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Friday, February 12, 2016

Simply the Best

An excerpt from The New York Times -

For World’s Top Gymnast, a Body in Motion and a Mind at Rest


Simone Biles is a three-time all-around world champion,
but for now she is trying not to think about the coming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Biles is the best American gymnast since, well, probably ever. She is 4 feet 9 inches, with size 5 feet, but there is an unfathomable amount of power packed into her petite package. She flies through the air as if she were part bird and part cannonball. When she competes, it is nearly impossible not to stop and stare.

Last fall, at the world championships, Biles, 18, won the world all-around title for the third consecutive time, a streak that was unheard-of before she came around and shredded the old book. Her 10 gold medals at the world championships are the most for any woman; her 14 overall medals are more than any other American woman.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/sports/olympics/simone-biles-gymnast-rio-olympics.html

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