Yet as athletes were celebrating, one U.S. Olympian put another history-making stat in the book.
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“It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag bearer by my Team USA teammates”, Biles said before the ceremonies. Biles scored the gold for the team all-around, individual all-around, vault individual and floor exercise individual routine.
The gymnast, who won four gold medals and one bronze medal during this year’s games, was named flag bearer for Sunday night’s show, becoming the first USA gymnast to have the honor.
As she held an American flag that was easily twice her size, the little gymnastic wonder emerged as the star of the show, with numerous athletes stopping the 19-year-old in order to take selfies with her. “WHO’S THE GRANDMA NOW GUYS?” the US women’s gymnastics team captain, 22, quipped in an Instagram post on Monday, August 22.
The United States performed well during the Olympics, winning 121 medals – nearly double the next competing nation.
The 2016 Rio Olympics have officially come to an end, which means you can safely stop caring about swimming, table tennis and whitewater canoeing for another four years. China won 70, and Great Britain earned 67.
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But Biles said the best part of the Olympics was winning team gold. Carmelo Anthony walked away from the Olympics as the first man to win three basketball gold medals. In November 2014, Raisman shared an Instagram shot of herself lying in bed as Biles put a lavender blanket on top of her pal.
