Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women's team and the greatest gymnast in history. The U.S. women earned a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. So I’m really, really proud of the team.” The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge second-place Brazil and France. “But I think this team that we have brought this year has the most great courage and fight.. We had so many emotions going throughout the day.” The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011.

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How Simone Biles detoxified gymnastics
4 months, 1 week 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 …

U.S. women’s basketball edges upset-minded France for 8th straight Olympic gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. women’s basketball edges upset-minded France for 8th straight Olympic gold

LA Times  

U.S. women’s basketball players celebrate their 67-66 victory over France for the gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games on Sunday. The United States survived a scare from France to win an unprecedented eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal Sunday with a 67-66 victory at Bercy Arena. Despite basketball’s steady globalization, the United States asserted its continued dominance as the U.S. …

U.S. women's basketball team wins eighth straight Olympic gold medal : NPR
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. women's basketball team wins eighth straight Olympic gold medal : NPR

NPR  

U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal toggle caption Gregory Shamus/Getty Images NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Led by A'Ja Wilson, who scored 21 points, the U.S. women’s team beat France on Sunday, 67-66, becoming the first basketball team in Olympic history to win eight consecutive gold medals. Sponsor Message …

What You Missed if You Didn’t Watch Olympic Gymnastics
54 years, 11 months 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 …

Simone Biles says bow to Rebeca Andrade was ‘all about sportsmanship.’ It bothered an NFL star
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo
4 months, 2 weeks 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 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. …

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 …

"It’s hard, but we did it": Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles wrap Olympics with more medals
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky score more gold
4 months, 3 weeks 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
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 …

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'
4 months, 3 weeks 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 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 …

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 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 …

Gymnast Rebeca Andrade becomes first Brazilian woman to win 4 Olympic medals, clinches silver in all-around event
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

USA’s Simone Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold
4 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Basketball and Biles: US hoops team watches Simone win yet another gold medal
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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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‘It means the world to me.’ Simone Biles wins historic Olympic all-around title
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘It means the world to me.’ Simone Biles wins historic Olympic all-around title

LA Times  

Simone Biles walked off the floor with both arms raised over her head and one finger on each hand extending toward the crowd. Biles extended the United States’ Olympic dominance to six consecutive women’s all-around titles two nights after leading the Americans to their third team gold medal in four Olympics. Biles, 27, and Lee, 21, are two of the …

Will Simone Biles win the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around final? Rebeca Andrade could beat her.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Simone Biles win the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around final? Rebeca Andrade could beat her.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. In most meets where Biles competes, the only realistic all-around fight is for second place; it’s been called, wryly, “Winner, Non-Simone Division.” In fact, Biles has literally not lost an all-around competition since 2013. This time, however, Rebeca Andrade’s spectacular gymnastics just happens to reside comfortably inside Biles’ margin of error. What …

Simone Biles Reveals Her Olympic Team's Official Nickname, And It's So Fitting
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Reveals Her Olympic Team's Official Nickname, And It's So Fitting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles has unveiled the “official team name” of the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women’s gymnastics squad: the Golden Girls. okay on the real though, the official team name is ✨golden girls✨ s/o to cecile🥹🤍 — Simone Biles July 31, 2024 Biles added a shoutout “to cecile” for the name, apparently referring to her coach Cecile Landi. …

Simone Biles Throws Shade In Hilarious 6-Word Caption About Gold Medal Win
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Throws Shade In Hilarious 6-Word Caption About Gold Medal Win

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles celebrated her victorious return to the Olympics with a not-so-subtle swipe at those who doubted her and her teammates. The iconic gymnast and the Team USA squad triumphed Tuesday in the women’s gymnastics team event, securing gold medals for Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera. From left: Jade Carey, Suni Lee, …

Simone Biles clapbacks at former teammate after winning gold medal in Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles clapbacks at former teammate after winning gold medal in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Simone Biles made history as she led her team to victory in women’s gymnastics at the Paris Olympics 2024. Simone Biles responded to MyKayla Skinner's past comments with her gold medal victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simone Biles apparently hit back at MyKayla Skinner The gold medalist gymnast posted several pictures on Instagram of herself and her winning squad …

