Simone Biles and Rebecca Andrade are undoubtedly two of the best athletes who have ever seen the world of gymnastics. Recently, the two re -gathered for a football trip to Madrid, days after the Laureus Sports interaction.
While Biles has been the most intense gymnast of all time, Andrade is the most successful Brazilian Olympian in history and the only one who has been able to chase Americans in recent years. In 2024, Andrade defeated Biles at the upstairs at the Paris Olympics, an event in which the latter was a dominant force during her career.
Despite the rivalry on the mat, Biles and Andrade held a close friendship. Recently, the duo attended the Barcelona FC football game against Real Madrid, which took place at the La Cartuja stadium. Simone Biles Divided Exodus on your Instagram, simply inscribing them,
“🤍💚🤍💚🤍💚.”
Together, Biles and Andrade were part of many ‘first’ in the history of gymnastics, including the first completely black Olympic Gymnastics, which occurred during the event upstairs event on 2024 games.
Simone Biles thinks about the competition with Rebec Andrade
Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade They have been fierce competitors at the gym throughout their careers. However, the duo always quickly cheered on the victory of each other. Recently, the two were united at the Laureus Sports Awards, where Biles was awarded the world’s sports wife of the year, while Andrade won the return of the year.
At the Laureus Sports Award, Biles felt her feelings competing with her Brazilian rival. Thinking about how the duo changed the gymnastics sport, she told CNN,
“I feel like we have pushed the sport ahead so much difficulty and I think our friendship, our friend and our difficulty was super exciting to see because we were doing things that a gymnastics community never thought would ever see. Get out of two different countries, two black girls, it’s really amazing and honor.”
In the same interview, Biles also spoke of his iconic moment during the podium ceremony Paris Olympicswhere she and colleague American Jordan Chiles bowed to Andrade as she stepped first.
“We simply like to compete with Rebecca and win or lose it is always with Grace. At that moment, he felt true to do it Rebecca, just because she’s such a legend in gymnastics, and I think this is just the beginning of her career. I think she has a couple more under the belt and she’s just amazing.”
During her career, she won 11 Olympic medals, while Rebecca Andrade won six. The duo has competed together in the last three games, and it remains to be seen whether once again he will face each other at the La Olympics.
Edited by Riddhi Acharya
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2025-04-28 06:22:00
Riddhi Acharya
