Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova, who just won gold in the women’s team final along with the rest of the Russian Olympic Committee, said “the impossible is possible” following the win.
Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova, who just won gold in the women’s team final along with the rest of the Russian Olympic Committee, said “the impossible is possible” following the win. Melnikova cried after finishing her floor routine earlier today. “I knew that it was depending on me and I was feeling overwhelming happiness and I knew I did it. I knew I had done my job,” she said. The Russian Olympic Committee edged out Team USA to win a dramatic women’s team gymnastics gold medal on Tuesday. USA, the defending champions. settled for silver with 166.096. This came after superstar Simone Biles withdrew from the event. Simone Biles unexpectedly withdrew from the Olympics women’s team gymnastics event after a “medical issue” today, according to a statement from USA Gymnastics. Team USA then fell to the Russian Olympic Committee, earning a silver medal in the competition. On Sunday, as Biles began to prepare for the team finals, she took to social media to describe the pressure she faces as a world-renowned gymnast. In an Instagram post on Sunday, Biles said competing often leaves her feeling as if she has “the weight of the world on my shoulders.” Biles said she tries to “brush it off and make it seem like the pressure doesn’t affect me” and described the Olympics as “no joke.” The severity and exact nature of Biles’ medical issue remains unknown. However, Biles was spotted in good spirits as she cheered on her teammates in the final rounds of the team gymnastics finals.