Olympics women’s gymnastics: Team USA’s gold medal left one question nagging at me.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics women’s gymnastics: Team USA’s gold medal left one question nagging at me.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. It was, after all, on vault in the Tokyo team finals when something made Biles’ brain snap out of sync with her body: the dreaded “twisties,” gymnastics’ version of vertigo. There would be no GOAT emergency, and with the team’s star intact, it was no longer a matter of if the U.S. …

Paris 2024: Simone Biles puts Team USA back on top with Olympic gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Simone Biles puts Team USA back on top with Olympic gold

Hindustan Times  

“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. US' Simone Biles during the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. By the time Biles, the left calf that bothered her during qualifying heavily taped, stepped onto the floor for the final event — a floor exercise set to music …

Simone Biles reveals Team USA Gymnastics' cheeky nickname after winning gold in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles reveals Team USA Gymnastics' cheeky nickname after winning gold in Paris

Hindustan Times  

The USA Team Gymnastics made a comeback at the Paris Olympics by winning a gold medal in the Women’s gymnastics team all-around on Tuesday, July 30. Simone Biles revealed their team’s cheeky nickname In a conference after the team won their gold at the Paris Olympics, the squad was asked if they had a team name. The other team members …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles proves she’s the G.O.A.T.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles proves she’s the G.O.A.T.

LA Times  

Welcome to your daily Olympic newsletter. Regan Smith and Katherine Berkoff earned silver and bronze in the women’s 100-meter backstroke; Bobby Finke took silver in the 800 freestyle and the U.S. was second to Britain in the men’s 800 freestyle relay. —The U.S. men’s soccer team qualified for the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years when it beat …

For Italy and Brazil, losing to Simone Biles’ US team at the Olympics still felt like a victory
4 months, 3 weeks ago

For Italy and Brazil, losing to Simone Biles’ US team at the Olympics still felt like a victory

Associated Press  

PARIS — Watching the celebrations after the Paris Olympics women’s gymnastics team final Tuesday, it was impossible to tell who had won. “We have yet to realize what that means,” said Italian Alice D’Amato when asked about the second-place finish. We had a lot of great individuals, but now we have a great group of gymnasts.“ The Italian team finished …

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 …

Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee lead USA to its first team Olympic gold in artistic gymnastics since 2016 as Americans breeze by rivals in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee lead USA to its first team Olympic gold in artistic gymnastics since 2016 as Americans breeze by rivals in Paris

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee led Team USA to its first Olympic gold in artistic gymnastics since 2016 as the Americans easily beat their rivals at the 2024 Paris Games on Tuesday. Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera celebrate after the win Biles and teammates celebrate after team USA won the artistic gymnastics women's team …

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 …

Serena Williams, Nicole Kidman and other A-list celebrities watch Biles win another Olympic gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Serena Williams, Nicole Kidman and other A-list celebrities watch Biles win another Olympic gold

Associated Press  

PARIS — Celebrity spotting was again part of the event at a raucous Bercy Arena when Simone Biles powered a dominant U.S. women’s gymnastics team to the Olympic title on Tuesday night. A-listers Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman and Serena Williams gathered at the Olympic venue to watch the most decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics during the team final. …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They’re both back on what they’ve labeled a “ …

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 …

Team USA women's gymnastics earns gold medal in team competition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Team USA women's gymnastics earns gold medal in team competition

Salon  

The women of Team USA's gymnastics team have struck gold in Paris. On Tuesday, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera won the artistic all-around event at the Summer Olympics, reclaiming the gold after a silver-medal performance at the Tokyo Games in 2021. The win marks 27-year-old standout Simone Biles' eighth gold medal, meaning she has …

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, …

What to watch for the Paris Olympics: Simone Biles leads US in gymnastics final Tuesday, July 30
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What to watch for the Paris Olympics: Simone Biles leads US in gymnastics final Tuesday, July 30

Associated Press  

Simone Biles leads the U.S. women into the gymnastics team final as part of an action-packed slate Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. U.S. women start defense of 3x3 basketball title The U.S. women begin defense of their 2021 Olympic title in 3x3 basketball when the competition begins Tuesday. The last swimming final Tuesday is the men’s 4x200 free relay …

Paris Olympics: Simone Biles makes stunning return to competition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Simone Biles makes stunning return to competition

The Hindu  

Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on July 28, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. It’s OK.” Landi, who said Biles aggravated a minor injury she’d been dealing with for a couple of weeks, said there was never any question the superstar gymnast would not continue. “We’ve never …

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 …

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