Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her first gold medal in Paris. Hollywood stars like Natalie Portman were there live.
The American Simone Biles (27) won her first gold medal at the Olympic Games since Rio de Janeiro 2016 on Tuesday evening. Team USA triumphed safely in the team competition. Hollywood stars, US sports greats and Prince Albert II (66) of Monaco witnessed the victory of the US gymnasts up close in the Bercy Arena in Paris.
Nicole Kidman, Serena Williams and record-breaking Olympian Michael Phelps in the audience
Superstar Tom Cruise (62), Jessica Chastain (47) and “Vogue” boss Anna Wintour (74) were among those who watched Biles’ qualification on Sunday live in the stadium. Hollywood stars Natalie Portman (43) and Nicole Kidman (57) saw Team USA’s gold triumph on July 30. The latter was in the stadium with her husband Keith Urban (56) and family. Tennis legend Serena Williams (42) and 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps (39) also did not miss the Biles show. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (68) also experienced the historic moment on site.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won four gold medals at her first Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In 2021 in Tokyo, however, she dropped out of the team final and stayed away from competitions for two years afterwards. In Paris, the 27-year-old now has further medal chances in the coming days. More medals are possible in the all-around and the individual finals of vault, floor and balance beam.
Source: Stern
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