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Rebeca Andrade gets emotional when talking about Olympic gold: "I enjoyed it, I experienced Paris, I experienced everything and ended with a bang"
Two-time Olympic champion, the red-and-black surpasses Simone Biles and leaves the future open regarding a future participation on the ground in Los Angeles
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Flamengo gymnast, Rebeca Andrade thrilled Brazil and the world by defeating Simone Biles on the floor. It wasn't possible to get a medal on the beam, but Rebeca's last and final performance was Rebecain Paris 2024 culminated in the best moment of the Olympics: the gold medal, making Rebeca a two-time Olympic champion, since in 2020, she came first in the jump.
So much emotion cannot be saved, and the Brazilian athlete gave an emotional interview to Globo. Rebeca Andrade had to overcome knee injuries, and after two surgeries, she overcame these complications to participate and just wanted to finish well and without new injuries. But what had been in store for her was much bigger than that.
“(The crying) was for finishing the entire competition. I prayed a lot to God, every day, before I even came here, asking for it to be a good competition, for me to enjoy it, for me to be able to return without getting injured, for nothing bad to happen. So the crying was because of that. She said, 'I don't believe it, but I believe it because it's what I asked God for'. I'm whole, I enjoyed it, I lived Paris, I experienced everything and ended with a flourish. I'm exploding”, says Rebeca, who also said:
“I'm very happy and proud of my performances. Even though there were a few mistakes on the beam, I held on tight. The fact after that only soil is missing. ‘No, now we just need soil, let’s go’. I did my best, both on the beam and on the floor and the gold came”, he adds.
Rebeca Andrade leaves her future open
The gymnast responded about this being his last solo performance. She had already warned about the complexity of continuing to perform due to knee injuries. But Rebeca responds by leaving the future open, implying that she can, yes, perform in Los Angeles again.
“I think so, but the future belongs to God”, replies Rebeca, who also spoke about the moment of the achievement: “It will stay in your heads and in mine”.
Coach Chico Porath talks about the achievement
Another interview was by Chico Porath, Rebeca Andrade's coach with a huge connection with the athlete. Chico comments on Rebeca's performance on the beam, but believes that the scores are close and the decision was made in detail, without contesting the result.
“On two devices, last day of the Olympics. I said, let's enjoy this series, Rebeca. You haven't failed a day. Let's hold on. There was a lack of connection there on the beam. The referee gives the result, the end is like that, everything is close. The end of the bar was very tense. But everything worked out, God was saving something much bigger for the soil and we were very happy”,
Chico also says that he is even moved by Rebeca's training, as she had to overcome her injuries to to have such a great performance.
“It couldn’t be any different. It's very difficult to prepare her to do solo. I get emotional even when she trains. When she achieves a solo series in training it also excites me. Seeing that she did her best on the last day. Everyone was tired, solo for her is the most exhausting. We always try to recover it”, he concludes.
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Flamengo's Social Responsibility receives the AIDEP Award at a social impact event
Recognition highlights the importance of the clubs' work in the social field, especially with children and teenagers from projects spread around the world
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On Saturday night, the 21st, Flamengo's Social Responsibility department was notably recognized with the AIDEP Social Impact Award during the FutEdu Summit 2025. The ceremony took place at the Hard Rock Café, in Curitiba, and brought together representatives of clubs and institutions that work with sports and social impact in South America.
Organized by the International Association for the Development of Sports and Parasports - AIDEP, the award is a recognition given to clubs and institutions that use football as a tool for social transformation.
The award highlighted Flamengo's Social Responsibility work as a reference in promoting opportunities for children and teenagers from socially vulnerable contexts, combining football with socio-emotional education, such as Jogaremos Juntos, Flamengo's social project, which includes 1,000 children and teenagers in eight communities in Rio and Baixada Fluminense, as well as other social initiatives of the club that have already impacted more than 200,000 people.
AWARD PURPOSE
“Welcoming Flamengo to the FutEdu Summit is an immense honor. A club with so much history and relevance in Brazilian football inspires and further strengthens our commitment to education through sport,” said Diogo Netto, CEO of the FutEdu Summit.
The main objective of the Award is to recognize, value and encourage football schools and social projects that use sport as a tool for innovation, education and social transformation. It promotes visibility, strengthens good practices and establishes a standard of excellence in the sports-educational sector.
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Sesc Flamengo signs North American star
Mais Querido continues to restructure its current squad and will now have the reinforcement of the athlete, who was elected the best striker in the Turkish championship.
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Sesc Flamengo continues to restructure, with new players arriving and leaving. As such, Mais Querido has signed Simone Lee, a 28-year-old American who played last season for Megabox Vallefoglia-ITA.
WHO IS SIMONE LEE?
Simone Lee 's signing has been rumored for some time. The athlete is 1.88m tall and also has a German volleyball background, enjoying the peak of her career last season. She was voted the best attacker in the 2023/24 Turkish Championship.
Throughout her career, Simone has won two German Championships, one Italian Championship, one German Cup and one Nations League for the United States. She was discovered by Pennsylvania State University and went to Europe in the 2017/18 season.
SIMONE'S HUSBAND CAN STRENGTHEN THE FLABASQUETE
According to information from the "Garrafão Rubro-Negro" portal, Simone's husband, German winger Lukas Wank , may join Flabasquete. Lukas will come to accompany his wife, but will need to find a new club after leaving Germany.
Last season, Lukas played for the Wurzburg Baskets, playing in 13 games and averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds. Previously, he played for Oldenburg, Skyliners Frankfurt, Lowen Braunschweig, Niners Chemnitz, RheinStars Köln and Science City Jena.
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Bap reveals Flamengo's financial situation left by Landim's management - check it out
The president of Mais Querido opened up about the moment the club was in after the departure of the former management at the beginning of the year
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Luiz Eduardo Baptista took over as president of Flamengo in January, after winning the red-black elections at the end of 2024. Thus, the leader of Mais Querido gave a quick interview to the press present in the United States and exposed the financial reality that the club found after the end of Rodolfo Landim's management.
Flamengo had money for two days, so Flamengo had a good economic situation, but a bad financial situation", highlighted Bap.
He continued: "If Flamengo were a company earning R$1.5 billion per year, it would have to have around R$300, R$400 million in cash. That's how you run a company. No one runs a large company with less than 3, 4 months of cash in hand. Like that guy who has furniture, furnishings, but no money in the bank. He had no liquidity," revealed Bap.
INCREASE IN DEBT IN 2024
It is worth remembering that Flamengo released the annual report with the audited financial statements for the 2024 fiscal year. The balance sheet even showed record revenue of R$1.3 billion, but also indicated a 581% increase in net operating debt, which went from R$48 million to R$327 million, and a deficit of R$734 thousand.
SOLUTIONS TO SAVE MONEY
Finding itself in a delicate financial situation, Flamengo 's focus at the beginning of the year was to increase its cash flow. Thus, with the non-renewal of David Luiz and Gabigol's contracts, the Rubro-Negro made room in the monthly payroll. In addition, the Rubro-Negro agreed to sell Fabrício Bruno to Cruzeiro for R$44 million.
FOCUS ON SEASON SEQUENCE
So, while Bap continues trying to recover Flamengo financially, the red-black squad focuses on the next commitment in the Club World Cup. Rubro-Negro returns to the field this Tuesday (24), at 10 pm (Brasília time), for the match against Los Angeles FC.
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