Brazilian Coach Iryna Ilyashenko Calls Out Simone Biles, Says She's "Reached Her Limit" At The Olympic Level

An eventful 2024 Paris Summer Olympics gymnastics season wrapped up on Monday, August 5, during which Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade captured the Floor Exercise gold medal and was summarily bowed down to by her Team USA competitors Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles at the podium.

Biles, 27, secured one silver medal and three gold medals during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which many analysts believe constituted her last.

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On Wednesday, Andrade and Team Brazil's longtime gymnastics coach Iryna Ilyashenko shared her thoughts on Biles' performance, which included an uncharacteristic fall during the balance beam final on Day 2 of the Olympics.

"I have never seen Biles fall the way she fell, you know?" Ilyashenko said . "I think she can't take it anymore, she has reached her limit."

Biles won gold medals in the Women's Artistic Individual All-Around, Women's Artistic Team All-Around, and Women's Vault — Artistic Gymnastics events for Team USA in Paris. She was complimentary of Ilyashenko's star gymnast Andrade throughout the tournament, perhaps sensing the challenge she would eventually pose.

Ilyashenko, who has coached Brazil since 1999, said that she believes the gold medal Biles competitor, Andrade, won in the floor final against Biles was a surprise.

The Brazilian gymnastics coach added that her adrenaline levels are 'low' after the conclusion of her team's performance at the Olympics.

"When all this ends, the emotion drops, the adrenaline drops, everything drops."

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