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Nastia Liukin talks about Simone Biles’ difficulty level
Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin explains how Simone Biles’ competition level is so difficult, and how she accomplishes it with ease.
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Simone Biles and Team USA have already made their impact on the 2024 Paris Games, but the eight-time Olympic medalist has a chance to pick up more hardware on Thursday during the all-around final.
Biles made her highly-anticipated return to the Olympic stage on Sunday and helped the United States win gold in the team final Tuesday, despite appearing to tweak her calf during warm-ups on the floor exercise during qualifiers.
Can Biles, who now has more Olympic medals than any American gymnast in history, add another Olympic medal or two to her repertoire?
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Is Simone Biles competing today?
Simone Biles and Team USA are idle on Wednesday. The next women’s gymnastics event scheduled at the 2024 Paris Games is the all-around final Thursday.
Will Simone Biles compete in the all-around final?
Simone Biles will compete in the all-around final and the finals for vault, balance beam and floor exercise. Teammates Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee also are expected to compete in all events.
Who has more Olympic medals than Biles?
Allyson Felix is the only non-swimmer and American woman who has more Olympic medals than Biles (11). The female with the most medals is Larisa Latynina, whose 18 Olympic medals are the most by any female athlete or gymnast. Latynina, who won nine golds, competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
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