Simone Biles hits back at criticism from NFL star Marlon Humphrey By Max Winters and Alastair Talbot Published: 15:27, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 15:27, 6 August 2024 e-mail Advertisement Simone Biles has hit back against criticism for her decision to bow down to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade after their floor final at the Olympics on Monday. NFL player Marlon Humphrey tore into the legendary U.S.
gymnast and her teammate Jordan Chiles for their decision to celebrate Andrade on the podium in Paris. On Monday, minutes after the results were in, Humphrey, 28, took to X to share his feelings on the two Team USA gymnasts hailing Andrade after she won her first gold medal of the summer. 'This is literally disgusting,' Humphrey wrote over SportsCenter's post capturing the moment when Biles and Chiles show love to Andrade.
Biles and Chiles came respectively in second and third in the event. Andrade had suffered three ACL tears in her career before winning for the first time in Paris. She now has six Olympic medals in her career, two in gold (Andrade also won the vault final in Tokyo in 2021).
But, speaking on the TODAY show on Tuesday morning, Biles defended her decision and hailed Andrade once again. She said: 'I think it's all about sportsmanship, and we don't care whether we win or lose. We're always going to keep a good face and support our competitors because they've worked just as hard as we have for that moment.
You have to give them their flowers and that's exactly what me and Jorda.