Days after taking all-around silver, 22-year-old Rebeca Andrade became the first Brazilian woman to win artistic gymnastics gold! Andrade never gave up hope. Not when she tore her ACL, a third time, at the 2019 Brazilian Nationals. Not when the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were pushed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not ever.
Andrade came to Tokyo looking strong, debuting a Cheng vault (round off on the board, half turn on the vaulting table, front one-and-a-half twist) during the qualifying rounds. In the apparatus final, Andrade brought back her difficult two-and-a-half twisting vault to win gold.
Having already won the silver medal in the all-around, close behind USA’s Suni Lee. She now owns the only two Olympic medals in women’s gymnastics for Brazil. Arthur Zanetti is the only other Brazilian to win artistic gymnastics gold.
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