The everlasting Simone Biles and a legacy that only begins with the Olympics
New York TimesThe first time she tried it, Brie Clark fell. “I would say there’s been a radical shift you can feel in the past year,” said Chopra, who started spending time with Biles before COVID-19 postponed the Olympics. “And it’s not the end of the world when something goes wrong.” Biles’ magazine cover images are changing. So sometimes it leads to stuff like with judges that maybe give someone else a higher score because they’re graceful and yours is powerful.” Clark called it the “Nastia Liukin type of gymnastics.” The Russian-born Liukin who starred for U.S. gymnastics — winning five Olympic medals and World Championships on balance beam and uneven bars — was 5-foot-3 and known for her long lines and flexibility. “It’s taken me a while over the years to kind of get over that,” Biles said of the negativity she endured.