“Im in awe”: UConn star Paige Bueckers celebrates Team USA as Simone Biles and Co. bag gold medal in 2024 Paris Olympics

UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers celebrated Team USA's gymnastics gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics from her home on Tuesday. Bueckers took to her Instagram story to post a heartfelt message for Simone Biles and her teammates for the U.S.' triumph at the event.

"GOLDDDD. I'm in awe @usagym" Bueckers wrote on her IG story while watching the celebrations on TV.

Biles, along with her teammates Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera posted a total of 171.296 in the team final to complete a convincing victory over Italy, which had 165.494, who won the silver medal. Meanwhile, Brazil settled for the bronze medal.

Paige Bueckers declares Simone Biles as the GOAT

Just a few hours before posting a story for Team USA's gymnastics team, Paige Bueckers declared Biles as the "GOAT" on X.

At the time, Biles was undergoing one of her routines at the team event.

Notably, this is Biles' eighth Olympic medal and her first gold since standing at the top step of the podium in Rio in 2016. Biles still has four more finals in this year's Olympics and will be hoping to add to her medals tally.

Bueckers, on the other hand, has been supporting her Team USA compatriots at the Olympics during the college basketball offseason. She was also following the men's basketball action when Team USA beat Serbia 110-84 on Sunday.

In February this year, Bueckers announced her decision to return to UConn for the 2024-25 season. She also said that she would continue working in the offseason to potentially help the Huskies win the national title.

Bueckers committed to UConn before the 2020-21 season. She has been with the program for four years but missed the entire 2023-24 season due to an ACL tear.

During her time with the Huskies thus far, Bueckers has averaged 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. She has also twice been named Big East Player of the Year.