5-year-old gymnast inspired by Team USA gets response from Simone Biles, goes viral

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A 5-year-old gymnast shared her balance beam routine on Instagram, amassing over 40 million views and more than 30,000 comments, including one from Simone Biles.

In the video, the 5-year-old named Nova wears a Team USA leotard as she does a number of tricks on a beam in her living room, including handstands, backbends and even a backflip. 

The video quickly got a lot of attention, including from Biles, who commented, "the little strut [clapping emoji] Get it girl!!!!" 

Simone Biles took time out of her busy Olympic schedule to comment on a young fan's viral Instagram post.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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"We were at her gymnastics practice and I told her about it during her break and she was so excited, she immediately took my phone and was showing the comment to all her teammates proudly," Tiffany Davidson, who runs her daughter's @missnovagirl Instagram account, told Fox News Digital of the moment Nova found out Biles had commented on her post. 

Nova has been participating in gymnastics since she was 3 years old. Her mom began posting her daughter's journey on Instagram, and has built a strong following of supporters, and this particular viral video has allowed her to be noticed by celebrities, including Biles, Joscelyn Roberson and Hezley Rivera. 

"It [has] allowed her to see that gymnastics is so much bigger than just her gym. It’s a whole community, and it’s been great meeting new people," Davidson said of her daughter's Instagram account.  

Back in January of last year, Nova got to meet Biles at an event. The experience of meeting her idol was captured and posted to