Simone Biles receives heartfelt message from Jade Carey as she goes for gold at 2024 Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles receives heartfelt message from Jade Carey as she goes for gold at 2024 Olympics

Daily Mail  

Sometimes even Simone Biles can use some words of encouragement. Biles smiles after competing on the uneven bars during Sunday's competition in Paris Jade Carey of United States reacts after her performance on the Floor Exercise ‘You are a star,’ Carey wrote to the four-time Olympic gold medalist. Chiles finished fourth in the all-around during qualifying behind Biles, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and 2020 Olympic champion Sunisa Lee. Jordan Chiles, who finished fourth in the all-around during qualifying behind Biles, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and 2020 Olympic champion Sunisa Lee, will also compete on all four events. Chiles, part of the silver medal-winning U.S. team three years ago, will lead off on vault, bars and balance beam and go second behind Lee on floor exercise.

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Simone Biles and husband pose with expletive-laden Olympics-themed restaurant menu
4 months ago

Simone Biles and husband pose with expletive-laden Olympics-themed restaurant menu

The Independent  

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Last dance in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Last dance in Paris

China Daily  

Gold medallist Simone Biles of United States celebrates on the podium with her medal during the victory ceremony of the women's vault at Bercy Arena, Paris, France on August 3, 2024. The Paris Games were billed as the "redemption tour", after Biles famously suffered from the debilitating "twisties" in Tokyo and crashed out. Now 27, she appeared fatigued on her …

Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight

Associated Press  

PARIS — Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted: four medals, an online feud with a former teammate and a social media post that appeared to take a swipe at presidential candidate Donald Trump. Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women’s artistic gymnastics all-around finals …

Simone Biles makes shocking revelation about her body ‘shutting down’ at 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles makes shocking revelation about her body ‘shutting down’ at 2024 Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

With three gold medals and a silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in history. Paris: US gymnast Simon Biles performs on the balance beam at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Simone Biles reveals her body ‘shut down’ at the Olympics The 11-time Olympic winner took to social …

Paris Olympics gymnastics event finals: Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade on balance beam and floor exercise.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gymnastics event finals: Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade on balance beam and floor exercise.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. By the time the beleaguered competitors, men and women both, took to Paris’ Bercy Arena for the third and mercifully final day of these finals Monday—parallel bars and the dread high bar for men; floor exercise and the accursed balance beam for women—the games of the XXXIII Olympiad had already played host …

Simone Biles' fall costs Olympic medal as USA set unwanted record at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles' fall costs Olympic medal as USA set unwanted record at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

The women's gymnastics balance beam final saw neither Simone Biles nor Suni Lee finish on the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a first for the US since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Gold medallist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil celebrates with silver medallist Simone Biles of United States and bronze medallist Jordan Chiles of United States on the podium Biles, competing …

Simone Biles Earns Silver Medal For Floor Routine
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles Earns Silver Medal For Floor Routine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles won silver in the gymnastics floor routine final at the Paris Olympics on Monday, wrapping an extraordinary return to the Games with her fourth medal. Biles’ fellow U.S. competitor Jordan Chiles, who has a gold and silver medal to her name from the team competitions in Paris and Tokyo, came in third to win bronze. …

Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles was left fuming with Olympics fans for 'shushing' in the middle of her balance beam routine on Monday after a rare mistake saw her miss out on a medal. Simone Biles was left fuming with Olympics fans for 'shushing' during her beam routine "I don't think we've ever seen Simone Biles fall off the beam at a major …

Simone Biles And Suni Lee Miss Out On Medals In Olympics Balance Beam Final
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles And Suni Lee Miss Out On Medals In Olympics Balance Beam Final

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles and Suni Lee missed out on medals in the women’s gymnastics balance beam final Monday morning. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Biles also took bronze on beam — the only event she competed in that she didn’t top. Biles opened up in the new Netflix documentary, “Simone Biles Rising,” about the traumas she worked through …

Simone Biles caps Paris Olympics ‘Redemption Tour’ with one last medal — silver in floor routine
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles caps Paris Olympics ‘Redemption Tour’ with one last medal — silver in floor routine

Associated Press  

PARIS — The “Redemption Tour” did not end with a golden encore for Simone Biles. Simone Biles, of the United States, greets Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, after competing during the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. 2 — indicating she was still in second — …

Biles caps OIympic campaign with floor exercise silver after beam fall
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Biles caps OIympic campaign with floor exercise silver after beam fall

Al Jazeera  

Team USA’s Simone Biles had to settle for a disappointing silver in the floor exercise final after missing out in the balance beam. United States gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver medal, shrugging off a fall from the balance beam earlier in the day to finish runner-up to Brazil’s …

