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Simone Biles Ends World Championships With Two More Golds

October 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Simone Biles added two more gold medals to her tally to close out the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp. After a subdued Saturday, Biles came roaring out of the gates. A fierce contest on the beam saw Biles take the gold by just 0.1 points over China’s Zhao Yaqin. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who took the vault gold over Biles on Saturday, finished third. Elsewhere at the competition, Biles’ teammate Shilese Jones earned bronze medals in the all-around and the uneven bars.

Later in the day, Biles earned her second gold (and fourth of the championship) as she took gold in the floor event. Brazil took silver and bronze through Rebeca Andrade and Flávia Saraiva. The two wins take Biles World Championships/Olympics medal tally to 37. Earlier in the week, Biles had become the sole leader in that regard after entering the championships tied with retired Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo. Furthermore, the various wins and high finishes set Biles up nicely to compete in the Olympics in Paris next summer.

Biles Has To Settle For Silver On Vault

However, Biles fell 0.201 points short of winning gold on her signature equipment of vault. An over-rotation on her signature Yurchenko double pike caused her to fall backward on the landing. Biles bounced back with an excellent Cheng in her final vault. However, 2022 all-around champion Rebeca Andrade was able to keep Biles off the top of her podium with a near-perfect outing.

However, Andrade was disappointed to see Biles lose the gold in the manner that she did. “I’m happy for my result, but sad about the fall because we know how much athletes train to do this vault,” Andrade said. However, Andrade also shook away suggestion that she may try to attempt the Yurchenko double pike, now known as the Biles II. “[That would be] crazy. I don’t have the body for that.” Elsewhere, Biles finished fifth in the bars. It was a subdued day overall, but as mentioned, she bounced back with a shining performance on Sunday.

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Simone Biles Settles For Silver After Vault Fall

October 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

After a bad dismount, Simone Biles fell 0.201 short of regaining her vault world championship. An over-rotation on her signature Yurchenko double pike caused her to fall backward on the landing. While Biles bounced back with an excellent Cheng in her final vault. However, 2022 all-around champion Rebeca Andrade was able to keep Biles off the top of her podium with a near-perfect outing in Antwerp.

However, Andrade was disappointed to see Biles lose the gold in the manner that she did. “I’m happy for my result, but sad about the fall because we know how much athletes train to do this vault,” Andrade said. However, Andrade also shook away suggestion that she may try to attempt the Yurchenko double pike, now known as the Biles II. “[That would be] crazy. I don’t have the body for that.” Biles will attempt to win individual goals in beam and floor. Biles finished fifth in the bars.

Biles Recaptures All-Around Title

Yesterday, Biles added yet another medal to her ever-growing cabinet, securing the all-around title at the World Championships in Belgium. A decade after winning her first World title in the same city, Biles beat reigning World champion (and Beyoncé fan) Rebeca Andrade by 1.633 points. The medal was Biles’ 34th across the World Championships and Olympics, and her 21st gold. The two medals she has now won at the World Championships make her the most decorated gymnast of all time. She had entered the Championships tied with former Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo.

Furthermore, Biles’ time at the Championships is far from done. She is set to compete in four individual events over the weekend – vault, bars, beam, and floor. She is the gold medal favorite in at least three of them. Watching her perform, with only the smallest of errors in her floor routine, you wouldn’t think that she had returned to competitive gymnasts three months ago after a two-year hiatus following the Tokyo Olympics. Biles has already confirmed her spot at the Paris Games next year and will now look to push her medal tally to even greater heights.

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Simone Biles Wins Sixth World All-Around Title

October 6, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Simone Biles added yet another medal to her ever-growing cabinet, securing the all-around title at the World Championships in Belgium. A decade after winning her first World title in the same city, Biles beat reigning World champion (and Beyoncé fan) Rebeca Andrade by 1.633 points. The medal was Biles’ 34th across the World Championships and Olympics, and her 21st gold. The two medals she has now won at the World Championships make her the most decorated gymnast of all time. She had entered the Championships tied with former Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo.

Andrade, Runner-Up To Biles, Wants To Meet Beyoncé

Rebeca Andrade will have to settle for silver in the all-around at least as she was unable to hold off the resurgence of Simone Biles. However, Andrade captured the hearts of much of the audience as she fought valiantly at this Championship. A Beyoncé superfan, Andrade’s floor routine for the Championships was set to “Break My Soul” from RENAISSANCE. Her silver medal performance at Tokyo 2020 featured a floor routine set to “Single Ladies”.

“Whoever is able to help Rebeca meet her, it would be very interesting. Rebeca is [a] super Beyoncé fan,” her coach Francisco Porath told Olympics.com. RENAISSANCE is a fitting phrase for Andrade, who will compete for Olympic gold next year. Her World Championship in Liverpool last year came after years of ACL tears before the Olympics. Furthermore, her risk of re-injury means that she has had to be incredibly selective about when and where she competes.

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Simone Biles Leads Team USA To Seventh Consecutive World Gymnastics Title

October 4, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Team USA has secured its seventh consecutive World Gymnastics title behind the efforts of Simone Biles and her teammates. Despite a dominant performance in qualifying, the medal event was closer than expected, with the US beating Brazil by 2.199 points in Antwerp. The team gold broke the tie that Team USA had held with the Chinese men’s team for consecutive World golds. Meanwhile, that same Chinese men’s team had to settle for silver behind Japan.

However, the championships are far from done for Biles and company. Biles is favored to win four individual golds – all-around, vault, beam, and floor. Meanwhile, Shilese Jones has her eyes firmly set on the bars gold. However, beyond medaling and everything else, there is also the motivation of putting in strong performances as selection for Paris 2024 approaches.

Biles Eyeing History At Homecoming Worlds

SIMONE. BILES.

With this final routine to secure the gold medal, the U.S. became the only team in history to win 7 consecutive world team titles. #Antwerp2023 pic.twitter.com/DCXyvRbHHY

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) October 4, 2023

“Back to where it all started, see you soon Belgium,” Biles told her Instagram followers via a story post after qualifying for Worlds. As alluded to by Biles, Antwerp will be something of a homecoming. A decade ago, she made her Worlds debut in the city. She cleaned up in her first-ever event, grabbing gold in the all-around and floor, silver in the vault, and bronze in the beam. Furthermore, qualification meant Biles became the first woman to be selected to represent the US at six World Championships.

Worlds also represents a chance for Biles to secure her place in Paris next year. Olympic places are available on all apparatus, as well as for the all-around champion. Furthermore, Biles is a firm favorite to qualify somewhere as she has shown that her time away has not left any rust on her performance. However, the world of gymnastics has only gotten better in recent years. This means that Biles will likely face some tough competition if she wants to take home the gold in Belgium. After an off day tomorrow, Biles will be in action on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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