Simone Biles’s legacy is equal parts dominance and resilience

Simone Biles and Team USA are golden again.




 At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA won the gold medal in the team final on July 30. Biles, along with teammates Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera, compiled a score of 171.296 and defeated Italy (165.494) and Brazil (164.497) who won silver and bronze. Two days later, on August 1, Biles took home the individual women’s all-around gold, with a total score of 59.131.



 These are Biles’s fifth and sixth Olympic gold medals, bringing her to nine Olympic medals in total over three Olympics. Biles’s medal haul, along with her 30 world championship medals — 23 of which were golds — solidifies her as the greatest gymnast that we’ve ever seen and arguably the most dominant athlete in all of sports...Read more 




 Her legacy is punctuated by her power, consistency, and winning record, but it’s her return to the Olympics and gymnastics in general that’s truly remarkable. For the last few years, Biles has openly talked about her mental health struggles and the abuse she endured as a Team USA gymnast. She has been sharing these painful moments in the hope that what happened to her doesn’t happen again. She wants to make the sport safer and better for the next crop of girls following in her footsteps.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kate Middleton was crying in public after a particularly emotional Royal engagement

Image
Kate has dealt with a significant amount of drama within the Royal Family recently...  Between Prince Andrew’s ‘car-crash’ Newsnight interview, multiple divorces within the Firm and the Sussexes’ decision to leave the royal frontline, ‘peacekeeper’ Kate has had her work cut out...   A royal source even told Vanity Fair this month that “Kate has taken Megxit badly”, especially as she used to see Harry as a younger brother – now it seems that bond has been irreparably damaged, as the Sussexes have moved to Canada...  Although Kate has kept it together throughout her recent public appearances, she did let her guard down once when carrying out a solo engagement several years ago.
Read more

“So that’s why Thor cried”: Ryan Reynolds Choosing Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man Over Chris Hemsworth’s MCU God is the Betrayal We Didn’t See Coming

Image
 Ryan Reynolds loves Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is evident from his interviews that Reynolds would choose Downey Jr. over every other actor (except Paul Rudd).     During an interview, Reynolds and Hugh Jackman were asked several questions about which superhero they think will likely win. Fans connected Reynold’s answer to an important question in the recently released MCU film Deadpool & Wolverine.     When Ryan Reynolds Chose Robert Downey Jr. Over Chris Hemsworth Reynolds found worldwide fame and love when he portrayed the role of Deadpool in the 2016 film of the same name. Being a gem of a person both on-screen and off-screen, the world fell in love with Reynolds’ portrayal.     Becoming the merc-with-a-mouth, the world loved watching Deadpool and his shenanigans. The recent antic included pulling Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine from an alternate universe to save his own world from collapsing.  ...
Read more

Prince Harry is reportedly reevaluating his decision to step back from royal duties and move to the United States with his wife Meghan Markle, as he navigates the challenges of his new life outside the royal family

Image
Prince Harry is reportedly feeling a ton of regret associated with his move to the US and the decisions he’s made since then.  Royal author Tom Quinn made this admission public during one of his interviews with The Mirror.  During that conversation the expert referenced the ongoing visa uncertainty in Montecito.  For those unversed, this has come in response to the Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit against the US government for allowing Prince Harry entry in the US... Read More
Read more