Superstar gymnast Simone Biles was inundated with requests for selfies from fellow athletes at the Olympics closing ceremony in Rio Sunday night.
Biles, 19, made history as the first female gymnast to be flag bearer for the US Olympic delegation.
Carrying the American flag was a responsibility she didn't take lightly.
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Simone Biles made history as the first female gymnast to be flag-bearer for the Olympic delegation — and many of her fellow athletes wanted a picture with her
Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles gets a selfie with sprinters Natasha Hastings (front left) and Francena McCorory (front right, both gold in 4x40m relay), Tyson Gay (back-left) and Gil Roberts (back-right, gold in 4x400m relay)
Great Britain gymnast Brinn Bevan is a friend of Biles' and has been in other selfies with her.
He finished second at the 2015 World Championships but failed to medal at the 2016 Olympics
'Michael Phelps is so much taller and he seemed to carry it so easily, and I'm very short,' Biles said on Sunday, despite appearing totally natural as she walked with the flag
'One of my biggest worries is I'm afraid the flag is going to be too heavy for me,' said 4ft 8in Biles, who won gold in team all-around alongside the Final Five — plus gold in vault, floor exercise and individual all-around, and bronze in beam.
'Michael Phelps is so much taller and he seemed to carry it so easily,' added the world's greatest gymnast.
'And I'm very short so I'm a little worried about that part.'
In the end, she did just fine — and posed for a trove of pics alongside her fellow Olympians in the closing ceremony.
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Middle blocker David Smith won the bronze medal with Team USA in men's volleyball
USA's Jared Ward placed sixth in the marathon Sunday.
Fellow American marathoner Galen Rupp (not pictured) won bronze
Bahamian sprinter Debbie Ferguson is a five-time Olympian who won silver in 1996, gold in 2000 and bronze in 2004
Danell Leyva, of USA gymnastics,takes home two silver medals: horizontal and parallel bars
Biles,19, said she was worried about the size of the US flag but did just fine in the end
She won gold in team all-around alongside the Final Five plus gold in vault, floor exercise and individual all-around, and bronze in beam
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