PARIS – With the final medal on the final day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, Rebeca Andrade turned essentially the most embellished Olympian from Brazil ever.
It was a gold on ground that sealed the deal.
“I used to be combating to lastly have a gold, as a result of I wished that one so badly,” Andrade stated. “I’m so glad I managed at the moment.”
Andrade wasn’t the favourite for gold on ground, however after the day that unfolded inside Bercy Area – one Simone Biles known as “completely wild” – it appeared becoming to see the girl who has persevered by three ACL tears be the final to face atop the rostrum in Paris, with Biles and Jordan Chiles, the silver and bronze medalists, actually bowing all the way down to her.
“Rebeca, she’s so superb – she’s queen,” Biles stated. “And first, it was an all black podium, in order that was tremendous thrilling for us. However then Jordan was like, ‘Ought to we bow to her?’ And I used to be like, ‘Completely.’ … It was simply the best factor to do.”
Biles hit essentially the most tough routine within the last, as she has your complete Video games, however was docked a detrimental six-tenths in out of bounds as she hopped out of her punch entrance full by to tucked double-double and double format. The consequence noticed Biles 0.033 behind Andrade, 14.166-14.133.
Chiles was initially out of the medals altogether when the rating for her Beyonce-themed routine flashed 13.666, which means Romania’s Ana Barbosu would take the bronze, however an inquiry bumped it to a 13.766 in a dramatic second that noticed Chiles celebrating whereas Barbosu was devastated, having already been waving the Romanian flag on the rostrum.
The opposite three finals have been comparable in dramatics, primarily due to the quantity of falls.
To start out the day, parallel bars was spared for essentially the most half. China’s Zou Jingyuan simply defended his Olympic title with a 16.200, seven-tenths forward of silver medalist Illia Kovtun (UKR) and nine-tenths forward of bronze medalist Shinnosuke Oka (JPN). Solely 2016 parallel bars gold medalist Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) fell.
The beam last was subsequent, with 4 falls that have been magnified by the irregular quantity of shushing from the gang. With no music enjoying within the enviornment, you possibly can hear a pin drop, and a few within the crowd started shushing different followers and even the athletes on the ground who have been rooting on these competing.
The cheers are regular, like white noise for the athletes, however the shushing, which was a evident distraction, perplexed some.
“You possibly can really feel the strain within the room,” Sunisa Lee stated after she cut up the beam on her aspect aerial collection. “I imply, the gang shushing us for cheering. We’re simply not – we did not like that, simply because it’s simply so silent in there. I like listening to my teammates cheer for me… Me and Simone have been like, ‘Why are they shushing?’ Like, we’re simply attempting to cheer. However yea, she got here off, and he or she was like, ‘I don’t know why they have been shushing in the course of my routine.’”
Biles echoed the sentiment after the ground last, saying, “It was actually bizarre and awkward. And we’ve requested a number of instances if we are able to have some music or some background noise. So I’m not actually certain what occurred there, however yeah, not our favourite. None of us preferred it.”
Italy’s Alice D’Amato was capable of keep away from the error bug and hit a clear routine to attain a 14.366 and win the gold – Italy’s first in girls’s gymnastics. The triumph comes after D’Amato was a devastating fourth within the all-around and fifth on uneven bars by small margins.
China’s Zhou Yaqin, the 2023 world silver medalist, was capable of hold on to the silver regardless of touching the beam due to her excessive issue. D’Amato’s teammate Manila Esposito received the bronze after only one massive steadiness examine.
“If I didn’t have any phrases after profitable silver within the staff competitors, I undoubtedly don’t have any phrases proper now,” D’Amato stated. “I attempted to maintain focused on my routine. I used to be very upset after having narrowly missed out on the medals within the all-around and the uneven bars last. I actually didn’t need to go dwelling with out one other medal. So I persevered to attain this medal. I don’t know what to say. I can’t imagine it. I didn’t even anticipate to win a medal on beam, not to mention the gold. I’ll soak in all of the feelings and can do this for so long as I can.”
