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Simone Biles made history, winning the gold in the individual all-around final at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Thursday to become just 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 twice.
SHE'S DONE IT! 🐐@Simone_Biles becomes the first Woman to win two Olympic All-Around Titles since Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968! pic.twitter.com/NzjVWSdoSB
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 1, 2024
Biles started strong with a massive 15.766 on vault, but made a mistake on uneven bars that briefly put her in second place behind Andrade. Biles then bounced back on beam and put up a massive performance on floor to win her second all-around gold medal.
Andrade was solid in every event, putting up particularly high scores on vault and floor to propel her to her second-straight all-around Olympic silver after taking silver in Tokyo.
Lee, meanwhile, had decent scores on vault and beam, but put up huge routines on bars — leading the field with 14.866 — and floor to secure an Olympic all-around medal for the second-straight Olympics. Lee, who overcame kidney issues in the gap between games to appear in Paris, is the first former gold medalist to make it back to the podium since Nadia Comaneci in 1980.
Biles, the 2016 all-around Olympic gold medalist, becomes the first woman to win non-consecutive Olympic gold medals in the event.
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Simone Biles wins gold medal in gymnastics all-around, as Rebeca Andrade takes silver and Suni Lee takes bronze
SHE'S DONE IT! 🐐@Simone_Biles becomes the first Woman to win two Olympic All-Around Titles since Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968! pic.twitter.com/NzjVWSdoSB
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 1, 2024
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Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Suni Lee take the podium
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THESE TWO 👏@Simone_Biles | @sunisalee_ pic.twitter.com/haCrwIEmjt
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 1, 2024
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Biles's gold medal breaks another record, as her sixth Olympic gold medal gives her the most for any American gymnast. And she still has a chance to earn more, with apparatus finals in vault, beam and floor this weekend, with a particular chance for gold on vault and floor.
Unprecedented. Unmatched.
She is Simone Biles. 👏 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/tCEP5XooxO
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
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Paige Bueckers tosses some love to Biles and Lee as well, with the UConn women's basketball star praising her "goats."
My goats! https://t.co/eB7ImgIZg3
— Paige Bueckers (@paigebueckers1) August 1, 2024
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Kevin Durant proposes a crossover for Simone Biles
Kevin Durant, who watched the women's final with the rest of the USA men's basketball team, proposes that Simone Biles, while being the GOAT of gymnastics, might be able to excel at other sports as well.
"I really believe Goat Biles can catch a lob and finish," Durant said on social media, noting the 4'8" Biles's impress ability to bounce.
I really believe Goat Biles can catch a lob and finish. #bounce
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 1, 2024
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Biles also breaks decades of gymnastics tradition with her age: The 27-year-old is the first all-around gold medalist over 20 years old since 1972 — when the winner had just turned 20.
MORE HISTORY FOR SIMONE BILES IN THE WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND FINAL 👏 pic.twitter.com/8chsDfPbe3
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 1, 2024
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Paris honors Biles and repeats history with a gift from France to the United States: Simone Biles re-stylized as the Statue of Liberty.
Simone Liberty Biles 🗽🥇 #Paris2024
— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) August 1, 2024
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Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman expressed her congratulations to Biles and Lee on social media. Raisman earned silver behind Biles in the all-around at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
In awe of you @Simone_Biles & @sunisalee_ congratulations!!!! EPICCCCC! ❤️🤍💙
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) August 1, 2024
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Three years after her gold medal run in the all-around, Suni Lee earns bronze and gets to stand on the podium next to her teammate.
WHAT AN ENDING! 🥉@sunisalee_ IS THE WOMEN'S OLYMPIC ALL-AROUND BRONZE MEDALIST!!! pic.twitter.com/0154z8ouxK
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 1, 2024
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Suni Lee gets praise from some other Olympic medalists, with skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin pumping up the all-around bronze medalist after her floor routine.
Yessssss Suni!!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 @sunisalee_
— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) August 1, 2024
SUNIIIIIIII 🤩
(@sunisalee_ omg 🥹🥹)
— Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) August 1, 2024
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Simone Biles wins gold with an explosive floor routine
She's done it! Simone Biles has an explosive routine on floor to move into the lead and recapture the gold medal in the all-around. She only needed a 13.867 to pass Andrade, and she posts a 15.066. The GOAT stays the greatest.
Stop what you’re doing right NOW and watch Simone Biles on floor! 🐐 #ParisOlympics
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
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Incredible work from Biles. There's little doubt now — she will be the all-around gold medalist.
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Brazil's Rebeca Andrade nails a strong floor routine to move back into the lead
Andrade went slightly out of bounds on her first pass, but otherwise nails her routine to take 14.033 points and move back into first.
Biles is up next on floor as the all-around competition saves the best for last.
Rebeca Andrade’s floor routine just took our breath away. 😲 #ParisOlympics
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
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Suni Lee lands a podium spot with a huge floor routine
Lee stuck landings and smiled throughout her routine, earning the cheers of the crowd as she flipped her way towards a likely Olympic medal. She earns a score of 13.666 and guarantees a medal spot.
SUNI LEE. SO CLUTCH. 💥 #ParisOlympics
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
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Kaylia Nemour of Algeria, who is currently in fourth place, has a few bobbles in her floor routine and appears to be out of medal contention. Still, it's been an incredible performance from the 17-year-old, who will still have a chance to compete for a medal in the uneven bar finals this weekend.
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Simone Biles and Suni Lee have a chance to medal heading into the final rotation
Lee is currently tied for fourth place, and will go fourth in the rotation. A stellar routine here could give her enough of a boost to win bronze, but she will have to outcompete Italy's Alice D'Amato and Algeria's Kaylia Nemour.
Biles is going last on floor, and has a difficult advantage over her opponents by nearly a full point. Barring any major, major errors, Biles has an excellent chance to be on that podium.
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Brazil's Rebeca Andrade finishes the rotation with a strong beam performance of her own, taking 14.133 points to stay in second place, behind Biles.
Andrade's best event, like Biles, is floor, which is coming up next; Andrade will compete second to last in the next rotation, with Biles anchoring the event.
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Suni Lee performs well on beam
Suni Lee continues to vie for a place on the podium with a solid performance on beam. Lee had a couple of wobbles, and nearly under-rotated on the landing, but pulls out a score of 14.000. She will need a strong score on floor to contend for a medal.
Suni Lee closes her third rotation with a solid showing on balance beam. #ParisOlympics
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
