It was the fourth time in history an American woman nabbed the title. Chasing him will be teammate Yohan Blake and Americans Justin Gatlin and Trayvon Bromell.
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For those who run fast a tad longer, Sunday’s Olympic men’s 400 meter final is shaping up to be a titanic showdown between LaShawn Merritt of the United States, Kirani James of Grenada and Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa.
Biles has also been raking in online praise from celebrities including pop star Taylor Swift and former teen idol Zac Efron, whom the giggle-prone gymnast has said she has a crush on.
This year, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio noted that Biles, Olympic medalist Gabby Douglas and Olympic first-timer Laurie Hernandez make up the most diverse gymnastics team in United States history.
The two golfers were undefeated as partners two years ago at the Ryder Cup.
What an exciting Olympic Games it continues to be for our US women’s gymnastics team! We have hung out a couple of times.
USA Today and Fox Sports Australia first reported the news, citing Lochte’s mother, Ileana Lochte.
The U.S. women face Sweden on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics soccer tournament – and that means a reunion with Sundhage, who now coaches the Swedish women.
Biles said the win was especially satisfying as she has never won the vault in the world championships.
As Biles completed her final soaring tumbling pass on the floor, no one in the Rio Olympic Arena needed to wait for the judges’ verdict to realise they had just seen the gold-medal winning performance.
It followed a familiar pattern that’s followed Douglas around since London, when she oddly found herself having to defend her hair minutes after becoming the first African-American woman to win the Olympic title.
On the uneven bars, world champion Madison Kocian posted the top qualifying score but faces strong competition from teammate Gabby Douglas and defending Olympic uneven bars champion Aliya Mustafina of Russian Federation.
-Whitlock’s gold was his second of the day after winning the floor exercise final.
Britain’s Andy Murray is going to see if he can turn his trademark menacing grimace into a smile.
“‘Boa noite, ‘ or “Good night” in Portuguese, ” she chirped recently from Rio, posting a mirror selfie with fellow all-around women’s finalist Aly Raisman in US t-shirts, Biles donning a purple head wrap and Raisman buried under a face mask.
By the time Biles’s group began its final event, gold was as good as hers.
“I’m an fantastic fan and she’s an unbelievable Olympic champion but time will tell if she will become the greatest of all time as it’s too early to say that”.
Nothing, it seems, can stop Britain’s Mo Farah over 10,000 meters in a major championship. The outing was several hours after Olympic swimming ended Saturday night at the Rio Games. Not the final kick of rival Paul Tanui.
Phelps has won this event at the last three Olympic Games but expect strong competition from the likes of world record holder Ryan Lochte.
After missing out on London 2012 because she was too young, Biles has dominated her sport. The three other Americans in Rio, Patrick Reed (+1), Bubba Watson (+2) and Rickie Fowler (+5), were all over par. Say whaaat?! Speaking of 2004, I still remember most everything about my Olympics and that incredible night. He stressed again the water posed no health risks.
“We’ve literally grown through the system”, Haney said. “That’s a hard feeling for us”.
In the end, this is the way he wanted to go.
“And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said, ‘Get down, ‘ and I put my hands up, I was like ‘whatever.’ He took our money, he took my wallet – he left my cellphone, he left my credentials”. “It’s just a flawless way to finish”.
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Asked about Chusovitina’s longevity, Biles’ coach Aimee Boorman said: “It’s ridiculous”.
