Top 5 viral memes from women's gymnastics finals at Paris Olympics 2024 ft. Simone Biles and Flavia Saraiva

It was an exciting day for the gymnastics fan at the Paris Olympics 2024 as Simone Biles and Co. stormed to the women's team finals gold medal. While some fans were mesmerized by Biles' brilliance, others were in awe of Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva's determination.

The United States took a 1.5-point lead following the first rotation. By the end of the fourth and final rotation, Team USA emerged 5.802 points ahead of the second-placed Italy to secure the gold medal easily. Brazil finished third with a score of 164.497 to win their first Olympic bronze medal.

From Simone Biles' unreal routines to her reaction to watching Rebeca Andrade score better than her on uneven bars, several moments from the finals went viral over the Internet. At one point, Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiwa looked to be out of the competition after suffering a cut on top of her left eye during warmups. However, she stunned everyone, returning to help Brazil win the bronze with a bandaged eye.

Saraiwa went viral over the Internet for her determination to help the team in the finals with one of the fans calling the Brazilian move ‘hard as f**k’.

"brazilian gymnast flavia saraiva fell off the bar during warm ups, patched up her eye, and is now *hitting* her routines with this mug on. hard as fuck," the fan wrote.

Another fan compared the 24-year-old’s act to MMA fighter Taylor Sterling, who with a heavily damaged face had claimed she had enjoyed the fight.

Besides Saraiwa, Simone Biles continued to remain a fan favorite with several hilarious memes circulating of the gymnast over X. A fan posted:

Another fan posted:

One of the fans claimed that Biles wasn't a generational talent. Why? Because she's the best gymnast to have ever existed.

Who was the better performer between Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade during the team finals?

Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. Antwerp 2023. - Source: Getty

Unlike the qualification round, Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade looked in neck-to-neck competition during the women's gymnastics team finals at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Rebeca was behind Biles in every event during the qualifiers but scored better than American in two events in the team finals. She scored 15.100 on vault compared to Biles’ 14.900 and 14.533 on uneven bars to the latter's 14.400.

Simone Biles scored better than Andrade on balance beam and floor exercise. She posted 14.366 on the beam and 14.666 on the floor while Andrade scored 14.133 and 14.200 respectively. With only a day left for the all-around finals, it's shaping up for an exciting battle at the Paris Olympics 2024.