Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles secured second and third place, respectively, at the Paris Olympics women’s floor final — and made sure to literally bow down to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade from Brazil.
Simone, 27, finished her iconic floor routine with a 14.133 score. After stepping out of bounds during her performance, the gymnastics GOAT received a penalty of -0.6 in deductions, but she couldn’t have been happier after completing her third Olympic Games. As for Jordan, 23, she initially scored a 13.166, which would have put her in fifth place. However, she challenged the difficulty score. Following a brief review, the judges updated her score to a 13.766, securing her in third place for the bronze medal.
After seeing the score change, Jordan hugged her coaches and Simone, visibly crying over the victory while the arena erupted into cheers.
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For Rebeca’s part, the 25-year-old gymnast from Brazil received her first gold medal at the Paris Olympics, scoring a 14.166 from the judges. She is now Brazil’s most decorated Olympian in history.
While participating in the podium ceremony, Simone and Jordan made sure to show their support for Rebeca by bowing down to her. In response, Rebeca took both of their hands, and all three Olympians closed the final event in gymnastics together.
Following the medal ceremony, Jordan praised Rebeca.
