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US superstar Simone Biles said it was “just the right thing to do” after she and team-mate Jordan Chiles bowed down to Olympic gold medallist Rebeca Andrade after the floor final in Paris.<\/b><\/p>\n
Biles had been hoping to win a fourth gold at these Games but a couple of mistakes meant she had to settle for silver behind the Brazilian.<\/p>\n
However, the 27-year-old, who is the world’s most decorated gymnast, was far from disappointed and instead joined Chiles in showing admiration to Andrade in one of the iconic images of these Games.<\/p>\n
The trio also made history as the first all-black podium in men or women’s gymnastics at the Olympics.<\/p>\n
“Rebeca’s so amazing, she’s a queen,” said Biles. “She’s such an excitement to watch and then all the fans in the crowd were always cheering for her, so it was just the right thing to do.<\/p>\n
“It was an all-black podium so that was super-exciting for us, but then Jordan was like ‘should we bow to her?’ and I was like ‘absolutely’.”<\/p>\n
Andrade, who lost out on the all-around title to Biles last week, appreciated the show of respect, saying: “It was very cute of them. <\/p>\n
“They are the world’s best athletes and what they did means a lot to me. We’re always rooting for each other, the final is very difficult for everyone.”<\/p>\n
Biles now has 11 Olympic medals after winning team, all-around and vault golds in Paris to go with her floor silver, while she was fifth in the beam final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n