Excessive bar was one other pageant of falls, with six of the eight athletes falling on releases or their dismount. Ultimately, it was Japan’s Oka who was triumphant after profitable his fourth medal of the Video games and his third gold after the staff last and all-around. At simply 17, the youngest male competitor within the discipline, Angel Barajas, turned Colombia’s first Olympic medalist in gymnastics after a 14.533 that tied Oka however misplaced on the execution tie break. Regardless of each counting falls, China’s Zhang Boheng and Chinese language Taipei’s Tang Chia-Hung tied for the bronze with matching issue and execution scores to complete 13.966s.
“I may not have recognized all of the previous champions, however carving out my place in historical past feels superb,” Oka stated. “Competing at such a excessive degree amongst legendary names is an honor.”
Because the day winded down, the beam and ground medalists entered the combined zone for one last press convention. When requested for his or her parting phrases, Simone Biles stated, “It means the world that I may come again out right here and compete on a world stage once more, representing my nation. I couldn’t have requested for a greater Olympic Video games, higher assist system, higher teammates. So thanks, Paris.”
It’s a stark distinction to the Tokyo Video games three years in the past, however that’s all previously now. Biles leaves Paris with 11 Olympic medals to her title – 4 from this Video games, three being gold.
“I’ve completed far more than my wildest goals, not simply at this Olympics, however within the sport,” Biles stated. “So I can’t be mad at my performances. A pair years in the past, I didn’t suppose I’d be again right here at an Olympic Video games, so competing after which strolling away with 4 medals, I’m not mad about it. I’m fairly happy with myself, and it’s all the time so thrilling to compete.”
Biles solely is aware of what her future holds, and possibly that call remains to be up within the air. In spite of everything, she didn’t shut the door on LA 2028 earlier this week. However different athletes have alluded to Biles calling it a profession, and the newest was her teammate and pal, Chiles, who responded to the above quote softly, saying, “I’m gonna miss you, man.”
Possibly it’s as a result of Chiles is doubtlessly heading again to UCLA to complete out her NCAA profession. Possibly it’s as a result of each will take an prolonged break after the Gold Over America Tour this fall. Or possibly it’s as a result of nothing stays the identical. Possibly the Biggest of All Time is prepared for a brand new chapter.
Life isn’t excellent, and neither was Biles’ meet in Paris (though it was darn shut). However similar to she has proven the world you don’t need to be excellent to be the GOAT, you don’t must win all of the gold to have a fairytale ending.
Hold studying for a play-by-play recap of the ultimate day. Click on right here to begin from the start.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:35 p.m.
FINAL from Paris! What a dramatic ending, with Barbosu getting edged out of the medals and Chiles profitable bronze after an inquiry!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:32 p.m.
Jordan Chiles (USA) FX: Certified third with a 13.866…. Time to shut out the Video games! Full-twisting double format, rebound leg up, however nonetheless fairly tidy. Punch entrance full by to full-twisting double again, small hop. Double wolf flip. Double format, single step ahead. Crowd loves it! We’ll see if it’s sufficient for a medal… 13.666, off the rostrum in fifth… inquiry submitted, accepted. It’s a 13.766 – that’s third!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:24 p.m.
Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (ROU) FX: Tucked double-double, small hop. Double format to punch entrance, small adjustment. Full-twisting double again, hop again. Double again, almost caught, small hop. 13.700 – 4th proper now after tie break with teammate Barbosu! Inquiry submitted on D-score… unchanged. She appears V sad.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:21 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) FX: Over-cooked her triple-double in warmup, however she appears okay… Triple-double, small hop again, no worries. Punch entrance full by to tucked double-double, two ft out of bounds. Double wolf flip, bit wobbly however she’s good. Sticks the double format half to remain in bounds! Two ft out of bounds on double format. That’s six-tenths on out of bounds. Might make it attention-grabbing. 14.133 as a result of out of bounds, which implies Rebeca is in first! She may inquire as a result of imagine they took a tenth on issue, however she might not care.
OH THE SASS. She saluted for a longggg second earlier than holding it as she walked off the rostrum.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:17 p.m.
Alice D’Amato (ITA) FX: Certified fifth with a 13.700… Double Y-turn, wonderful. Tucked double-double, small hop again. Triple twist, single foot out of bounds. Double wolf flip. Entrance handspring double full, small hop ahead. 13.600 – into third.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:13 p.m.
Ana Barbosu (ROU) FX: Whip to full-twisting double again, hop again. Pike 1/1. 2.5 to entrance full, out of bounds. Double wolf flip. Double again to punch entrance, small hop… Fairly certain her Gogean was additionally among the finest we’ve seen this Video games! 13.700 – into 2nd!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:09 p.m.
