And yet she isnt afraid to fan-girl over a few famous athletes herself We LOVE following Simone on Instagram. Why? A showing that, in a year without the brilliance of Simone Biles, would have otherwise had her in gold atop the podium.
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The Canadian team totalled 18 medals – including one gold – four years ago in London.
She could win five.
“That’s insane to think about”, Biles said when asked about winning five gold medals. So, I just stay out of it. 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.
On a Wheaties box one day, they find themselves sitting at home watching a new generation of gymnasts on television the next.
“She is right on the top”, Karolyi, who along with her husband Bela steered Romanian Nadia Comaneci to the first flawless 10 at the 1976 Olympics, told reporters.
She added: “We’re basically like sisters and will have this forever”. In terms of performance and her ability to perform again and again, she’s the best I’ve ever seen.
For Raisman silver was like gold behind a teammate who is in another league. No-one goes into this thinking they can beat Simone.
Biles’s group – which included Raisman and Mustafina – began their gymnastics rotation on vault and then transitioned to the uneven bars for their second event.
In the gymnastics arena, Simone Biles topped teammate Aly Raisman to claim the sport’s most prestigious title, the individual all-around, giving her a second gold following the USA team victory on Tuesday night. “Everyone is here and every time she comes up everyone gets quiet and cheers”.
There was huge anticipation in advance of the men’s 200-meter individual medley, where Phelps, 31, and Lochte, 32, have been dueling it out at the Olympics and world championships since 2003. On Thursday, she became the second American to win gold, successfully defending her title in the 78 kg weight class at Rio’s Olympic Park.
“No one goes into this thinking they can beat Simone”, Raisman said. She soars higher than other gymnasts, does moves others can never attempt.
Raisman said she couldn’t help get overwhelmed by emotion after finishing, particularly after hearing cheers from the crowd. Forget the hype. Simone Biles is immune to all of it.
There were tears all round as the tiny 19-year-old Texan crushed her rivals with a powerful display of acrobatics and tumbling which kept the all-around title in USA hands for a fourth straight Olympics.
“You never know the feeling until it hits you”, said an emotional Biles. “It was just kind of a train wreck”.
For Biles, another step in what may be the best women’s gymnastic career of all time.
Was there pressure to prove she was the greatest female gymnast in history? Now she can say she’s the greatest of all-time.
The Americans perform a difficultvault called the Amanar (see Biles do it in the GIF below) that’s worth a lot of points, while Mustafina and many other competitors perform a less hard vault worth fewer points.
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“She is the most powerful, dynamic gymnast I have ever seen. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now”.
