US gymnasts맥스카지노 show of sportsmanship wins hearts in iconic podium moment
A heartwarming display of sportsmanship by two American gymnasts has won praise from fans in a viral moment that lit up social media and is likely to become another enduring image of the Paris Olympics.
It all happened Monday when Brazilian gymnastics gold medalist Rebeca Andrade approached the podium for the medal ceremony following a women맥스카지노s floor final full of twists and turns.
Showing no hard feelings, American duo Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles turned to Andrade from the lower section of the podium and bowed to the Brazilian, who raised her arms in triumph.
The golden moment, which also marked the first all-Black Olympics gymnastics podium, touched hearts on social media.
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Under a video of the ceremony, viewed more than 300,000 time on Instagram, Nigerian-American basketball player Atonye Nyingifa said: 맥스카지노Love to see great sportsmanship!!!맥스카지노
Fenwa Famakinwa Milhouse, another Instagram user, said: 맥스카지노Literal tears - this is how we show up for one another. It맥스카지노s beautiful to see.맥스카지노
Biles, the most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time, appeared to have put together another stunning performance but landing out of bounds twice cost the U.S. star six-tenths of a point, enough to bring her score down to 14.133 behind gold medalist Andrade, who scored a 14.166.
But Biles, who now has 11 Olympic medals including seven golds, seemed to take the disappointment in her stride as she hailed Andrade as the new ruler of the floor.
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Chiles, who won bronze in a dramatic twist after she challenged the judges맥스카지노 score, said she wanted to make sure that Andrade got the praise she felt the Brazilian deserved and that the new gold medalist is one of the kinder competitors to go up against.
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