‘She’s queen.’ Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles honor floor gold medalist Rebeca Andrade
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘She’s queen.’ Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles honor floor gold medalist Rebeca Andrade

LA Times  

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles knelt down and extended their arms over their heads. “At the end of the day, whoever medaled medaled and that’s what’s so exciting because you just never know with gymnastics,” Biles said. Biles left the door open for an Olympic return after her vault final, saying, “Never say never” to competing in a home-country Games …

Simone Biles hints at an appearance for LA Olympic Games 2028: ‘Next Olympics is at home, so…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles hints at an appearance for LA Olympic Games 2028: ‘Next Olympics is at home, so…’

Hindustan Times  

Simone Biles has been a hot topic among haters and trolls online who kept nit-picking at her hair, husband or strength. Simone Biles hints at her return to the Olympic Games in 2028. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Biles for LA Olympic Games 2028 After defeat and being the centre of trolling in the …

Simone Biles Drops 3-Word Response To Question On Olympics 2028 Appearance
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Drops 3-Word Response To Question On Olympics 2028 Appearance

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles is not ruling out a return for the 2028 Olympics. The gymnast, who won the women’s gymnastics vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, was asked if this year’s event will mark her last time “vaulting in competition.” Biles said that it was her last time performing the vault, the Yurchenko double pike, …

Paris Olympics gymnastics: Why Simone Biles’ vault final for gold against Rebeca Andrade was unprecedented.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gymnastics: Why Simone Biles’ vault final for gold against Rebeca Andrade was unprecedented.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Women’s vault, which featured the third-to-last time we may ever see Simone Biles compete. The unbelievable result of that competition was that had Biles’ coach Laurent Landi not been on that podium, her score with the fall would have been enough to win the world title, which would have been the first …

Simone Biles Continues Her 'Redemption Tour' With A Third Olympic Gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Continues Her 'Redemption Tour' With A Third Olympic Gold

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles won the women’s gymnastics vault final Saturday, continuing her comeback tour de force with her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics. This apparatus, after floor, is considered one of Biles’ best events, and she has two different vaults named after her: the Biles I and II. After an incredible performance at the 2016 Rio …

Simone Biles doesn’t rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. ‘Never say never’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles doesn’t rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. ‘Never say never’

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. While Biles allowed she was officially retiring her eponymous Yurchenko double pike vault because “I kind of nailed that one” at the Paris Olympics, she didn’t rule out a return to the Games when they move to Los Angeles in 2028. “They’re really quiet now,” she said with a …

Olympics Day 8: US-Japan women's soccer kicks off action-packed day at the Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics Day 8: US-Japan women's soccer kicks off action-packed day at the Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera  

Biles pulls off stunning Yurchenko double pike to finish ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and compatriot Jade Carey. Simone Biles soared to women’s vault gold with her gravity-defying Yurchenko double pike propelling her to a third triumph of the Paris Games and her seventh career Olympic crown. Biles, who led the United States to team gold before grabbing all-around gold, …

Simone Biles captures her seventh Olympic gold medal, winning vault in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles captures her seventh Olympic gold medal, winning vault in Paris

LA Times  

When the skill that used to be effortless left her questioning whether she could ever compete in gymnastics again, Simone Biles didn’t walk away from the sport. Biles used her iconic Yurchenko double pike vault to claim her seventh Olympic gold medal on Saturday, blowing away the competition in the women’s vault final. It’s great to see her out there …

Simone Biles vaults to her third gold of the Paris Olympics; Jade Carey snags bronze in redemption from Tokyo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles vaults to her third gold of the Paris Olympics; Jade Carey snags bronze in redemption from Tokyo

New York Times  

PARIS — Simone Biles is one of one, much like the challenging vault that only she alone attempts. It was, as expected, Biles’s Yurchenko double pike that secured her Olympic gold medal here in the vault final of the Paris Games. and Peacock pic.twitter.com/fgFeDjZuQg — NBC Olympics & Paralympics August 3, 2024 It is Biles’ second Olympic gold medal in …

Simone Biles is back — as good as or even better than ever
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles is back — as good as or even better than ever

The Hindu  

Simone Biles, with two Paris Olympics gold medals and counting, has cemented her legacy as the greatest gymnast of all time — an athlete who transcends her sport in both triumph and defeat. “I would’ve to say honestly, Simone, I feel like a lot of it has to do with you.” More than seven million Instagram followers basked in the …

Paris Olympics gymnastics all-around: Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Suni Lee’s heart-pounding final.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gymnastics all-around: Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Suni Lee’s heart-pounding final.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Well my friends, I said it might happen, and for a few minutes there during the women’s all-around gymnastics final in Paris’ Bercy Arena, I thought it actually would: Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast the sport has ever seen, was briefly behind. In fact, at one point, after Algeria’s magnificent bar worker …

Paris 2024 Olympics: When is Simone Biles’ next competition?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: When is Simone Biles’ next competition?

