win a fifth gold earlier in the week when she lost her balance on the beam, a mistake that landed her in third place.
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Simone Biles finished her time at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with an incredible floor routine and a fourth gold medal. Two of Lochte’s teammates were removed from their plane to the US on Wednesday as authorities continue their investigation of the case.
“He kissed me on the cheek, just letting y’all know”, Biles shared in a tweet.
The rhythmic gymnastics competition doesn’t begin until Thursday, but several medal hopefuls, like Anna Rizatdinova of the Ukraine and Melitina Staniouta of Belarus, are slated to perform.
Reporter: It was the ideal ending for the near flawless Rio olympics of Simone Biles, the American sensation looked to bounce back from a bronze in the balance beam putting her game face on for the finals in the floor exercise. Biles took home the bronze medal while Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands and fellow Team USA gymnast Laurie Hernandez got gold and silver, respectively.
“You guys might have disappointed yourselves because I didn’t get five golds but, to me, I think I furthered my expectations”, Biles said. “I was getting nervous myself, but it ended up being so sweet”. “I’m in awe watching her, and I train with her every day”.
“We joke that we’re like global boyfriend and girlfriend because we see each other at these worldwide meets”, said the Rio Olympic champion.
The medals gave the American women nine during the meet, the most ever by the U.S.at an Olympics.
Brazil avenged a loss to Russian Federation in the 2012 London Games gold-medal match with a straight-set victory Friday night.
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Biles’ fans know the gymnast has a soft spot for the actor.