Rina Kishi (JPN) FX: Certified eighth with a 13.600. Tucked double-double, small step. Entrance full to entrance double full, regarded like she had one foot on the road. Triple wolf flip. Falls out of Memmel flip. Double again, massive step again and somewhat slide. Double pike, under-rotated barely, step ahead. 13.166.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 3:04 p.m.
Ou Yushan (CHN) FX: Certified sixth with a 13.666. Triple twist, single step. 2.5 to entrance tuck (as an alternative of pike, not on function), hop and two ft out of bounds. Triple flip. Double again, small hop again. Double L-turn. Triple wolf flip. 13.000.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:57 p.m.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) FX: Certified 2nd with a 13.900… Punch entrance full by to full-twisting double again, caught. Full-twisting double format, hop step again. Double Y-turn to stag. Double format, small hop again. Double pike, single step. We’ll see what the rating is, however ought to be on the rostrum. 14.166! Inquiry submitted on D-score – denied.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:53 p.m.
Manila Esposito (ITA) FX: Certified seventh with a 13.633. The toe level of our goals! Triple wolf flip, sleek! Double format, under-rotated, imagine she did that in all-around last too? Falls to her knees. Y-turn is insanely stunning. 2.5 to entrance format, smooth knees and leg separation on the format. Double pike, stumbles again, out of bounds. 12.133.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:47 p.m.
Ladies’s ground last to shut the Video games for gymnastics! Let’s make it one (please).
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:23 p.m.
FINAL from an insane excessive bar last. First-ever gymnastics medal for Colombia!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:22 p.m.
6 of 8 athletes within the males’s excessive bar last fell. Many on dismounts. Zhang and Tang are at present tied for the bronze regardless of falls – WILD.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:21 p.m.
Su Weide (CHN) HB: Tak full, on high of the bar. Tak half, additionally excellent. Liukin. Laid-out Tkatchev. Kolman. Czech large. Stalder. Laid-out double-double… and falls ahead – 13.433 is fifth.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:19 p.m.
Tin Srbic (CRO) HB: 2020 silver medalist. Swinging nice onto the stalder straddle Tkatchev, and he’s off…. laying down along with his fingers over his eyes, upset little question. One other main mistake after re-mounting, and he’s off once more. Caught full-twisting double format. 11.333.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:12 p.m.
Zhang Boheng (CHN) HB: Tak full. Tak half to Kolman. Cassina. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle. Taktchev. Czech large – awe from the gang. Beneath-rotated laid-out double-double, and he falls ahead, touching the mat! 13.966 – tied for third with Tang!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:08 p.m.
Takaaki Sugino (JPN) HB: Certified third with a 14.733. Pegan, one arm however will get it again fast. Sadly falls on the following launch. 11.633.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:04 p.m.
Marios Georgiou (CYP) HB: Tak full. Tak half. Cassina. Kolman. Tak. Stalder. Hop 1/1. One-arm large 1/1. Full-twisitng double format, too lengthy and too quick on the rotations, falls ahead. 13.333.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 2:01 p.m.
Angel Barajas (COL) HB: Tak full. Tak half to laid-out Tkatchev, bent knees and arches, not sufficient air it appeared. Cassina, gorgeous. Kovacs to Kolman, crowd loves that. Hop 1/1. Toe-on. Laid-out double-double, small hop. 17 years previous – youngest males’s creative gymnast on the Video games! 14.533 – tied with Oka however loses the tie break, so he’s into 2nd!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:57 p.m.
Shinnosuke Oka (JPN) HB: Tak full. Tak half. Kolman, clear. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle Tkatchev. Czech giants to the awe of the gang. Laid-out double-double – caught! 14.533!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:53 p.m.
Tang Chia-Hung (TPE) HB: Certified 2nd with a 14.933. Tak half to laid-out Tkatchev to straddle Tkatchev to pike Taktchev, clear. Cassina, fingertips, and he falls. Cassina once more, catches it. Tak full to Walstrom. One-arm large 1/1. Full-twisting double format, a lot air, and sticks it. 13.966.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:47 p.m.
Begin checklist for the boys’s excessive bar last (that none of us are recovered for!)
