Rebeca Andrade Claims Second Consecutive Silver in Women’s Gymnastics Individual All-Around at 2024 Paris Games

2024 Paris GamesIt’s a case of silver déjà vu for Rebeca Andrade.

The 25-year-old Brazilian artistic gymnast, the most decorated Brazilian and Latin American gymnast of all time, has claimed the silver medal in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 2024 Paris Games.

Rebeca AndradeAndrade had previously won the silver medal in the same category at the 2020 Tokyo Games, becoming the first Brazilian female gymnast to medal at an Olympic Games.

Andrade, who led the Brazilian team to its first team Olympic medal ever at earlier in the week, finished the competition with a 57.932 after the four rotations, 1.199 points behind Team USA’s Simone Biles. Suni Lee claimed the bronze with a 56.465.

Rebeca AndradeAndrade surged past Biles midway through the all-around finals at raucous Bercy Arena and had the opportunity to produce the biggest upset of the Games so far after Biles botched a transition on uneven bars.

But Biles fought back. She turned in a great beam routine and was amazing on the floor exercise to turn things around as she claimed a second gold in the competition, eight years after her triumph in Rio de Janeiro.

“Simone is the best, and she brings out the best of me,” Andrade said.

In the end, Andrade scored a 15.100 on the vault, a 14.666 on the uneven bars, a 14.133 on the balance beam and a 14.033 in the floor exercise.

Despite the silver finish, Andrade was all smiles.

“I’ve worked so hard to achieve this,” Andrade said. “It’s just unbelievable. I had so much fun, every single moment has been sensational.”

Hezly Rivera & U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Claim Gold at 2024 Paris Games

2024 Paris GamesShe’s only 16 years old, but Hezly Rivera is an Olympic gold medalist.

The Dominican American artistic gymnast and her Team USA women’s gymnastics team mates earned the gold during the 2024 Paris Games team finals on Tuesday at Bercy Arena.

Hezly Rivera & Team USAPowered by a brilliant performance by Simone Biles, the U.S. women’s gymnastics program returned to the top of the sport after finishing in second at the 2020 Tokyo Games

It’s the ninth straight time the U.S. team has reached the podium and its first Olympic championship since the 2016 Summer Games.

Rivera was not selected for an event in the team finals but competed in the qualification rounds on Sunday in the uneven bars and balance beam.

Hezly Rivera & Team USAShe’s the youngest of nearly 600 American athletes at this year’s Olympics and the lone rookie on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team – joining Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Suni Lee.

The United States finished the team finals with 171.296 points to hold off Italy in second (165.494) and Brazil in third (164.497).

Biles closed out the night with a floor routine en route to her eighth Olympic medal, passing Shannon Miller for the most by an American gymnast.