Rebeca Andrade is on a run of a lifetime. Olympic gold? Check. Being the greatest Brazilian Olympian ever? Check. But that’s not all. No, she recently added yet another milestone to that golden run. What is it, you ask? Well, the Brazilian just won the Laureus Comeback of the Year, and the fans are livid about it. After all, why shouldn’t they? Rebeca was this close to losing her career as a whole. But now not only did she make the comeback, she also got the global recognition. But what do the fans have to say? Well, quite a lot.
But don’t think that any of this is being too much. After all, Andrade has had perhaps one of the toughest routes to the Olympics. Not only did she have a string of injuries, but she couldn’t even see the vault properly because of vision issues. She instead relies on her ‘proprioception’ to determine the distance. But perhaps this is why Laureus chose her comeback for the award. After all, her rivalry with one of the greatest ever, Simone Biles, has been legendary.
In fact, Rebeca not only just won the gold from Simone; the former holder of the same award was also Biles. However, this time around, the dynamics have shifted. While Biles’s performance in Paris can surely rank over everything as the biggest comeback, fans want Rebeca Andrade to have her glory moment. And they are not wrong. After all, getting an ACL torn once is enough of a mishap. Somehow, it happened three times with Rebeca Andrade!
The Brazilian gymnast tore her ACL for the first time in 2015. After taking a long gap from her gymnastics career, Andrade came back strong in 2016. But alas! Come 2017, the ACL fear struck again. While the critics were sure about Andrade not being able to make a comeback, there she was! She made her debut at the 2018 World Championships to deliver a thumping statement to the gymnastics world.
Unfortunately, her sad tryst with her ACL just won’t end yet. Come 2019, Andrade tore her ACL for a shocking third time! With the 2020 Olympics approaching, there was no realistic chance of Andrade making it to Tokyo. Luckily for her, the pandemic pushed the Olympics to 2021, and Andrade was ready to take on the world. And she not only competed, but also clinched her maiden Olympic medal in the vault.
Andrade then also went on to clinch the World Championship gold in the 2021 World Championships. Continuing her good work, the Paris Olympics came as the icing on the cake for Andrade. Going up against her arch-rival, Simone Biles, Andrade delivered a thumping floor exercise to beat Biles for the gold medal.
In what was one of the biggest moments of the game, Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed down to Andrade as she took the gold. Thus, as the Laureus World Comeback Of The Year Award nominations are out, the fans are rooting desperately for the Brazilian to shine in glory once more. In fact, they are giving it their all to support the Brazilian.
Fans support Rebeca Andrade to get her crowning moment
As soon as the post from the official Instagram page of Laureus Sport went viral, fans flocked to the comment section. The rivalry between Biles and Andrade in the Paris Arena left fans on the edges of their seats. While Biles bagged two individual golds, Andrade won the gold in floor exercise. Exhibiting sisterhood and impeccable sportsmanship spirit, Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed to the Brazilian sensation.
Andrade has been showcasing such impeccable talent that even her rivals could not keep away from acknowledging her prowess. And echoing a similar feeling, one gymnastics enthusiast commented, “Rebeca deserves all the awards possible .” Another Brazilian fan commented, “The queen of our gymnastics .” Indeed, she is!
While Simone Biles is the GOAT and is the queen of the sport for America, Andrade too is the undisputed queen of gymnastics for her countrymen. The gold in Paris wasn’t her only individual Olympic gold, as she also won another for vault in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This had brought her Olympic total to six. But that’s not all. She also has nine consecutive medals from the world championships.
Acknowledging her talent and long list of achievements, one fan wrote, “The biggest one we got.” Rebeca has already secured several accolades, owing to her streak of wins in the international competitive sphere. Her massive win in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 made her a sensation in her country. She won the Brazil Olympic Prize and was also featured on the cover of Vogue Brasil.
Following such wins, fans are already convinced that she deserves all the accolades. “This prize is already yours, Rebecaaaaaaa ”, wrote the netizen. Acknowledging her prowess in the arena and her journey to the top is indeed a tale to tell. For the uninitiated, Andrade’s mother once had to work and clean houses to support her gymnastics career.
Cut to the present day. Rebeca made sure to make her mother proud. Referring to such an inspiring journey, one Instagram user added, “Our @rebecaandrade from Brazil showed us with her grit and determination, that the impossible is possible ”. Thus, it is evident who the fans are backing this time. Now, it remains to be seen what happens next.
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