Biles has placed only second or third in the vault event at the past three World Championships. He was an alternate four years ago in London and struggled on floor exercise in the team final last week as the usa finished fifth. Kocian scored a 15.833, enough to take silver, with Sophie Scheder of Germany won the bronze with a 15.566.
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So Biles went home and worked.
Simone Biles crushed the individual all-around competition to earn her second gold medal of the 2016 Olympics. For his career, Phelps has 28 medals – 23 gold, three silver and two bronze.
In an earlier interview with the Catholic Standard, she said it was important to pray at swimming events because “it is important for me to take time to make space for God and thank Him – He will always be at the center of my life”. “It helps me put things in perspective”. She hasn’t lost an all-around competition since the summer of 2013, a winning streak that should go for as long as Biles wants it to. The difficulty paid off as she picked up a 15.266 despite the fall.
It was another flawless performance from Biles, whose prodigious talents have earned her comparisons to the legendary Nadia Comaneci, victor of five gold medals during the 1976 and 1980 games.
They said she was unpatriotic on Wednesday, when Douglas was the only member of the Final Five who didn’t place her hand on her heart during the national anthem after they won gold.
It’s become clear that American gymnast Simone Biles is just operating on another level.
US gymnast Simone Biles won gold Thursday and drove NBC to its second highest rated night of 2016 Summer Olympics coverage.
The next event final is tomorrow afternoon, when Biles will return, this time joined by her teammate Laurie Hernandez, to compete on the beam.
“It means a lot, especially with what is going on in the world today, some of the issues of police brutality”, Manuel said.
It was really cool to see two flags rise up there, Whitlock said.
Simone Biles can add to her medal haul when the event finals begin.
Biles took a small hop on the landing, and she looked miserable. She earned a insane high 16.033 on her second vault, making her average a massive 15.966. It’s a roundoff onto the board and a half-twist onto the table, followed by a front layout with a twist.
Going last in a field of eight gymnasts, Biles needed an average score of more than 15.253 to claim gold.
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And Biles continued the history-making streak on Sunday by becoming the first US gymnast to win the women’s vault competition. At the 2015 World Championships, Paseka placed first on vault and Un-jong second, pushing Biles to third.
