Simone Biles and the rest of the women’s gymnastics team are finally done competing at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and to celebrate their incredible victories they got a special visit from Zac Efron!
The 28-year-old actor came all the way to Rio to surprise Simone, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez, after hearing about Simone‘s crush on him!
The girls were sure to share tons of photos from the meeting on Twitter and Simone even shared a video getting a kiss on the cheek from Zac!
“he kissed me on the cheek just letting y’all know @ZacEfron,” she wrote, later adding, “proof : had to do a retake bc I thought we were taking a picture then he kissed me instead <3"
Simone later shared another cute photo, saying, ” just call me mrs.efron already!”
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman have claimed the gold and silver medals, respectively, following the women’s gymnastics floor routine final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics on Tuesday (August 16) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The wins mark the final events for the Team USA’s gymnasts and becomes Simone‘s fifth medal of the games and Aly‘s third.
The final medal also makes Simone the first American woman to win four gymnastics gold medals in a single game and puts her among an elite group to win five medals in one Olympics.
During the floor routine, Simone and Aly were followed by Great Britain’s Amy Tinkler, won bronze.
Gabby Douglas has been met with a lot of criticism during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and she’s finally responding to the Internet haters who have hurt her.
Comments from haters began when the 20-year-old gymnast didn’t place her hand on her heart during the national anthem and they’ve also commented on her appearance, her lack of support for her teammates and her patriotism.
“When they talk about my hair or me not putting my hand up on my heart or me being very salty in the stands, they’re really criticizing me, and it doesn’t really feel good. It was a little bit hurtful,” Gabby told the Washington Post.
She added, “Everything I’ve gone through has been a lot this time around and I apologize if [I seemed] really mad in the stands. I wasn’t. I was supporting Aly. And I always will support them and respect them in everything they do. I never want anyone to take it as I was jealous or I wanted attention. Never. I support them, and I’m sorry that I wasn’t showing it. I’ve been through a lot. I still love them. I still love the people who love me. Still love them who hate me. I’m just going to stand on that.”
Sydney McLaughlin competes during the Women’s 400m Hurdles Heat during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Monday (August 15) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 17-year-old New Jersey native finished fifth in her heat at 56.32 seconds, qualifying her for the semifinals.
“It’s exciting to be here, but it’s also a little intimidating,” Sydney said (via NJ.com). “A lot of people have done this before and are more experienced to me, but just to be here at my age representing my country is amazing.”
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Katie Ledecky is beaming while heading to her Today show interview on Monday (August 15) in
The 19-year-old swimmer has won numerous gold medals throughout the Olympics and has broken world records in the process.
“It’s fun to swim fast. I’m happy with how this whole week has gone. It’s never easy to break a world record. It takes a lot of hard work, every day getting in the pool, and giving it my all. It was my last race of the meet here, and I wanted to remember it really well,” Katie said during her interview. Watch below!
Congrats are in order for Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez!
The Olympians competed in the Women’s Gymnastics Balance Beam event at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics held at the Rio Olympic Arena on Monday (August 15) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Laurie won the silver medal and Simone won the bronze medal! Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers won the gold medal for the event. Congrats to all the competitors today!
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Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman all sit down for an interview with Good Morning America on Monday (August 15).
The group gave the joint interview and were asked about celebrities they want to meet (Blake Lively, Zac Efron, and more!), and their plans for after the Olympics. The athletes mentioned they want to eat pizza and ice cream, and do some serious binge watching.
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Watch the entire interview below!
