Simone Biles

Real friends … iron your clothes?
As the official flag bearer for Team U.S.A. in the Closing Ceremony in Rio, 19-year-old Simone Biles needs to look sharp. And with some help from fellow Final Five teammate Laurie Hernandez, the five-time Olympic medalist showed off her freshly ironed Ralph Lauren uniform for the ceremony. “Thanks roomie … closing ceremony outfit @ sam mikulak HA,” Biles wrote, calling out men’s Olympic gymnast Sam Mikulak in a Snapchat post showing Hernandez ironing her white “U.S.A.” shirt. Soon after, Biles posted a mirror selfie of the two gymnasts in their outfits. “Closing ceremonies ready,” Biles wrote on the photo posted to her Snapchat account.

Simone Biles was so heavily favored to win a gold medal in the All-Around women’s gymnastics individual finals that for months everyone has just been wondering who would win second place – her victory was that certain.

As predicted, the 19-year-old phenom swept the competition, securing her first place finish by 2.1 points (the largest margin in the history of gymnastics, where these things sometimes come down to a fraction of a point). But even knowing that Simone Biles would slay didn’t make her last performance of the night, on the floor, any less stunning. She flips so high off the ground it leaves you breathless, then lands every tumbling pass like it’s no big thing at all. For an athlete who rarely messes up, it takes a really flawless routine to stand out – and this one did.

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