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after stepping out of bounds several times during her routine, she and Chiles had no hard feelings and celebrated Andrade’s victory on the podium in memorable fashion.
At one point during the medal ceremony, Biles and Chiles dropped to their knees and honored their Brazilian counterpart with a “we’re not worthy” bow straight out of “Wayne’s World.” “First, it was an all-Black podium, so that was super exciting for us,” she said. “But then Jordan was like, ‘Should we bow to her?’ And I was like, ‘Absolutely.’”
Gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil, silver medalist Simone Biles of Team United States and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles of Team United States celebrate on the podium at the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Medal Ceremony Aug. 5, 2024 in Paris. “I love myself, my skin color. But I’m also not focused on that,” said Andrade, who prior to Monday had earned two silver medals and one bronze at the Games. “Rebeca goes beyond her color. And the same goes for Jordan, for Simone. The idea is it serves as an incentive. Sometimes it may be more difficult for you because of you skin color. But you can do it, and we proved it’s possible.
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