Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade wins historic vault gold as USA’s Skinner takes silver

• Andrade wins Brazil’s first ever gold medal in gymnastics
• USA’s MyKayla Skinner takes silver as Biles’ replacement

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade has added a gold medal on vault to go with the silver she earned in the all-around.

Andrade put together a pair of soaring vaults to post an average of 15.083. The medals Andrade has won in Tokyo are the first and second ever for Brazil in gymnastics at the Games.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3yj9taK