The Independent  

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Simone Biles went to therapy right before winning gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles went to therapy right before winning gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Independent  

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Simone Biles soars to second Olympic all-around gold medal; Suni Lee wins bronze with triumphant floor routine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles soars to second Olympic all-around gold medal; Suni Lee wins bronze with triumphant floor routine

New York Times  

PARIS — As Brazilian fans shook their flags and chanted as if they were at a soccer game, chests puffing as the name of their star gymnast, Rebecca Andrade, flashed atop the all-around standing, the public address announcer asked, “Are you enjoying it Paris?” Simone Biles decidedly was not. A disastrous uneven bars routine — or at least disastrous by …

For Simone Biles fans in Paris, it was a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Olympic ticket
4 months, 3 weeks ago

For Simone Biles fans in Paris, it was a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Olympic ticket

New York Times  

PARIS — On the morning of Cydney Appolito’s wedding, the blushing bride woke up in Charleston, South Carolina, as a complete ball of nerves. Said Appolito: “February 24 and July 30 will go down as core memories that we can’t wait to tell our future children that we got to witness history.” Simone Biles fans Timothy Kmetz, Cydney Appolito and …

Simone Biles Posts Message To Haters Ahead Of Olympics Gymnastics Team Final
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Posts Message To Haters Ahead Of Olympics Gymnastics Team Final

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles had a message for critics ahead of her first medal competition at the Paris Olympics: Don’t even think about commenting on her hair. JUST DON’T.” Simone Biles competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 30. LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images In …

The Latest: Simone Biles and Team USA win women's gymnastics team gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest: Simone Biles and Team USA win women's gymnastics team gold

Hindustan Times  

PARIS — Simone Biles and the U.S. women took the gold the gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, completing their ‘redemption tour’ after taking second in the 2021 Tokyo games. It’s US, Italy and China in medal position through 2 rotations Simone Biles did not try her new element on uneven bars yet delivered an excellent routine as …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Simone Biles-led USA wins women’s gymnastics team gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Simone Biles-led USA wins women’s gymnastics team gold

The Hindu  

Simone Biles clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women’s gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, reinforcing her status as one of the world’s greatest athletes just three years after abruptly withdrawing from the same event at the Tokyo Games. Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, earned the United …

Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. The self-described “Redemption Tour,” the moniker given to a team filled with women who wanted to return to the Games for deeply personal reasons, ended with Biles and the Americans where they have almost always been since she …

The Latest: Simone Biles and US compete in Olympic gymnastics women's team final
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest: Simone Biles and US compete in Olympic gymnastics women's team final

The Independent  

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Simone Biles makes history and sparks drama in show-stopping Olympics return
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles makes history and sparks drama in show-stopping Olympics return

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Simone Biles leads dominant U.S. to gold in Olympic gymnastics team competition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles leads dominant U.S. to gold in Olympic gymnastics team competition

LA Times  

Simone Biles’ ideal warmup is a therapy session. “Yeah,” Biles thought to herself, “definitely, we’re going to do this.” The United States followed Biles to long-awaited redemption Tuesday, dominating the women’s team final to reclaim the Olympic gold medal at Bercy Arena. “And today, she just proved to herself most importantly that she is still top of the world.” Biles …

The night Simone Biles was the center of gravity at the Olympics once again
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The night Simone Biles was the center of gravity at the Olympics once again

New York Times  

PARIS — Many things happened Tuesday night at Bercy Arena, a pulsing 15,000-seat bowl of joy. And anything that comes into contact with Biles’ orbit immediately seems to fall in line behind one impossibly large eclipse. From left, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey celebrate their team gold on Tuesday at the Olympics. On the …

Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics golden once again after dominant display of redemption in Olympic team final
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics golden once again after dominant display of redemption in Olympic team final

New York Times  

PARIS — It took 6.81 seconds to erase a conversation stretching back three years and three days. On July 27, 2021, Simone Biles stood at the end of the vault runway, sprinted 25 meters, downgraded her planned vault, landed awkwardly and eventually walked off the competition floor. Biles returned to the exact place it all went off-kilter the last time, …

Illness ended Jade Carey’s hopes for another floor exercise medal. She could still win the team gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Illness ended Jade Carey’s hopes for another floor exercise medal. She could still win the team gold

