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Posted: 2016-08-12T19:39:37Z | Updated: 2016-08-16T21:30:22Z Simone Manuel And Simone Biles Pose For Ultimate Olympic Selfie | HuffPost

Simone Manuel And Simone Biles Pose For Ultimate Olympic Selfie

The gold medalists are feeling the love.
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Here come the Simones. 

Swimmer Simone Manuel and gymnast Simone Biles  joined forces on Friday for an incredible selfie a day after each won an Olympic gold medal in their respective sports. 

Biles, on the right, tweeted the celebratory image on Friday, and it got a lot of attention on social media. 

First lady Michelle Obama tweeted a response that best sums up what we’re all thinking:

Biles, 19, won two gold medals at the Rio games. She came in first in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics event Thursday after being part of the American team that beat the Russians for gold on Tuesday. 

Twenty-year-old Manuel melted hearts on Thursday with her emotional reaction  to winning a gold medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle swimming event. She tied for first with Penny Oleksiak of Canada, and became the first African-American woman to medal in an individual swimming event. Manuel also won silver on the 100-meter freestyle relay team. 

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