Simone Biles sets record with second Olympic all-around title

 Simone Biles won the Olympic all-around gold medal for the second time, eight years after her first, affirming her legendary status and continuing to set records in gymnastics.

Simone Biles made history at the Paris Olympics by winning her second all-around gold medal , eight years after her first. She faced off against strong contenders like Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour in the all-around final.

Eight years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Biles was a young talent. Now she is an icon. She now has nine Olympic medals , including six golds. “I’m just Simone Biles who flips,” she says. But Biles is also the third woman to win two Olympic titles, joining the Soviet Union’s Larisa Latynina and Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska. She is also the oldest woman to stand on the all-around podium since the Soviet Union’s Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952.

The sport of gymnastics has changed a lot, and Biles has contributed to that change with every performance. Stars like the U.S. men’s basketball team and Kendall Jenner have come to watch her compete. Lee, who won in Tokyo in Biles’ absence, also affirmed Biles’ influence. “Simone, I think a lot of it is because of you,” Lee said.

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Biles struggled after the uneven bars with a mistake she had never made in competition before. She sat down on the bench, closed her eyes, and tried to focus. But Biles kept her composure and continued competing.

Following her uneven bars competition, she performed brilliantly on the balance beam and impressively performed on the floor. As a result, Biles won the second gold medal of her Olympic career, joining Sunisa Lee in the bronze medal .

Biles now has a total of nine Olympic medals, including six golds. She also became the third woman to win two Olympic all-around titles, joining Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union and Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia.

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Rebeca Andrade, who won silver behind Sunisa Lee in 2021, made a small mistake on her floor, giving Biles a chance to pass. Andrade needed a perfect floor to catch Biles, but it didn’t work out.

Biles put on music from Taylor Swift and Beyonce for her floor routine, a 75-second routine that featured some of the most difficult moves in the history of the sport. After finishing, she hugged Sunisa Lee and blew kisses to the cameras.

Biles has shown herself to be not only a stellar athlete but also a strong advocate for victims of sexual abuse and mental health.

With her excellence and determination, Simone Biles has set a new standard in the world of sports. She is a role model not only in gymnastics but also in life, always striving and overcoming challenges.