Simone Biles withdraws from vault and uneven bars at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles withdraws from vault and uneven bars at Tokyo Olympics

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles looks on during the women’s team competition at the Olympics on Tuesday. Simone Biles, who was scratched from the women’s team competition and withdrew from the all-around event final after losing her ability to sense where she is in the air, has withdrawn from the event finals in the vault and uneven bars, which will be contested Sunday. USA Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body in the United States, said in a statement released Saturday that Biles made the decision to withdraw from the vault and uneven bars finals “after further consultation with medical staff.” MyKayla Skinner will replace Biles and will join Jade Carey in the vault final. Biles qualified for the floor exercise final Monday and the balance beam final Tuesday, and USA Gymnastics said she will continue to be evaluated daily.

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Simone Biles addresses whether she will return at LA Olympics 2028
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Simone Biles addresses whether she will return at LA Olympics 2028

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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles: A Powerful Duo on the Path to Recovery
55 years ago

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles: A Powerful Duo on the Path to Recovery

CNN  

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example. Biles openly shared her struggles with mental health, putting the issue front and center as one of the greatest athletes not only of her sport, but arguably of all time. Chiles, a two-time Olympian in Tokyo and Paris, was quick to point out that she’s benefited …

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example
55 years ago

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example

CNN  

Los Angeles CNN — Jordan Chiles knew her friend was hurting. “But … she knows her body more than anybody else.” It’s no secret what happened next, and that’s precisely the point – instead of retreating from the spotlight, Biles openly shared her struggles with mental health, putting the issue front and center as one of the greatest athletes not …

Simone Biles' Post-Olympic Tour: A Show for the Men's Gymnastics World
3 months ago

Simone Biles' Post-Olympic Tour: A Show for the Men's Gymnastics World

Associated Press  

The Simone Biles post-Olympic Tour has brought top American men's gymnasts onto the stage, showcasing a different side of the sport. The co-ed nature of the show has given the show a different energy than the first, which was entirely female-centric. The 20-year-old Richard's long-term goal has always been to make men's gymnastics matter, a daunting proposition in an era …

Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost
3 months ago

Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost

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Simone Biles says ‘not a big deal’ after video shows scoring inquiry snafu might have cost her gold
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles says ‘not a big deal’ after video shows scoring inquiry snafu might have cost her gold

New York Times  

Simone Biles is not worried about potentially missing out on an additional gold medal over another gymnastics scoring inquiry snafu in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. Video from a camera crew following Biles at the Paris Games for the Netflix documentary series “Simone Biles: Rising” was given to Jordan Chiles, whose lawyers submitted it Monday to the Swiss …

Simone Biles and husband pose with expletive-laden Olympics-themed restaurant menu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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How Simone Biles detoxified gymnastics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Simone Biles detoxified gymnastics

The Telegraph  

As the Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade prepared for her beam dismount, a cry rang out around Bercy Arena: “Come on, you got it.” The source of the shout was Simone Biles, the all-time queen of gymnastics. Even though she had already fallen in her own routine, Biles was supporting her leading rival in a manner that transcended national boundaries. After …

Simone Biles shares behind-the-scenes snaps of her downtime in Paris before jetting back to the US to reunite with Jonathan Owens
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles shares behind-the-scenes snaps of her downtime in Paris before jetting back to the US to reunite with Jonathan Owens

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles gave fans a peek inside her downtime in Paris, where she brought home an impressive medal haul at the 2024 Olympics. Simone Biles gave fans a peek inside her downtime in Paris, after the Olympic Games 'From paris with love,' Biles captioned a series of Instagram snaps this week Biles also looked gleeful as she struck a pose …

Last dance in Paris
4 months, 4 weeks 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 …

What You Missed if You Didn’t Watch Olympic Gymnastics
55 years ago

What You Missed if You Didn’t Watch Olympic Gymnastics

Slate  

Even though it has been a remarkably slow couple of weeks for national and international news, I suppose that some of you still, somehow, had better things to do than wake up at zero dark thirty to watch jacked young people flip upside down on the other side of the world. I still can’t believe that it’s over—but as I …

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

The moment that sealed Simone Biles’ Olympic legacy – and it wasn’t another gold medal
5 months ago

The moment that sealed Simone Biles’ Olympic legacy – and it wasn’t another gold medal

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Simone Biles says bow to Rebeca Andrade was ‘all about sportsmanship.’ It bothered an NFL star
5 months ago

Simone Biles says bow to Rebeca Andrade was ‘all about sportsmanship.’ It bothered an NFL star

LA Times  

U.S. silver medalist Simone Biles, left, and U.S. bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, right, bow to Brazilian gold medalist Rebeca Andrade during the women’s gymnastics floor medal ceremony at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Below her on either side are U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, the silver and bronze medalists, bowing at Andrade’s feet. You can just feel the …

Paris Olympics gymnastics event finals: Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade on balance beam and floor exercise.
5 months 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 And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo
5 months ago

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles is considered the greatest gymnast of all time, but she and teammate Jordan Chiles showed they may also be the GOATs at sportsmanship. Biles finished second while Chiles came in third after Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the 2024 Olympics gymnastics floor final on Monday. At one point during the medal ceremony, Biles and Chiles dropped …

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

"It’s hard, but we did it": Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles wrap Olympics with more medals
5 months ago

"It’s hard, but we did it": Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles wrap Olympics with more medals

Salon  

The women of Team USA's gymnastics team capped off an incredibly strong showing at the Paris Olympics on Monay, set to return home with an assortment of medals from various apparatuses. Seasoned veteran and standout athlete Simone Biles struggled somewhat on her last day of competition, earning a fifth-place spot in the balance beam final after sustaining a fall. Biles …

