Michael Phelps, Serena Williams, Natalie Portman in the crowd to watch Simone Biles compete in women's gymnastics finals at Paris Olympics 2024

By Nancy Singh

Modified Jul 30, 2024 18:06 GMT

Day 4 of the Paris Olympics brought out some famous faces such as Michael Phelps and Serena Williams, who were cheering in the crowd for the US women's gymnastics team. The team's all-around finals were scheduled for today, and not only is the US roster for today's final filled with veteran gymnasts but the crowd is also lined up with start-studded personalities.

Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Suni Lee, and Jordan Chiles are geared up to perform in the team all-around finals. They attained a lead of 1.5 points following their first rotation. The team started with a vault in subdivision 1 and kicked off the day with an impressive start. Biles earned a score of 14.900, Carey earned an impressive 14.400, and Chiles started the event with a 14.400.

Along with their stellar performances, another thing that stole focus on day 4 of the Paris Olympics was the crowd at the gymnastics events. The swimming legend Michael Phelps, former tennis player Serena Williams, and American actress Natalie Portman were seen in the crowd, who came to see Simone Biles compete at the Paris Olympics.

Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, reached Paris on July 30 to cheer for the gymnast and was also spotted in the stands at Bercy Arena.

Not just gymnastics, Michael Phelps has also actively followed the swimming performances at the 2024 Summer Games. He recently congratulated Team USA for their first gold medal in this year's Olympics. He took to his social media and exuded pride in the swimmers for claiming first place at the 4x100 freestyle event.

Michael Phelps opens up about the USA- Australia rivalry in swimming

Michael Phelps recently opined about the most historic rivalry in the swimming realm between the USA and Australia. In an interview with NBC News, Phelps said that the main aim of Team USA has always been to beat their contenders in the pool, no matter who they are. He also added that they are friends when they are out of the pool.

"When we are in the pool, yes of course, we are competitors, right," Phelps said. "We want nothing more than to beat the person next to us, whoever it might be. But when out of the pool, we are friends. Saying that, I hope Team USA rings those cow bells as loud as they can possibly ring, all meet long."

The American swimming team proved their prowess during the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning a total of 33 and 30 medals, respectively.