Simone Biles becomes most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast, leads Team USA to women’s team gold

Biles, along with Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera, now land themselves in the history books as just the fourth American team to win an Olympic gold medal in this event.

Biles said after landing her vault – the event where she got the ‘twisties‘ that forced her to withdraw from the team final and several events in Tokyo – that she felt a sense of relief. 

“I was like, phew, at least no flashbacks or anything,” Biles said. “I did feel a lot of relief and after I landed vault I was like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re definitely going to do this.'” 

Carey, the reigning Olympic champion on floor, opted not to compete the event in the team final after a scary fall in the qualifying round, stating after the competition that she wasn’t feeling well. 

“This means everything to me, I’m so honored to be on this team and to have been able to contribute today,” Carey said. “This week hasn’t exactly gone how I wanted it to, but I’m just grateful that I was able to compete tonight and get the job done and do exactly what this team needed from me.”