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The G.O.A.T. isn\u2019t going to let a few haters get to her! Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> seemingly clapped back at critics with a new sparkly goat necklace after she won another gold medal in the individual all-around at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The artistic gymnast, 27, sported the iconic bling<\/a> around her neck along with the medal as she spoke to reporters after she and teammate Suni Lee<\/strong> competed in the all-around final on Thursday, August 1. Simone finished first with a score of 59.131, beating silver medalist Rebeca Andrade<\/strong> of Brazil by 1.199 points. Suni, 21, won bronze in the competition with a score of 56.465.<\/span><\/p>\n Simone revealed that teammate Jordan Chiles<\/strong> handed her the new goat pendant after the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a little ode, I mean a lot of people love it, they always call me the G.O.A.T so I thought it would be really special if I got one made,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd the haters hate it so I love that even more. It\u2019s just a special part of me that I have here, as well as in the village I have, like a stuffed goat, just to get a reminder: \u2018You can go out there, you can do it, you\u2019ve done it before, so let\u2019s go.\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n However, Simone added that it was still \u201ccrazy\u201d to know that people consider her one of the greatest athletes of all time \u201cbecause I still think I\u2019m Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, that loves to flip.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Simone and Suni\u2019s win comes after they won gold in the team all-around final along with Jordan, 23, and teammates Jade Carey<\/strong> and Hezly Rivera<\/strong> on Tuesday, July 30. Simone and Jordan participated in all four events \u2014vault, beam, bars and floor routine \u2014 while Suni competed in the latter three. Jade, 24, competed in the vault exercise. Hezly, 16, was not chosen to participate in the team final, but she still received a gold medal with her teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n Simone celebrated the team\u2019s win by seemingly throwing shade at former teammate MyKayla Skinner<\/strong>, who made negative comments about this year\u2019s women\u2019s gymnastics team in June.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLack of talent, lazy, Olympic champions,\u201d Simone wrote on Instagram alongside photos of the team celebrating their win on the mat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n