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Thursday was the Olympic Gymnastics women’s individual all-around. The Paris Olympics have been scheduling the biggest events/tickets for the evening sessions, which means all of the best gymnastics stuff has been happening in the afternoon here on the east coast. Which means I’ve been watching a lot of the gymnastics at the gym! I love it. I nearly screamed on my treadmill several times during the competition, especially when a handful of the ladies wiped out. It was awful. And yet… it turned out to be so competitive, as the top three ladies – Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Sunisa Lee all had to nail their final event, their floor routines. First Suni, then Rebeca, then Simone. Each woman nailed their floor, so for a second, Suni was in the gold-medal position. Then Rebeca. Then Simone stepped out as the last one and she killed it – her degree of difficulty is INSANE and while she had a couple of jumpy landings, all of the technical stuff was amazing. That ended up being the descending order of the medals. Simone won gold, then Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver, then Sunisa won Bronze.
Simone Biles and Suni Lee are taking home some new hardware! Biles, the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history, added another victory to her resumé with a gold medal in the women’s all-around final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 1. Her Team USA teammate Lee came in third with a bronze medal, just two days after the pair won gold in the team finals. The match-up was a highly anticipated one, as Lee, 21, was the reigning gold medalist in the event from Tokyo in 2021 (Biles, 27, won the gold in Rio in 2016).
Biles started off strong on the vault, scoring an impressive 15.766. Though she struggled on the uneven bars, falling to third place after she flubbed her transition from the upper bar to the lower, Biles returned to form with a solid performance on the balance beam, and excelled on the floor to lead her way to victory.
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, Biles’ friend and close competitor, won the silver medal.
Stars like Kendall Jenner, Tony Hawk, Stephen Curry, Martha Stewart and Seth Rogen were all in attendance to cheer on the star gymnasts.
The victory comes two days after Biles, Lee and their teammates Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera dominated for gold in the team final. Biles’ gold medal came with the support of her family, as husband Jonathan Owens and parents Nellie and Ronald Biles were in the crowd at Bercy Arena to cheer her on.
Incredible, and they’re not joking about all of the stars who came out for gymnastics. They weren’t only there for Simone either – Suni and Rebeca had a lot of support from the crowd, and the three ladies were very supportive of each other. Rebeca and Simone are apparently good friends. Anyway, gymnastics isn’t over! Individual events are coming up next. Do you want the breakdown? Saturday is vault, Sunday is uneven bars, Monday is balance beam and floor. Simone is competing in all except uneven bars (Suni is the only American doing that).
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
FRA, Paris, Olympischen Spiele Paris 2024, 01.08.2024, Geräteturnen Damen Mehrkampf Finale, Bercy Arena Das Podium v.l.: Rebeca Andrade Brazilien Silber, Simone Biles USA Gold, Sunisa Lee USA Bronze *** FRA, Paris, Olympic Games Paris 2024, 01 08 2024, apparatus gymnastics womens all-around final, Bercy Arena The podium from l Rebeca Andrade Brazilien silver, Simone Biles USA gold, Sunisa Lee USA bronze Copyright:,Image: 895009656, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Steffie Wunderl / Avalon
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 1: Silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil L, gold medalist Simone Biles of United States C and bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of United States R during the medal ceremony during the Women s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Paris Bercy Arena France *** PARIS, FRANCE AUGUST 1 Silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil L , gold medalist Simone Biles of United States C and bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of United States R during the medal ceremony during the Women s All Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France Paris Bercy Arena France Copyright: xJustPictures.ch/DanielaxPorcellix jp-en-EuSpIm-20240801-_DP16126,Image: 895011311, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Daniela Porcelli / Avalon
LEE Sunisa USA, BILES Simone USA, ANDRADE Rebeca Brasilien bei der Nationalhymne auf dem Podium, FRA, Olympische Spiele Paris 2024, Geraetturnen, Damen Mehrkampf, 01.08.2024 FRA, Olympische Spiele Paris 2024, Geraetturnen, Damen Mehrkampf, 01.08.2024 Paris *** LEE Sunisa USA , BILES Simone USA , ANDRADE Rebeca Brazil on the podium during the national anthem, FRA, Olympic Games Paris 2024, apparatus gymnastics, womens all-around, 01 08 2024 FRA, Olympic Games Paris 2024, apparatus gymnastics, womens all-around, 01 08 2024 Paris Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto/Memmlerx EP_MMR,Image: 895011424, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Memmler / Avalon
Simone Biles ( USA ) , Rebeca Andrade ( BRA ) and Lee Sunisa ( USA ) celebrate with their medals during the 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Olympics Games at Arena Bercy on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. ( Photo by federico pestellini / DPPI / Panoramic ) -,Image: 895012372, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Federico Pestellini / Panoramic / Avalon
ANDRADE Rebeca Brasilien jubelt ueber Platz 2 und Silber Medaille, FRA, Olympische Spiele Paris 2024, Geraetturnen, Damen Mehrkampf, 01.08.2024 FRA, Olympische Spiele Paris 2024, Geraetturnen, Damen Mehrkampf, 01.08.2024 Paris *** ANDRADE Rebeca Brazil celebrates 2nd place and silver medal, FRA, Olympic Games Paris 2024, apparatus gymnastics, womens all-around, 01 08 2024 FRA, Olympic Games Paris 2024, apparatus gymnastics, womens all-around, 01 08 2024 Paris Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto/Memmlerx EP_MMR,Image: 895013543, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Memmler / Avalon
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 1: Simone Biles of United States poses with her gold medal after her victory during the Women s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Paris Bercy Arena France *** PARIS, FRANCE AUGUST 1 Simone Biles of United States poses with her gold medal after her victory during the Women s All Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France Paris Bercy Arena France Copyright: xJustPictures.ch/DanielaxPorcellix jp-en-EuSpIm-20240801-_DP16156,Image: 895013826, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Daniela Porcelli / Avalon
FRA, Paris, Olympischen Spiele Paris 2024, 01.08.2024, Geräteturnen Damen Mehrkampf Finale, Bercy Arena Simone Biles USA – Gold und Sunisa Lee USA – Bronze jubeln mit Flagge nachdem die Platzierung bekannt gegeben wurde *** FRA, Paris, Olympic Games Paris 2024, 01 08 2024, apparatus gymnastics womens all-around final, Bercy Arena Simone Biles USA gold and Sunisa Lee USA bronze cheer with flag after the ranking was announced Copyright:,Image: 895013936, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Steffie Wunderl / Avalon
Simone Biles ( USA ) celebrates with her medal during the 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Olympics Games at Arena Bercy on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. ( Photo by federico pestellini / DPPI / Panoramic ) -,Image: 895029949, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Federico Pestellini / Panoramic / Avalon
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2024-08-01 Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Paris 2024 – Day 6 PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 1: Simone Biles of Team USA and Sunisa Lee of Team USA celebrate after competing in the Women s All-Around Final during Day 6 of Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France.,Image: 895036956, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Rene Nijhuis / Avalon
