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Simone Biles Was Asked To Smile. Her Response To That Question Is Gold. [View all]
Following her Paso Doble performance, judge Carrie Ann Inaba said she saw improvement, but added that the Olympic gold medalist should be careful not to dance “like a metronome.” Host Tom Bergeron jumped in, asking, “I was waiting for you to smile at some of the compliments, you didn’t.”
(Oh, dude. No.)
Biles’ response: “Smiling doesn’t win you gold medals.”
The comment shut down the host, earning “oohs” from the audience and a ton of support online.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dont-ask-simone-biles-to-smile_us_5911e57be4b050bdca5fc482?section=us_black-voices
Simone~ You go girl! Brava. Bella Bellisimo. Boom.
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