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Simone Biles’ Ankle Won’t Let Her Be Great, Nursing Injury Heading Into Tokyo Olympics
The gymnastic superhero is praying her ankle holds up heading into the 2021 games.
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The Number One Stunner: GOAT Simone Biles Becomes 1st Person in History to Land Double-Double Dismount
Here it comes: your regular reminder that Simone Biles is the most dominant athlete alive—and, at 22, the Greatest Gymnast of All Time. Biles made history again this weekend at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri, where she became the first person ever to land two twists and two somersaults coming off the…
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'For the Survivors': Simone Biles' Winning Leotard Was a Message to Victims of Sexual Abuse
When Simone Biles stepped onto the podium after winning her fifth U.S. women’s gymnastics title Sunday, she was sharing her win with fellow survivors of sexual abuse. Wearing a leotard she designed herself, Biles, who was among the more than 160 victims of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, strategically chose to wear the…
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Simone Biles Is Still Making History, Is 1st Woman to Win 5 U.S. All-Around Championships
It’s still Simone Biles season, and the American gymnast is still kicking ass and taking names, which culminated in yet another historic career achievement at this year’s United States Gymnastics Championships on Sunday. The U.S. Olympic team declared that Biles is the first woman to ever win five U.S. Gymnastics all-around titles (h/t Bleacher Report.)…