Simon Biles continues to make gymnastics history

In the team event, the USA were not given a chance, as expected, Biles has always been at a very high level, despite the disease of her left leg. The North Americans beat Italy and Brazil (the first team medal).

Biles promises to make more history in the sport and the Games. She will compete in four more events, all of which she is the favorite to win: the all-around (which Portugal’s Filipa Martins will also compete in), vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. If she wins all four, she will tie Larisa Latynina for the most gold medals a gymnast has won at the Games (Czech Vera Caslavska has won seven).

The American star, who is only 1.42 m tall, is feeling great in Paris after the last Olympic Games in Tokyo (held in 2021 due to the pandemic), which did not go as expected for the athlete. Then she won silver in the team event and bronze on the balance beam. Then he withdrew from the rest of the competition due to psychological problems. He came to terms with the disease and, having overcome the problem, became one of the most influential people in North American society. After a psychological crisis, he testified against former US team doctor Larry Nassar, accused and convicted of sexually abusing about 300 athletes from the USA Gymnastics Federation.