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:28 p.m.
FINAL from essentially the most dramatic beam last.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:23 p.m.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) BB: Certified third with a 14.500. Swap leap mount. Swap leap to modify half to separate bounce, good. Again handspring to format stepout, good. Entrance aerial, hesitation, little arm swing. Swap ring. Facet aerial, little bend. Ring bounce, stunning. Full flip, litttleeee lean. Following jumps are good. Double pike, hop again. Will she lastly be golden in Paris!? 13.933 – 4th!!! Appears she missed a number of connections, which implies her D-score took successful.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:17 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) BB: One factor she doesn’t have? A beam gold. She’s the two-time bronze medalist on the previous two Video games. Swap leap mount. Swap leap to modify half to again pike, clear as all the time. Triple wool flip. Entrance aerial to separate bounce to straddle bounce. Again handspring to format stepout…. and he or she’s off. Facet aerial. Full-twisting double again, staggered touchdown however caught. Certified 2nd with a 14.733. Actually was a wonderful set apart from the autumn. Rating: 13.100 – 4th. No third straight bronze for her. Bought a -0.3 deduction for… not saluting the judges doubtlessly?
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:13 p.m.
Alice D’Amato (ITA) BB: Certified seventh with a 13.866. Has narrowly missed out on a number of particular person medals right here… can she do it at the moment? Swap leap mount to entrance aerial to straddle bounce to Sissone. Swap leap to modify ring. Again handspring to format stepout, good. Punch entrance, small adjustment on the touchdown. Double wolf flip. 2.5 twist is mainly caught! That ought to be rating! 14.366 – into 1st with two to go! She’s assured a medal!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:07 p.m.
This enviornment is getting very tense. Individuals are rooting on the gymnasts, together with the gymnasts on the ground, however others within the crowd are shhhh-ing very noticeably left and proper for the previous couple athletes.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:06 p.m.
Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (ROU) BB: Motion-packed routine to return. Can she hit it? Roundoff full-twisting format, bends in half, and falls off. Hits the two-footed format collection to comply with. Splits the beam on the following ability. Finishes properly and a double again dismount. 11.733.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 1:03 p.m.
Manila Esposito (ITA) BB: A shocking beam employee with the potential to make this podium! Certified sixth with a 13.966. Again handspring mount to speedy format stepout to again handspring. Swap leap to separate 1/2 to again handspring, fabulous. Entrance aerial, smallest of hesitations. Facet aerial, leg up steadiness examine. Beautiful work into the triple wolf flip, clear. Again walkover is gorgeous. Her toe level is elegant. Double pike, caught! Solely mistake was that leg up partway by. Must be rating. 14.000. Zhou’s D-score is sort of some extent larger, which is why she’s forward regardless of the key mistake.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:56 p.m.
Julia Soares (BRA) BB: Entrance candle mount with half flip. Double wolf flip, strong. Again handspring format. Entrance aerial to separate bounce to again tuck, slightesttttt of checks. Swap leap. Actually attacking the beam. Subsequent leap she’s off. Completed robust. Good double pike dismount.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:53 p.m.
Sunisa Lee (USA) BB: Going for the straddle mount as soon as once more, so no format right here in Paris – good transfer. Triple wolf flip, strong. Entrance aerial to separate bounce to again handspring, wonderful. Swap leap to modify half to ring bounce, excellent. Facet aerial to format stepout to format stepout, splits the beam – devastating. Tough fall. Swap ring, one other bobble, leg up. Piked gainer full dismount. The hit components have been completely stellar. She was clear she wished beam gold right here, so little question upset, however she appears in good spirits. Who is aware of, possibly that will probably be motivation for a run at LA? 13.100.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:47 p.m.
Zhou Yaqin (CHN) BB: Certified 1st with a 14.866. Arabesque mount, pretty. Entrance handspring entrance tuck to separate bounce, wonderful. Swap ring, cutting-edge. Facet somi, floats to a tuck bounce 1/1 to a different bounce 1/1 after which a steadiness examine, bends over, touches the beam. You may hear Simone rooting her on, saying, “There you go. Come on!” over the remainder of the ladies, who’re all cheering for her to complete robust. Triple twist, massive step. 14.100 – inquiry submitted, rating unchanged.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:43 p.m.
