PARIS — Simone Biles doesn’t want a break, not when there’s a Olympic gold medal to win.Biles will do all four events in women’s gymnastics team finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, passing on the chance to get a little bit of rest in a competition that is both lengthy and stressful. This despite tweaking…
No female gymnast has ever won more than four gold medals in a single Olympics.Simone Biles reached that milestone in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She was the first American woman to do so.And now she has a chance to top that record in Paris.Biles competed in the qualification rounds Sunday morning. During warm-ups for…
The sister-in-law of three-time Olympic gold medal-winning water polo star Maggie Steffens has died unexpectedly at the Paris Games. Team USA coach Adam Krikorian revealed the passing of Lulu Conner, 26, after Steffens and Team USA defeated Greece in Saturday’s Olympic opener. Details about Conner’s death have not been revealed publicly and reports that she…
Simone Biles completed a near perfect return to Olympics competition on Sunday despite an injury scare during the qualification competition. The 27-year-old, who returned to an ovation, seemed to injure herself during the warm-ups for the floor exercise, was examined by medical staff and needed taping strapped around her lower left leg and ankle. Briefly…
Simone Biles is leading the charge of older gymnasts at the Olympics who are redefining their sport WILL GRAVES, Associated Press 12 hours ago Simone Biles, of the United States, attends a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) It still happens…
Gymnast will compete in her third Olympics Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the spotlight that comes with it. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport’s biggest stage by cruising to victory at the US Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch…
Biles battles Brazil star Andrade and Team GB depth tested,Simone Biles has reframed her relationship with the sport but will face fierce competition from Rebeca Andrade In the aftermath of her nightmare second Olympic experience, all Simone Bileswanted to do was go home. But even after she departed Tokyo, Biles had to follow her teammates to…
Simone Biles has the chance to make history at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris — but the “GOAT of gymnastics” has already made an indelible impact on the sport. The seven-time Olympic medalist has five gymnastics skills named after her. Moves are named after the first gymnast who completes them in an international competition,…
Biles brought attention to the subject of mental health when she stepped back from some events during the Tokyo games in 2021. A pair of professionals talk about what they call a mental health crisis for female athletes.Houston gymnast Simone Biles before a practice in Paris prior to the Olympic games. During the Tokyo games…
Simone Biles of the United States practices the uneven bars during a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Paris. 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…