Paris 2024: How Olympics are redefining body types
5 months ago

Paris 2024: How Olympics are redefining body types

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Growing up, Simone Biles didn’t look like other kids in her class. If you put gold medal winners across sports at the Games in a line-up, you’ll know there’s no cookie cutter mould, no one type of body shape, size, height that has it beat. “All body types matter,” Paris’ breakout rugby star Ilona Maher said in a social …

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

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky score more gold
5 months ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky score more gold

LA Times  

Simone Biles, of the United States, competes during the women’s individual vault final at Bercy Arena during the Paris Olympics Saturday. Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates with the gold medal after winning the individual vault finals at Bercy Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics Saturday. Saint Lucas’s Julien Alfred, center, beats Americans Sha’carri Richardson, left, and Melissa Jefferson …

Simone Biles Drops 3-Word Response To Question On Olympics 2028 Appearance
5 months 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, …

Simone Biles lands signature skill to win third gold medal of Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Simone Biles lands signature skill to win third gold medal of Paris Olympics

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

Olympics fans laud Simone Biles for post-vault moment with top rival after USA star admitted she 'doesn't want to compete with her no more'
5 months ago

Olympics fans laud Simone Biles for post-vault moment with top rival after USA star admitted she 'doesn't want to compete with her no more'

Daily Mail  

Olympics viewers had nothing but respect for Simone Biles and her top rival Rebeca Andrade after the pair embraced during the vault finals. Biles narrowly edged out the Brazilian athlete with a score of 15.3, which earned her another gold medal. Simone Biles and her top rival Rebeca Andrade embraced during the vault finals Saturday Biles narrowly edged out the …

Simone Biles opens up about anxiety as she says she’s most nervous about vault
5 months ago

Simone Biles opens up about anxiety as she says she’s most nervous about vault

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Simone Biles Continues Her 'Redemption Tour' With A Third Olympic Gold
5 months 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’
5 months 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
5 months ago

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

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Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Gymnast Rebeca Andrade becomes first Brazilian woman to win 4 Olympic medals, clinches silver in all-around event
5 months, 1 week ago

Gymnast Rebeca Andrade becomes first Brazilian woman to win 4 Olympic medals, clinches silver in all-around event

Hindustan Times  

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade made history by becoming the first Brazilian woman to win four Olympic medals, clinching a silver medal in the individual all-around event at the Paris Olympics. Second-placed Brazil's Rebeca Andrade celebrates during the podium ceremony after the artistic gymnastics women's all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris “I’ve …

The United States of Simone Biles
5 months, 1 week ago

The United States of Simone Biles

Live Mint  

Simone Biles had zero to prove here. And you could tell it meant something Thursday night at Bercy Arena, when a triumphant Biles revealed a glittering goat pendant around her neck—that’s goat as in Greatest of All Time—after executing a gravity-bending floor routine to claim gold in the individual all-around final. This latest gold is the sixth Olympic gold medal …

The Simone Biles risk that inspired historic sixth Olympic gold at Paris 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

The Simone Biles risk that inspired historic sixth Olympic gold at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics gymnastics all-around: Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Suni Lee’s heart-pounding final.
5 months, 1 week 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 …

USA’s Simone Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold
5 months, 1 week ago

USA’s Simone Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Simone Biles recaptured the Olympic all-around crown on Thursday, seeing off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris. Biles, who famously withdrew from multiple events at the Tokyo Games three years ago with the disorientating "twisties", followed up her team gold with the United States earlier this week. She scored 59.131 points to finish 1.199 …

Rebeca Andrade gave Simone Biles a scare, but she’ll settle for another gymnastics silver
5 months, 1 week ago

Rebeca Andrade gave Simone Biles a scare, but she’ll settle for another gymnastics silver

Associated Press  

PARIS — Rebeca Andrade won’t be remembered as the woman who beat Simone Biles in her prime. I had so much fun, every single moment has been sensational.” Andrade finished second behind the American superstar Thursday at the Paris Olympics after a tense women’s all-around gymnastics finals that was settled by Biles’ phenomenal floor routine on the last rotation. “I’ve …

Simone Biles makes history with second all-around Olympic gymnastics title, 8 years after her first
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles makes history with second all-around Olympic gymnastics title, 8 years after her first

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. The GOAT necklace she rocked in the aftermath isn’t a coincidence, even if she maintains she’s just “Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, that loves to flip.” Maybe, but she’s also the third woman to become a two-time Olympic champion, joining Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1960 and Vera …

Simone Biles Wins Olympic All-Around To Cap Stunning Career Comeback
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles Wins Olympic All-Around To Cap Stunning Career Comeback

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles won the second all-around gold medal of her Olympics career on Thursday ― but it wasn’t easy. After trailing halfway through the competition, Biles summoned her nerve and athleticism to secure gymnastics’ biggest individual prize eight years after she did it in the Rio Games. picture alliance via Getty Images The American star fell to …

Paris 2024 Olympics: When is Simone Biles’ next competition?
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Basketball and Biles: US hoops team watches Simone win yet another gold medal
5 months, 1 week ago

Basketball and Biles: US hoops team watches Simone win yet another gold medal

Associated Press  

PARIS — True to their word, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team showed up to see Simone Biles at the Paris Games. To see that athleticism, it’s insane.” Whenever Biles or Lee — the all-around champion at the Tokyo Games three years ago — completed a rotation, the U.S. basketball team had a reaction. “To see somebody your age accomplishing …

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