She even has a move named after her, because she was the gymnast to land an advanced move, including a half-twist and blind landing in a competition.
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Four years ago in London, Raisman tied with Mustafina for the third-highest score in the all-around.
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 United States teammate Aly Raisman.
“It was a very special moment I’ll never ever forget”, she said. With two gold medals already to name, Biles quest to make gymnastics history continues with the Vault Finals – which promises to deliver unforgettable routines and an incredible round of competition. “To me I’m just the same Simone …”
That meant sustaining her levels for four years, a stretch that is beyond most elite gymnasts but not Biles. And only Russian Aliya Mustafina beat her on the uneven bars. “You can only control your performance and not the scores you get”.
Gymnast Aly Raisman took home a silver medal for the women’s individual all-around gymnastics competition in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but with the kind the support she gets from her U.S. teammates, it wouldn’t have mattered if she won nothing at all.
She pulled away from there, taking first place by more than 1.8 points after balance beam. Heading back to her family’s home in Spring, Texas, with anything less than a fistful of golds would have been a disappointment. A almost stuck vault led into a strong bars, then a balance beam routine that earned the night’s second-highest score on that event.
The 19-year-old was peerless as she crushed her rivals with a powerful display of acrobatics and tumbling in the Rio Olympic Arena. She was overcome with emotion as she walked off the mat to give her coach a long, hard hug, knowing her gymnastics career at age 22 is nearing an end. When Biles came off, the teammates embraced each other, the persistently bubbly Biles crying in Raisman’s arms.
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Simone Biles completed her 2016 Olympic run on top. The two are very close and Raisman said “the whole time we have been here together, that’s been our goal to go one-two”. “We’re lucky we have each other. It didn’t really bother me”. She became the first American woman to win two gold medals in the sport. Károlyi has appeared in 11 straight Olympics as either a coach or team coordinator, and coached Nadia Comaneci to her famous flawless “10” on the uneven bars at the 1976 Games.
