Simone still has one more chance to add to her medallion accumulation in Paris !
1.It’s Simone Biles’s world, and we’re all just living in awe.
2.On Thursday, the three-time Olympianwon goldin the individual all-around event.
3.This is Simone’s second gold in Paris,having won the team all-aroundearlier this week alongside fellow Americans Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera.
4.As for the individual all-around, Simonescoreda winning 59.131, followed by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade with 57.932 and Team USA’s Suni Lee with 56.465.
5.Simone is now themost decorated US gymnast…ever…with nine medals.
6.The former record holder, Shannon Miller, has seven medals and congratulatedSimoneandTeam USAon Instagram.
7.Simone previously won an individual all-around gold at Rio 2016.
8.With her success yesterday, Simone is now only thethird womanto have won the individual all-around twice.
9.She’s the first since Vera Caslavska, of the then-country of Czechoslovakia, who won gold at 1964 Tokyo and again four years later at 1968 Mexico City.
10.Larisa Latynina, of the then-country of the Soviet Union, preceded both athletes, winning gold at 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome.
11.Of course, this also means Simone is the first to snag two all-around winsin non-consecutive Olympics.
12.And she’s not even done in Paris.
13.She’s competing in the vault final on Saturday, Aug. 3.
14.Keep in mind that she won gold at the Rio event.
15.However, Simone notablywithdrewfrom the vault final in Tokyo after experiencing the “twisties.”
16.The"twisties"are a phenomenon among gymnastics in which athletes lose the connection between their mind and body while performing a skill.
17.So congratulations, Simone, on all your success so far!
18.And good luck on Saturday!
19.We’re all rooting for you!
