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…
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…
Olympic gymnastics highlights: Simone Biles wins vault gold as USA earns three medals PARIS — Simone Biles has captured another gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, this one in the women’s vault final on Saturday. It’s her third gold medal of these Games, after leading the U.S. to gold in the team final and…
setting an example in normalising the importance of emotion in elite gymnastics X By Aditi Gandhi Published: 8 July 2021 6:07 PM Tough. Strong. Faultless.These words are often synonymous with world class athletes around the globe. The almost super-human abilities and talent that top notch athletes possess combined with their extraordinary capability to perform under…
The gymnast opened up in the latest installment of “Simone vs Herself.” In honor of Simone Biles’ 23rd birthday, we compiled some of our favorite moments from the gymnast.Simone Biles opened up about the depression she suffered after being sexually abused. In the latest installment of the Facebook Watch docuseries “Simone vs Herself,” Biles said…
When Simone Biles began withdrawing from Olympic competitions, many wondered what was going on. She later revealed she’s dealing with an acute condition that affects elite gymnasts known as “the twisties.” Essentially, this means that when Biles is twisting in the air, she’s losing track of where she is, making it nearly impossible for her…
Simone Biles during the artistic gymnastics women’s team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake… Simone Biles recently got emotional about her experience at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on The Today Show—in fact, she says she’s “still scared” to do gymnastics. As you may remember, Biles removed herself from the gymnastics…
Simone Biles has opened up about her bittersweet Olympic trials experience, admitting that she felt ‘sad’ she had not given her ‘best performance’ after breaking down in tears when she suffered a rare fall from the beam. Despite the uncharacteristic mistake, Simone, 24, sailed through the trials in the top all-around spot, finishing the second…
The seven-time Olympic medalist lets audiences get a behind-the-scenes look at why she withdrew from the Tokyo Games 2020 to focus on her mental health. The first official trailer for Simone Biles’ upcoming documentary has dropped just weeks before the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, detailing the legendary Olympian’s decision to withdraw from the Tokyo…
Simone Biles won her second medal of these Paris Olympics and her ninth across three Summer Games on Thursday when she captured the women’s all-around title. She is the world’s most decorated gymnast with 30 world championship medals to go with her Olympics haul.Biles, who won gold in the team competition Tuesday, has a chance…