Simone Biles was reportedly 'the first person' to congratulate the Russian gymnastics team on gold

The Russian Olympic Committee clinched gold during the women's gymnastics team final Tuesday morning — upsetting top-spot hopefuls Team USA not long after Olympic champion Simone Biles' shocking withdrawal from the competition.

But despite the last-minute upset, America's silver medalists, reportedly led by Biles herself, showed nothing but sportsmanship as they congratulated the Russian gymnasts.

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Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.