Associated Press  

PARIS — Jade Carey won’t get a chance to defend the floor exercise gold medal she won three years ago in Tokyo, a victory that served as a vindication for the winding path she took to the Games. While Carey and MyKayla Skinner — who earned a spot as a vault specialist — were part of the U.S. delegation, they …

Calf injury can't slow her down: Simone Biles to compete in all 4 Paris events with US Olympic team
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Calf injury can't slow her down: Simone Biles to compete in all 4 Paris events with US Olympic team

Hindustan Times  

A calf injury isn't going to slow down Simone Biles. US' Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. Biles will go last for the U.S. on three events — vault, floor exercise …

Simone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury

Associated Press  

PARIS — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals. Biles will go last for the U.S. on three events — vault, floor exercise and balance beam — and will be up second on uneven bars. Jordan Chiles, who finished …

Simone Biles celebrates STUNNING qualifying round performance at Paris Olympics with provocative TikTok post
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles celebrates STUNNING qualifying round performance at Paris Olympics with provocative TikTok post

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles is back, and she's happy to let us all know it. Simone Biles from Team USA competes in the women's gymnastics at the Bercy Arena Biles posted a video on TikTok showing her rapping some of Monaleo's 'Don Who Leo' Others thought Biles was flexing after drawing a celebrity crowd on Sunday that included Ariana Grande and Tom …

Simone Biles competes in Olympics gymnastics with a calf injury: What we know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles competes in Olympics gymnastics with a calf injury: What we know

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles dominated during qualifying with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics on Sunday despite limping on her left leg and saying she had an issue with her calf. Simone Biles of United States, has her ankle taped after competing on the uneven bars during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round at Bercy Arena at …

Simone Biles Shows Heart And Grit After Injury In Paris Olympics Debut
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Shows Heart And Grit After Injury In Paris Olympics Debut

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles comically crawled at one point on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Jamie Squire via Getty Images It didn’t look good for the gymnastics star, who was returning to the Olympics after a 2021 Games in which she experienced mental health issues and a battle with disorientation in the air. picture alliance via Getty Images Her …

Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd

Hindustan Times  

PARIS — Simone Biles' quest for a return to the top of the Olympic podium is officially underway. Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd The 27-year-old American and the five-woman U.S. gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris Games …

Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of the games for Sunday, July 28. The woman who has been saying over and over and over that this isn’t 2021 went out and proved it on Sunday inside star-studded Bercy Arena, shaking off what U.S. coach Cecile Landi described as a minor calf issue to post the top score in the all-around and …

Simone Biles shows her grit, overcoming leg injury in impressive Paris start
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles shows her grit, overcoming leg injury in impressive Paris start

LA Times  

A hush fell over Bercy Arena as Simone Biles stood at the end of the vault runway. Three years after she left the floor suddenly during that team final, Biles was again walking side-by-side with medical personnel after she complained of calf discomfort before the second event. Sitting away from the team, U.S. gymnastics technical lead Chellsie Memmel said she …

Simone Biles will serve as the anchor on three of four events for the U.S. during Olympic qualifying
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles will serve as the anchor on three of four events for the U.S. during Olympic qualifying

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles will begin her quest for a second Olympic all-around title when she competes in all four events during qualifying on Sunday. Biles, 2020 Olympic champion Sunisa Lee and 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles will compete on all four events in qualifying. Jade Carey, the 2020 Olympic champion on floor exercise, will compete on vault. During …

‘Aging like fine wine.’ Simone Biles leads U.S. Olympic team defying age expectations
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Aging like fine wine.’ Simone Biles leads U.S. Olympic team defying age expectations

LA Times  

Simone Biles would like to issue a formal apology. “I feel like I’m way older ” Biles joked last month at the U.S. Olympic trials. Carey is one of three U.S. gymnasts back at the Games after competing in college, along with Auburn’s Suni Lee, 21, who was the first Olympic all-around champion to compete at the NCAA level. “The …

Paris 2024: Simone Biles submits an original skill on uneven bars ahead of Olympic Games
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Simone Biles submits an original skill on uneven bars ahead of Olympic Games

The Hindu  

Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics’ Code of Points. The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. Biles already has two elements named after her on the vault — including the Yurchenko double pike — and floor exercise, and one on …

Paris Olympics gymnastics preview: Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and what to expect.
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gymnastics preview: Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and what to expect.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. If you’re like most of the normal world, the last time you thought about the sport of women’s artistic gymnastics was probably sometime in 2021, when a heavily favored Simone Biles abruptly withdrew from most of the Tokyo Olympics and you learned what the term twisties meant. Even with Rivera, this puts …

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