Hollywood was out in force to support Simone Biles and Team USA as they won the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team final Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
One of the most anticipated and hyped events of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and shown live this morning on NBC and Peacock, the intense competition at the Bercy Arena in the City of Light’s 12th District drew a high-profile crowd.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were in attendance, cheering on the American quartet. Equally passionate for the team in the arena were Spike Lee, Natalie Portman and Serena Williams. NBC’s Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie also were pumping their fists in excitement from the stands as Team USA topped rivals on the balance beam, uneven bars, vault and floor exercise — Biles’ best event — in the competition.
From left: Team USA’s Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee celebrate after winning the gold medal in women’s gymnastics TuesdayNaomi Baker/Getty Images
“That was fire,” Lee was seen proclaiming of Chiles’ double-layout-ending floor routine, which was awarded a 13.966. By the time a smiling Biles hit the floor in full flight to Taylor Swift‘s “…Ready for It?” the gold was almost a forgone conclusion.
The “USA! USA!” chant from the audience was the icing on the Olympic cake. In the end, It was USA for the gold, Italy for the silver — its first medal in the event since 1928 — and Brazil for the bronze. As of now, Biles has won five Olympic golds and eight medals total, the most for any American gymnast ever.
Olympics greats Michael Phelps, Nadia Comaneci and Tony Estanguet, who is the head of Paris 2024 committee, also were there in person today. Up on their feet for the team over and over today were Biles’ husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, and retired Super Bowl winner Jason Kelce, plus Prince Albert II of Monaco and Bill Gates – as you can see in the photo gallery below.
Taking a fairly early lead over Italy and China, Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee never really looked back Tuesday. While Team USA’s Hezly Rivera was with her teammates today, she was not in competition. She got the lowest score at the qualifier and didn’t make the final in any individual gymnastics event.
Tuesday’s win for the first gold in the women’s team final since Rio 2016. The women’s gymnastics team took the silver at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were held in 2021 due to the global Covid pandemic. Biles withdrew from much of those Games in Japan “to focus on my mental health,” as she put it at the time. She returned for the balance beam competition and won a bronze medal.
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