Simone Biles Another step towards co-owning the gold medal record…but she’ll need to perform flawlessly in her past two games to etch her name in history once again.
The most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history won a gold medal on the vault on Saturday… her seventh career gold medal, just two away from tying her record of nine gold medals – this The record for the most gold medals won by any female gymnast.
If you haven’t seen the event yet – spoiler alert – but, it’s worth watching regardless because Simone is still pulling off moves that the world has almost never seen… and by the way, some of them are Named after her.
It’s Simona’s third gold medal in Paris… and – as we say – gives her a chance to equal the Soviet gymnast’s record of nine gold medals Larissa is Latina Participated in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. She tied for second with Vera Kaslavska Who represented Czechoslovakia.
Pretty impressive… especially considering that both countries don’t actually exist anymore – Simone is truly a one-man show when it comes to modern gymnastics.
That said, all good things must come to an end…and, Biles hinted this could be her last Olympics – says she Don’t want to face it brazilian player Rebecca Andrade After defeating her in the individual all-around, that was no longer the case.
Some thought it was a funny, humbling moment from the sport’s greatest figure…but, it does have a real feel to it – since Biles will be 31 in 2028, a win would make her one of the most The older female gymnast takes home the gold.
If this is indeed her last Olympics – and, given her performance, it’s always possible she’ll get a chance in 2028 – then she’ll need to be perfect in her final two games. She will compete in the balance beam and floor exercise finals over the next few days…and needs to win both events to tie the record.
So set your alarm and grab the popcorn… because Biles is about to make history.