Right here’s the beginning checklist! Reigning world silver medalist Zhou Yaqin beginning issues off. Reigning world gold medalist Simone Biles second to final. Rebeca Andrade, the reigning world bronze medalist, is final.
Zhou certified first, simply barely forward of Biles. Andrade behind them. Lee has made it clear beam gold is one among her greatest targets right here. She was fourth in qualifying.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:34 p.m.
Beam last developing shortly!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:23 p.m.
One other one for the GOAT of parallel bars! Zou Jingyuan finishes his Video games with three medals: gold on parallel bars, silver on staff, silver on rings.
Illia Kovtun wins his first Olympic medal with the silver! Shinnosuke Oka continues a stellar Video games, including parallel bars bronze to his two golds from the staff and all-around.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:21 p.m.
Shinnosuke Oka (JPN) PB: Certified third with a 15.300. Already a two-time gold medalist with the staff and within the all-around. This routine ought to produce a podium worthy rating after he floated by it. Not sufficient to catch Zou, however possibly Illia? Caught double entrance half. 15.300, and he’s third!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:18 p.m.
Lukas Dauser (GER) PB: Tore his bicep just a few weeks in the past however is someway right here and certified fifth with a 15.166. The reigning world champion and 2020 silver medalist. He’s had per week since qualifying to relaxation up and recuperate. Early mistake when he clips the bar in a flip. Remainder of the routine is sweet. Double entrance half and a hop again. The truth that he’s even competing right here is unbelievable. 13.700.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:14 p.m.
Zou Jingyuan (CHN) PB: Now, for the person, the parable, the legend. Actually, the undisputed GOAT of this equipment. Certified 1st with a 16.200 and is the defending Olympic champion. Straddle entrance is sky-high. So is the Bhavsar. This crowd appreciates the artist at work. Tippelt is so floaty. Double entrance half, sticks it with nice chest place. That ought to do it for one more Olympic title. 16.200 to match his qualifying. All in a day’s work for Zou Jingyuan!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:10 p.m.
Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) PB: 2016 Olympic champion! Can he return to the rostrum after challenges the previous few years? Instantly doesn’t hit handstand to open. He’s working in a short time by this set, however parallel bars isn’t purported to be fast essentially – it could actually present an absence of management. Mistake on his Bhavsar, clipping the bar which ends up in a kind concern and disrupts his rhythm, after which he falls on a single bar handstand instantly after. Positively settles in for the ultimate moments. Double entrance half, caught. 13.300 – fifth proper now.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:04 p.m.
Wataru Tanigawa (JPN) PB: Swinging good however then a mistake out of 1 his baskets to handstand, when he walks just a few shoulder lengths throughout the bar, attempting to not fall. Deep within the knees on the dismount, however caught it. 14.133 – 4th proper now.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 12:00 p.m.
Ferhat Arican (TUR) PB: Certified seventh with a 15.033. This routine is tough however the execution is missing in comparison with the earlier to. Some changes, muscling at factors. Nearly goes over on a handstand, however is ready to preserve it collectively. Caught double entrance half, and he’s very completely satisfied! 15.100 – into third after tie break with Zhang.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 11:58 a.m.
Zhang Boheng (CHN) PB: Certified 2nd with a 15.333. Nice extension all through. Wonderful present of flexibility. Fabulous releases together with a wonderful Bhavsar (though nothing compares to teammate Zou’s). Double entrance half, small hop. 15.100 – into 2nd. Issue simply isn’t there for the rostrum.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 11:53 a.m.
Illia Kovtun (UKR) PB: Certified sixth with a 15.166. Swinging easily. Wonderful Makuts. Stunning handstands and transitions. Clear Diamidov. Handstand on one rail – crowd liked. Had one second the place he needed to muscle somewhat.. Double entrance dismount with a big hop again. 15.500 – upped his issue by three-tenths!
Mon. Aug 5 @ 11:48 a.m.
Right here’s the beginning checklist for parallel bars! First half contact taking place now.
Mon. Aug 5 @ 11:00 a.m.
Welcome inside Bercy Area for day three of occasion finals! At present’s lineup consists of males’s parallel bars, girls’s steadiness beam, males’s excessive bar, and ladies’s ground. All of it begins at 11:45 a.m. CEST/ 5:45 a.m. EDT.
