Simone Biles on Saturday won her seventh Olympic gold medal after winning the women's artistic gymnastics Vault final, continuing to add onto what has been a historic Olympics in Paris for the star American gymnast.
Making the moment even sweeter for Biles and the Americans was that teammate Jade Carey managed to bring home the bronze medal in the competition.
But make no mistake. Biles, who performed her signature Yurchenko double pike—called the Biles II—took center stage, securing a score of 15.3 to gain the edge over Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who ended with a 14.966, and Carey, who notched a fine 14.46.
OH WOW. 🤩
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2024
Simone Biles just NAILED this vault in the final! #ParisOlympics
📺 NBC, E! and Peacock pic.twitter.com/fgFeDjZuQg
Meanwhile, Carey, who earned a gold medal alongside Biles in the women's team final, had vowed to redeem herself after her eighth-place finish in the Vault final in Tokyo. And redeem herself, she did, as Carey nailed her Olympic moment.
JADE CAREY JUST DID THAT 😱
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 3, 2024
She’s taking home bronze in the women’s vault!
📺: @NBCOlympics & @peacock #ParisOlympics
pic.twitter.com/Hn5tfF7oYM
And her reaction said it all.
A fluke mistake took Jade Carey out of the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympic vault final. She's waited 3 years for another shot at this moment – and just got clinched the OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL 🥉 pic.twitter.com/R5GPUnUIsx
— Blind Landing Podcast (@BlindLandingPod) August 3, 2024
Then the two star gymnasts shared the moment together.
even better when we get to do it together 🫶 pic.twitter.com/v4dL08tqTZ
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 3, 2024
Biles will have two more chances at a medal in Paris, in the Balance Beam and Floor finals on August 5.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Simone Biles Wins Seventh Gold Medal, Jade Carey Secures Bronze in Vault .
