Biles made history as well, becoming the first United States gymnast to win four gold medals in one Olympic game.
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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. Mariano posted on his Instagram account Biles was his girl. “I don’t know if she’ll continue doing gymnastics while she is in college”.
After a break for women’s floor, it was on to the high bar, arguably the most exciting event in gymnastics. She’d be 26 by the time Tokyo rolls around.
Flip through the gallery to view to see Biles’ golden moments from her performances at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. After wasting several seconds trying to refasten her sneaker, she tossed it to the side and kept wearing only one shoe.
Michael Phelps entered the Rio Olympics, his fifth, with 22 Olympic medals; he left with 28, 23 of them gold.
When Biles appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres” show months prior to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, she couldn’t contain her giggles when she was asked about her crush on Efron.
Hey, Biles is wonderful. “Don’t talk to me like that”, she told Aly. It’s been very long in competing so many times.
For Team USA, the Rio Olympics will be book-ended by a pair of G.O.A.T.s.
In the rest of the world, Ashton is another baby boy name trend – after reigning American Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton who is hoping to defend his London 2012 gold medal. And sometimes that level of greatness (and dedication!) runs in the family, as Biles’ younger sister is an accomplished gymnast too. While she admitted she was a bit exhausted on Monday after her only one real mistake of the games – a wobbly landing on beam that cost her a shot at gold – Biles didn’t look it during her signature event.
Cries of “oohs” and “aahs” accompanied each of her complex tumbling passes, she drew gasps of admiration as she balanced her entire body weight on her right toes while spinning around twice and had the audience roaring their approval as she bounced her bottom off the floor to strike her final pose.
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Later in their meeting, Biles got to return the favor when she planted a kiss on Efron’s cheek. It was a routine that Biles has performed many times before, but the hard combinations, high flips and heightened level of energy left the audience captivated every single time.
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Her favorite routine is the floor, she said.
