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Every gymnast tries to be the best in all the apparatuses in order to get a high all-around total. But, everyone also has their strengths which give them a massive edge over others. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade harbors a similar razor-sharp edge when it comes to vaults in gymnastics. The 24-year-old has been ruling the vault apparatus ever since she announced her arrival. 

The recent Pan American Games held in Santiago yielded yet another vault performance by Rebeca Andrade. The Brazilian wowed everyone with a killer cheng vault and shook the stage with a near-perfect execution. Fans reacted to the video of her dazzling vault on social media as they fell in awe of the Brazilian’s finesse.

The limitless saga of perfect vaults by Rebeca Andrade

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Rebeca Andrade has made the vault apparatus an undisputed throne of hers. Andrade is the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the category. In fact, she also recently beat Queen Simone Biles in the vault at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Antwerp. A tweet on X posted a video of Andrade’s magnificent cheng that won her the gold medal in Santiago as well.

The tweet carried the caption, “In the name of the block, the set, and the holy ghost landing! Holy Mother of God, this is GORGEOUS!” The near-perfect cheng yielded 9.733 points to Andrade, which skyrocketed her average to a staunch 14.983 points. Speaking to Olympics.com, Rebeca Andrade said that she was proud of everything she presented. However, she did mention that she could have improved her already ravishing vault.

She said, “Looking at the video, I think I piked it a bit, maybe if I don’t pike it… it’s hard for them to give me a 10, but it’s not impossible!” While the Brazilian legend believes she can get an even higher score, fans stand charmed by her performance. The video showcasing her vaulting prowess garnered loads of comments from highly impressed fans. Fans registered their obsession with Andrade’s performance and reacted with overjoyed responses at her vault.

Ecstatic fans bombard the comments section

The video of Rebeca Andrade yielded several highly emotional responses from fans. 

Most of them were in awe of the perfection of the execution shown by the Brazilian. Moreover, fans even demanded to know why she wasn’t given a 10.

Along similar lines, another fan wondered why Andrade didn’t get a perfect score. They reached the same conclusion as Rebeca Andrade.

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Several fans focused on the historical value of the vault and the new heights it touched for Brazil.

There were also fans who were just lost in the beauty of her vault.

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One of the fans even declared Andrade’s astonishing vault as the best one on the planet.

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With her gold medal in Santiago, Rebeca Andrade now has three prestigious gold medals from back-to-back international events. Will she be able to get her hands on the gold medal at the Paris Olympics as well?

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