Simone Bilesis one proud teammate.
The four-time Olympic gold medalist, 24, praised Sunisa Lee following the 18-year-old’sgold medal winin the women’s gymnastics individual all-around on Thursday.
“CONGRATS PRINCESS 🤍✨✨ absolutely killed it!!!” Bileswroteon Instagram alongside a photograph of the pair posing together after the team’s silver medal win in the team final on Tuesday.
“OLYMPIC CHAMPION RIGHT HERE !!! So so so beyond proud of you!!!!” she added.
Biles wasin the stands to supportLee and Jade Carey as they competed, after unexpectedly pulling out of the team and all-around events earlier this week, citing her mental health.
Sunisa Lee.Simone Biles/Instagram
After a nearly flawless flour routine, Lee ended the competition with 57.433, enough to put her ahead of silver medalist Rebeca Andrade and the Russian Olympic Committee’s Angelina Melnikova. Carey, who replaced Biles in the final, came in 8th.
Sunisa Lee and Simone Biles.Simone Biles/Instagram
Sunisa Lee.Jamie Squire/Getty
Biles, who dropped out of the team final a shaky vault landing, also praised her teammates for their second-place victory earlier this week.
Biles' final four events — the individual finals vault, beam, uneven bars and floor — begin this coming Monday. It remains unclear if she’ll participate in those, or will opt out as well.
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source: people.com
