Rebeca Andrade has earned her place in Brazil Olympics history.
The 25-year-old Brazilian artistic gymnast earned a silver in the women’s gymnastics vault final at the 2024 Paris Games on Saturday to tie the record for the most Olympic medals of any athlete in Brazil history.
Team USA’s Simone Biles claimed the gold while her compatriot Jade Carey took home the bronze.
Days after facing off against Biles in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition, where he won silver, Andrade ended up with an average score of 14.966 after her two vaults,
Biles completed her two vaults with a commanding combined score of 15.300.
Jade ended with 14.466.
While Simone reigned as champion in her categories, Andrade has proven she has what it takes to keep up. In fact, Rebeca—who won silver in the vault at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where she became the first South American woman to make it to the podium in the event—is a force to be reckoned with.
“I don’t wanna compete with Rebeca no more—I’m tired,” Simone quipped to reporters after the competition August 1. “She’s way too close.”
Laughing at the friendly competition, she added, “I’ve never had an athlete that close, so it definitely put me on my toes and it brought out the best athlete in myself.”
