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U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, on

In the wake of Team USA’s gymnastics team winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a 2021 clip has resurfaced of eventual Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) criticizing praise of legendary gymnast Simone Biles. Democratic-aligned research group American Bridge posted the clip of Vance, who made the comments on a July 28,…

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Simone Biles Honored With Presidential Medal of Freedom

The legendary gymnast is now the youngest-ever recipient of the high presidential honor, which recognizes “exemplary contributions” to U.S. societySimone Biles Honored With Presidential Medal of Freedom U.S. President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Olympic gold medal gymnast and mental health advocate, during a ceremony in the East Room…

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Simone Biles opens up about withdrawal from Olympic competitions: “I don’t think you realize how dangerous this is”

Superstar gymnast Simone Biles defended her decision to withdraw from Olympic competitions on her Instagram story on Thursday night, explaining that she is still struggling from what is known as the “twisties,” and isn’t sure if she will be able to compete in individual competitions scheduled for next week. This week, Biles pulled out of…

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Piers Morgan eats his words, but Simone Biles’ fans aren’t happy with his public apology.

Piers Morgan received backlash for his comments after Simone Biles exit at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Controversial British commentator Piers Morgan made a public apology… What did Piers Morgan say about Simone Biles?Morgan posted his apology after Biles led Team USA to an Olympic victory, earning a total score of 171.296, leaving Italy and…

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The Celtics take Paris, Simone Biles’s ‘goat’ moment, the viral Turkish shooter, and other nuggets from the Olympics

PARIS — Shaking my notebook up and down and seeing what falls out as the Olympics reach the halfway point … ▪ After winning a gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around on Thursday, Simone Biles took a moment to strut when she walked into her post-meet press conference wearing a diamond-studded goat pendant, a…

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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’

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. 25-year-old Andrade took home silver with a score of 14.9. ‘The respect rebeca and…

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