Simone Biles

La Nuova Generazione Ci Insegna Che Per Essere Felici Non Bisogna Per Forza Vincere

La felicità non si trova sul gradino più alto del podio, ma nella magia che nasce quando il talento si fonde con la dedizione.

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Paris Olympics Outside The Pool: Gymnastics Floor Bronze Features Debate And Appeals

Breaking made its debut this week while COVID-19 spread to athletics, and numerous countries won historic medals.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 10 Non-Swimming Megathread

Gymnastics continues and track and field is ramping up as week two begins in Paris. The mixed triathlon will swim in the Seine today.

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Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Biles Wins Gold on Vault, Richardson Settles for 100M Silver

Simone Biles is now the third-most decorated female gymnast in Olympic history behind Larisa Latynina (18) and Vera Caslavska (11), in terms of total medals.

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Sporting Globalism: What Do Simone Biles and Leon Marchand Have in Common?

While one of France’s best Leon Marchand is trained by American coach Bob Bowman, America’s top gymnast Simone Biles relies on a French coreographer.

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Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Redemption for Biles, Late Heroics for U.S. Women’s Rugby

The victory made Simone Biles the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history with eight medals, including five golds, in three appearances.

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Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Biles Overcomes Injury Scare, France Wins First Gold

Simone Biles said she felt something in her left calf, but she returned with tape and nailed her floor routine with the highest score of the day. 

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285,202 Attendees Across 17 Sessions of U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

Lucas Oil Stadium averaged 55.9% capacity across 17 sessions and set a record for attendance at a single session of a swim meet.

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2024 Olympic Digest: Tourists Avoiding Paris, Big Viewership For US Track & Gymnastic Trials

Simone Biles helped draw 8.2 million viewers on NBC during the closing stages of the all-around competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials.

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2024 Olympic Digest: TV Interest Is Up, Track Trials & Russia Calls Microsoft Report “Slander”

Simone Biles is the most “influential” athlete driving increased interest in the 2024 Olympics, according to a recent Nielsen Sports data presentation.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 33 Kenyan Athletes Suspended For Doping

A mass suspension of Kenyan athletes, Simone Biles draws a large TV audience and Caitlin Clark’s Olympic omission are the top Olympic stories of late.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 10 Reallocated Medals To Be Awarded During Paris Games

SwimSwam will be providing a weekly rundown of the top stories in Olympic sports (outside of swimming) in the lead-up to the 2024 Games in Paris.

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Who Will Light the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cauldron?

No athlete in history has won more Olympic gold medals or total medals than Michael Phelps. No swimmer has ever lit the Olympic cauldron. Is it fate?

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Katie Ledecky, Adam Peaty Among World’s Most Marketable Athletes

American superstar Katie Ledecky ranks as the 21st most marketable athlete on the planet, moving up seven spots from where she was ranked last year.

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Caeleb Dressel, La Depressione E La Pressione Verso Tokyo 2020

In un’intervista molto emozionante, Caeleb Dressel e la sua famiglia parlano della pressione che ha vissuto prima di Tokyo 2020

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