American gymnast Simone Biles is back on top after reclaiming her all-around gold in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Was there ever any doubt that Simone Biles wouldn’t reclaim her crown?
Three years after withdrawing from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Biles is back on top, winning the gold medal in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday, August 2 (Philippine time).
This is Biles’ sixth gold medal and ninth overall medal in the Olympics.
She also became the third woman to win the women’s all-around gold twice. Larisa Latynina did it back in 1956 and 1960, then Vera Cáslavská in 1964 and 1968.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade settled for silver once more, similar to Tokyo 2020, with 57.932 points. American gymnast Sunisa Lee, who bagged gold in the all-around event in Tokyo, snatched the bronze with 56.465 points.
It was a perfect start for Biles, who scored 15.766 on the vault after sticking the difficult Yurchenko double pike.
However, a stumble with the uneven bars in the second rotation for Biles, where she scored just 13.733 points, allowed Andrade to take advantage and take first place for some time in the competition.
But Biles would not be denied redemption as she bounced back on the beam apparatus with 14.566 points and posted a fantastic routine on the floor exercise with a score of 15.066 that saw her clinch her second all-around gold medal in Paris 2024.
Story Summary:
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Simone Biles reclaimed her crown by winning the gold medal in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, marking her sixth gold and ninth overall Olympic medal.
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Biles became the third woman to win the women’s all-around gold twice, joining Larisa Latynina (1956 and 1960) and Vera Cáslavská (1964 and 1968).
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Despite a stumble on the uneven bars, Biles excelled in the vault, beam, and floor exercise, overcoming Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who took silver, and American Sunisa Lee, who won bronze.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]