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Simone Biles wins gold in Paris, makes Olympic history with second individual all-around victory

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Simone Biles wins gold in Paris, makes Olympic history with second individual all-around victory

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 1: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after completing her routine on the balance beam during the women's all-around gymnastics final on day 6 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) — PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 1: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after completing her routine on the balance beam during the women’s all-around gymnastics final on day 6 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Simone Biles made history by winning gold in the individual all-around final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Thursday, becoming only the third woman, after Larisa Latynina in 1956 and 1960 and Věra Čáslavská in 1964 and 1968, to win the women’s individual all-around final twice.

Biles started off strong with a huge 15.766 on vault, but made a mistake on the uneven bars that left her briefly in second place behind Andrade. Biles then bounced back on the beam and delivered a stellar performance on the floor to win her second all-around gold medal.

Andrade was strong in all events, achieving particularly high scores on vault and floor, earning her second consecutive silver all-around performance at the Olympics after winning silver in Tokyo.

Lee, meanwhile, had decent scores on vault and beam, but delivered stellar routines on bars — he led the field with a 14.866 — and floor to capture an Olympic all-around medal for the second straight Olympics. Lee, who overcame kidney problems in the inter-Games break to compete in Paris, is the first former gold medalist to reach the podium since Nadia Comaneci in 1980.

Biles, the 2016 Olympic heptathlon winner, is the first woman to win two consecutive gold medals in the discipline.

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Simone Biles wins gold medal in all-around gymnastics, while Rebeca Andrade takes silver and Suni Lee bronze

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(Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Suni Lee take the stage

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Biles’ gold medal breaks another record, as her sixth Olympic gold medal is the most of any American gymnast. And she still has a chance to earn more, with the vault, beam and floor finals this weekend, with a special chance for gold on vault and floor.
Thu, 1 August 2024 at 20:50 GMT+2

Paige Bueckers also has praise for Biles and Lee, with the UConn basketball star praising her “goats.”
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 8:48 PM GMT+2

Kevin Durant Suggests Simone Biles Crossover

Kevin Durant, who watched the women’s final with the rest of the US basketball team, suggests that while Simone Biles is the best in gymnastics, she might also excel in other sports.

“I really believe Goat Biles can catch a lob and finish,” Durant said on social media, noting the 4-foot-1 Biles’ impressive bounce.

I really believe Goat Biles can catch and finish a lob. #bounce

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 1, 2024
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Biles’ age also breaks with a decades-old tradition in gymnastics: the 27-year-old is the first all-around gold medalist over the age of 20 since 1972, when the winner had just turned 20.
Thu, 1 August 2024 at 20:42 GMT+2

Paris honors Biles and repeats history with a gift from France to the United States: Simone Biles, reimagined as the Statue of Liberty.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 8:40 PM GMT+2

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman congratulated Biles and Lee on social media. Raisman won silver behind Biles in the all-around at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Three years after her gold medal in the all-around, Suni Lee wins bronze and is allowed to stand on the podium next to her teammate.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 8:35 PM GMT+2

Suni Lee is drawing praise from some of the other Olympic medalists, including skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, who cheered the bronze medalist on after her floor exercise.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 8:30 PM GMT+2

Simone Biles wins gold with explosive floor exercise

She did it! Simone Biles has an explosive floor routine to take the lead and reclaim the gold medal in the all-around. She needed only a 13.867 to pass Andrade, and she scores a 15.066. The GOAT remains the best.
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Incredible work by Biles. There is no doubt now: she will be the all-around gold medalist.
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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade puts in a strong floor routine to regain the lead

Andrade went slightly off track on her first pass, but otherwise she completed her routine perfectly and scored 14.033 points, putting her back in first place.

Biles is next up, as the all-round competition saves the best for last.
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Suni Lee takes podium with great floor exercise

Lee landed well and smiled throughout the routine, earning cheers from the crowd as she made her way to a likely Olympic medal. She scored 13.666 and secured a medal spot.
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Kaylia Nemour of Algeria, currently in fourth place, has a few bumps on her floor exercise and looks out of contention for a medal. Still, it’s an incredible performance from the 17-year-old, who still has a shot at a medal in the uneven beam final this weekend.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 7:59 PM GMT+2

Simone Biles and Suni Lee have a chance at a medal in the final rotation

Lee is currently tied for fourth place and will finish fourth in the rotation. A great routine here could give her enough of a boost to win bronze, but she will have to compete with Alice D’Amato of Italy and Kaylia Nemour of Algeria.

Biles is the last to go on floor and has a tough lead of almost a whole point over her opponents. If no big, big mistakes are made, Biles has an excellent chance to get on that podium.
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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade finishes the rotation with a strong beam performance, scoring 14.133 points to remain in second place behind Biles.

Andrade’s best event, like Biles, is floor, which is next on the agenda. Andrade will compete second to last in the next round, with Biles taking center stage.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024 7:46 PM GMT+2

Suni Lee performs well on the beam

Suni Lee continues to battle for a podium spot with a solid performance on beam. Lee had a few wobbles and nearly under-rotated on her landing, but earned a 14.000. She’ll need a strong floor score to contend for a medal.