gymnastics
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Simone Biles Medals Up Again, Secures Bronze for Balance Beam
Simone Biles is taking home yet another medal from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, securing the bronze Monday for the balance beam, the Washington Post reports. The bronze is Biles’ fourth medal of the Rio Games and the only nongold medal she currently has in her possession. The third-place finish marks an end to…
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Simone Biles Continues Gold Streak, Wins Women's Vault
Simone Biles, the world’s best gymnast, walked away Sunday from the women’s vault event with her third gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Huffington Post reports. Biles led the U.S. women’s team, dubbed the “Final Five,” to a team gold Wednesday before snagging the all-around gold by a 2-point margin. Her win…
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2016 Rio Olympics Weekend 1 Open Thread
We got track, we got gymnastics AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. We got swimming we got golf AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!!
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The Simones Sprinkled #BlackGirlMagic In Rio Last Night Like Bawses
You know by now. Simone Biles rolled into Rio and put 100 percent into every line she dropped. Simone Manuel went out there and didn’t know she swooped into the history books by winning the women’s 100m freestyle in swimming. They are some bad women. I’ll bet if you go into their purses and pull…
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2016 Rio Olympics Day 6 Open Thread
More gymnastics, swimming, and other Olympic things that Olympians do. Be Olympic.
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Simone Biles Proves She's the Best, Wins Gold in Individual All-Around in Rio
Simone Biles is continuing to stun us all with her graceful performances, snatching the gold in the women’s individual all-around in the Rio de Janeiro Games Thursday, the New York Times reports. She is literally the world’s best gymnast and also literally #BlackGirlMagic. Though that may not come as a surprise to those familiar with…
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Gabby Douglas Cannot Advance to All-Around Finals in Gymnastics Because of '2 per Country' Rule
Pretty much everyone who is sane is all about the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, which is currently completely killing the game and owned the Olympic qualifiers Sunday. Unfortunately, as Cosmopolitan reports, Gabby Douglas, who wowed crowds in the 2012 Summer Olympics, taking home the gold in the individual and team all-around competitions, will not be…