But the 19-year-old’s usual poise and elegance was put to the test when Efron, best known for his roles in High School Musical and Bad Neighbours, dropped by for a visit. He spent all week tweeting admiration for the US gymnastics team and sending along congratulations when Biles and the “Final Five” took home the team gold.
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Efron, who had tweeted his well-wishes to Biles and shared his excitement about watching Team USA compete in Rio, shared a photo of himself surrounded by the women’s gymnastics team with the caption “my Olympic dream came true”.
“It’s very insane. To think what I’ve done, its been an fantastic experience and I don’t think I could be more proud of myself”, Biles added. Biles has openly admitted that she’s a huge fan of Efron.
American Will Claye took home the silver medal.
And when we say she’s an admirer of Zac Efron, we mean she’s really an admirer of Zac Efron.
The Texas native was hoping to break the record gold haul at this games but feel short after agonisingly losing her balance on the beam.
In an interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day”, Biles said Friday she that the next games are far away, but after she takes a long vacation and life settles down, she will get back into training to prepare.
No gymnast has won five medals at an Olympics since Nastia Liukin in 2008.
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“I still think I’m the same level”, she said of her fellow gymnasts. All she can talk about are her teammates, who she calls her sisters. “That’s it. Whatever she wants to do, whatever she wants to become, I’m always going to be there for her”. It cemented her amongst the Olympics greats.
