Phelps, meanwhile, now has 22 golds and 26 medals overall in five Olympics. The scoreboard added an exclamation point.
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Apart from a hop on the landing of her opening vault she gave a confident display of gravity-defying tumbles, twists and flips on her maiden Games to win by 2.100 points over USA teammate Aly Raisman. Meanwhile, Maryland natives Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps will continue their gold rush as they race the preliminary heats of their signature events. “But the fact that she has dual citizenship, I don’t see why we can not celebrate her second country also”. Those really stand out for me.
This was not a cliff-hanger, Biles having established her dominance long ago. With Thursday’s gold, she extended her streak of winning every all-around competition since 2013, which includes three world titles and four US crowns. Biles’ success, however, meant giving up some things that her peers enjoy regularly. She blew kisses to the crowd after her floor exercise, overcome by a comeback that at times seemed in doubt. She is nearly untouchable.
I was nervous a little bit for her today just to come out and do it and make it yours, Boorman said.
“When we are in the same room it is very hard to have a conversation because we don’t know who is talking to which Simone”, Manuel said.
Compatriot Aly Raisman claimed silver with a total of 60.098, while Russia’s Aliya Mustafina settled for bronze. “That’s just her personality”.
“I think this is probably one of the best rounds of golf I’ve ever played”, Fraser told the Golf Channel.
Instead, she put on a show befitting a champion for the ages.
The last routine of the night was Biles on floor.
Biles had a strong 15.433 score on the balance beam, moving past Mustafina, who scored a more than a point and half lower.
I dont think I will ever be able to do it, she said.
That she did, her smile as bright as the gold eyeliner she wore.
Lochte has two silvers and a bronze since they both first swam the event in 2004 in Athens, along with four world championships. Her victory was groundbreaking, becoming the first African-American woman to medal in an individual swimming event. I just do my gymnastics..
Biles recounted how she had to leave normal high school and her friends when she was 13, The Undefeated reported.
Halfway through the women’s all-around final, Simone Biles was in an unfamiliar, unthinkable place: Second place, that is.
Biles said earlier in the event that Manuel was “an awesome person”, and it appears to be a friendship to last.
“It doesn’t even feel real”, Biles said. To me, I’m still the same Simone.
With more likely to come.
From left, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman pose with their gold medals on the podium after winning the women’s team final at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Biles could still win three more gold medals before the Games with the teenager set to challenge in the beam, vault and floor. The last man to do it was US backstroke legend Aaron Peirsol, who added a gold in the medley relay at the Athens Games, and Murphy is well on his way to doing the same.
