2024-08-12 19:53:46
The Brazilian won the gold from the American and became the best gymnast in the history of her country.
The Brazilian gymnast Rebecca Andrade made history in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and became the best gymnast in the history of her country.
Andrade got the gold medal in the floor modality and defeated none other than the American Simone Bileswho praised the level of the young Brazilian.
In the current Olympic event, the athlete has climbed onto the podium four times, harvesting one gold, two silver and one bronze. This brings her total to six medals in three participations, considering the two medals (gold and silver) she won in Tokyo 2020.
Who is Rebeca Andrade and what is her story?
Rebeca Andrade comes from a humble family in Brazil. In fact, she was born in a favela. In her early days, she had the support of her brothers, who took her to train every day for more than two hours.
In this context, at the age of nine, her coach invited her to live in Curitiba, whose city is located near the center of excellence in gymnastics. Four years later, the Brazilian became national champion and subsequently won her first World Cup medal.
Then came her participation in the Olympic Games. Andrade achieved her first podiums in Tokyo 2020, inscribing her name as jumping champion.
Now, Rebeca Andrade crowned her great participation in Paris 2024 with a new gold, surprising the world by surpassing Simone Biles, who is considered the best gymnast in history. In detail, the South American won with 14.166 points and was positioned ahead of the American who registered 14.133.
Jordan Chilesalso from Team USA, rounded out the podium with a score of 13.766.
Although he did not take first place, Biles added her eleventh Olympic medalextending her record as the most decorated gymnast at the five-ring event.
At the medal ceremony, Americans Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed down to Rebeca Andrade, who won gold in the individual floor final.