Team USA wrapped up the women’s gymnastics program at the Paris Olympics on Monday with a stack of medals including a new silver and bronze from the final event – the individual floor competition. Simone Biles and teammate Jordan Chiles grabbed headlines for their performances, but also for what they did after their routines. The medal-winning duo bowed down on the Olympic podium to gold medal-winner Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, creating one of the best images of the games so far, and the ultimate portrait of sportsmanship.
On the TODAY Show on Tuesday, Biles opened up about the decision to bow to Andrade, which she says was Chiles’ idea. Chiles, who first appeared to land in fifth in the floor event, won bronze after an inquiry boosted her score by a tenth of a point at the last second. “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,” Biles said on TODAY . “So you have to give them their flowers,” she continued. “And that’s exactly what me and Jordan were doing, and we were so happy for her.
She deserved it. She had the best floor routine of the day and in the Olympics. So it’s like, yeah, she deserved it.
” It was the first gold medal for Andrade at the 2024 Olympics, and Biles and Chiles made sure she got her due. Andrade had a long journey to her individual floor medal, including recov.