Give Simone Biles the Gold in Olympic Selfie-Taking
Last night, the Rio Games' four-time gold medalist Simone Biles had what she called the "cherry on top" experience of being the United States' flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the Olympics. She fulfilled her duty proudly-and caused a bit of a traffic jam because a conga line of people waited to get selfies with her during the proceedings. NBC aired footage of just some of her fans taking pictures with her:
Everyone wanted to stop and take a selfie with #USA's @Simone_Biles at the #ClosingCeremony. https://t.co/NgblGZD4gY https://t.co/q1cWOe009V
- NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 22, 2016
Everyone wants a photo with Simone! #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/E09ZoDX0Jk
- NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 22, 2016
And naturally, many more photos sprouted up on Instagram and Twitter:
I Can Die happy now😍 @FatRonRussell @Simone_Biles 2016 RIO OLYMPICS ✅ pic.twitter.com/95fhS7WkID
- Kendall Pierce (@KayyyP3) August 22, 2016
@Rio2016_en It's Official. Perfect ending to OLY Games.pic with @Simone_Biles Priceless #Nailed it 💃🏿👍🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/OGVinJVdjV
- Debbie Ferguson (@fastfergie16) August 22, 2016
Look who I came across at closing ceremony; cool chica & USA flag bearer pic.twitter.com/wbpbFEA5sy
- Brinn Bevan (@brinnbevan) August 22, 2016
Look who I came across at closing ceremony; cool chica & USA flag bearer pic.twitter.com/wbpbFEA5sy
- Brinn Bevan (@brinnbevan) August 22, 2016
The demand didn't bother Biles at all, really. She had the greatest time:
