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Simone Biles captures Gold in Individual All-Around Gymnastics

Simone Biles and her team have a saying called FAAFO. The world has found out that Biles is the GOAT of all time in Gymnastics, but arguable could be in the category of top 10 athletes of all-time.


Biles outscored a stacked field, which included Brazilian vault star Rebeca Andrade and teammate Suni Lee thanks with a score of 15.066 on the floor exercise. She came out the gate with a score of 15.766 on vault, 13.733 on the uneven bars, and beam routine that earned her a score of 14.566.


This Gold medal marked Biles historical run in the Olympics She is the first woman to win multiple individual all-around finals since Věra Caslavska won a second title in 1968. She is also the first gymnast to achieve the Gold eight years apart and stands in her own lane of history with nine total medals in the sport.


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