Beyoncé is giving Simone Biles her flowers.
After the Olympic gymnast won her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics, a new video featuring Beyoncé praising the athlete was released ahead the primetime viewing of the women's all-around event.
Set to the singer’s song “Just for Fun,” the video shows footage from Biles' past and most recent Olympic performances, from the highs to the lows.
“Let’s talk about power, because really, that’s what this story is about. Physical power. It’s beauty, it’s wonder, the way it never stops amazing you,” Beyoncé is heard saying. “Then there’s spiritual power, the kind that really matters. The power you can’t see, only sense. The power you need in those moments when life goes a little sideways on you.”
“And of course, lasting power. Only a select few know what it feels like to get to the top and stay there and somehow keep getting better,” the singer continues, before she says that Biles “inspires me.”
“And I’m pretty sure she inspires you, too,” Bey continues. “Such confidence in her strength, such beauty in her power, such a great lesson in her story. Brilliance, it doesn’t come easy. Gold can be a hell of a journey, and the greatest of all time is willing to put that title on the line every time she walks out there. Take your best shot world, she’s ready for you.”
Biles cemented her GOAT — Greatest of All Time — status on Aug. 1 when she won her sixth gold medal and ninth overall after beating Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the all-around. Team USA's Suni Lee received the bronze.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team, known as the Golden Girls, also earned the gold medal in the team final on July 30.
Following her second gold medal win at the Paris Games, Biles, wearing a diamond goat necklace, told reporters, "It is crazy that I am in the conversation of ‘greatest of all athletes’ because I just still think, ‘I’m Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, that loves to flip.’”
Meanwhile, Beyoncé emotional video comes almost a week after the Beyhive collectively gasped when the artist appeared in a pre-recorded segment to support Team USA.
The iconic singer donned a special Team USA bodysuit and floor-length cape in honor of the occasion, along with a sparkly American flag cowboy hat to introduce the athletes in a video only shown on NBC during the primetime re-airing of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26.
“Get a look at America, y’all. These hopes and dreams. These superstars that represent us. The people of this big, bold, beautiful, complicated nation, all rooting together for them,” she said over the track of her hit, “Ya Ya.”
The “Cowboy Carter” singer introduced several athletes by name: runners Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson, swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, and of course, Biles.
“We’ve got superstars and we’ve got legends,” she continued over clips of track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and NBA player LeBron James. “We’ve got big dreamers, who fought their whole lives to get here. Who gave up everything for one shot and made it.”
“That pride and that joy, that’s what gets me about this team and that’s what makes me believe in this team,” she said. “And that's why I can’t wait to see what they pull off over these next 16 days.”
“America, give it up for Team USA,” she concluded. “The very best of who we are. What a vision to behold. What a team to believe in. What a night to celebrate.”
As the coverage returned to the parade on the River Seine and Team USA floated across, the hosts leading the NBC coverage were thrilled about the superstar's appearance.
“Y’all, and what about Beyoncé?” pop star Kelly Clarkson asked. “Just kicking everything off and getting everybody amped for this. I couldn’t think of a more perfect artist to do that for these athletes.”
“If I’m Steve Kerr, I’m showing that video before my game,” former NFL player Peyton Manning replied, referring to the Team USA basketball coach. “Let Beyoncé do all the talking.”
In the livestream of the opening ceremony earlier in the day, fans of the “Cuff It” singer were convinced they’d spotted an Easter egg when a metallic horse carrying the Olympics flag went “running” down the Seine.
Many people said the figure and the silver horse reminded them of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album.
"Beyoncé let them use her Renaissance horse for the opening?? How thoughtful of her," @sitiart tweeted.
Another person shared a video of the Olympic opening ceremony moment, writing, "Look at Beyonce’s horse, booked and busy."
"Beyonce sent a horse for the #OpeningCeremony," another person tweeted.
"There’s a masked person riding a metallic horse down the Seine right now to deliver the Olympic Flag for the Opening Ceremony and I swear if that person is Beyoncé I might die," one person wrote on X.
Another person joked, "Pretty rude to bring out a silver, sparkly horse, and Beyoncé isn’t on it."
While Beyoncé did not ride the metallic horse, she did leave her mark on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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