The pocket dynamo triumphed in the women’s individual all-around, team all-around, vault and floor exercise events, while also claiming bronze on the beam.
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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.
This from a woman who has three gold medals of her own.
More Lauras and Jasons? .
Photo United States’ Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women’s apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday.
Biles embraced her longtime coach shortly after her routine – which includes a tumbling pass named in her honor and a Brazilian-themed segment meant to play to the crowd in Rio – and beamed when her score of 15.966 was posted. Did we mention it was her first Olympics?
All five gymnasts – Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian – got hugs from the actor.
Biles spoke about her love for Efron on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in July and tweeted her shock at receiving a “good luck” message from the actor following her appearance.
By now, everybody knows Simone Biles has a huge crush on Zac Efron. “Ahhhh!” That was how Biles reacted when Efron was introduced. Her 100m time actually tied Canada’s Penny Oleksiask, sister of Stars defenseman Jamie, so the girls each went home golden.
Although you’ll never see Simone Biles nervous during a gymnastics competition, she was freaking out before meeting her celebrity crush Zac Efron during the 2016 Rio Olympics after winning five medals.
“Thanks Zac! I hope you can watch Team Final tomorrow night”, Biles responded.
Then, sitting beside teammate Simone Biles for an interview with Bob Costas, Raisman said again she would consider continuing her career. “And [then] I started watching all the gymnastics”.
The gala is a non-judged performance for the Olympic gymnasts, including numerous medalists.
He said we could eat pizza with him, too.
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So even though this is all just fun in the name of social media, we have to ask: Which hunk would you choose? French fighter Tony Yoka faces Britain’s Joe Joyce in the super heavyweight final at 3:15 p.m. Yoka’s fiancee, Estelle Mossely, won gold Friday on her 24th birthday.
