Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics when they became the first athletes to make up an all-Black podium in the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final
The gymnasts made Olympic history when Andrade of Brazil won gold, Biles came in second for the silver and Chiles took home bronze in the floor finalNatasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine.U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil after the athletes comprise the first all-Black podium in Olympic gymnastics history at the 2024 Paris Games.
“We can show the Black Power," Andrade said after the final. “I love myself, my skin color. But I’m also not focused on that. Rebeca goes beyond her color," the gymnast said, speaking in third person."And the same goes for Jordan, for Simone.
Biles revealed that it was Chiles who suggested bowing to Andrade during the historic moment on the podium. "And I was like, absolutely," Biles continued. "Not only has she given Simone her flowers, but a lot of us in the United States our flowers as well, so giving it back is what makes it so beautiful, so I felt like it was needed," Chiles added, calling Andrade "an icon" and a "legend."
"I just go out here and do what I'm supposed to and I'm doing what I love and enjoying it, so that's really all that matters to me," she said. Simone Biles Lands Impressive 'Biles II' Yurchenko Double Pike Vault During Olympics Podium Training — Watch!
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