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.

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