American gymnastics star Simone Biles is on the floor at Bercy Arena for the final day of the gymnastics competition.
Discover incredible Insider Deals that will make your life a little bit easier Simone Biles , of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal at the medal ceremony during the women's artistic gymnastics individual vault finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France.
Biles will then move to the floor later Monday, an event where she's never lost a major international competition, including a gold in Rio do Janeiro eight years ago. There is plenty of history on the line for Biles in what could be the last competition of her career. Biles has 10 medals in her Olympic career, including seven golds. Two more medals would move her past Czechoslovakia's Vera Caslavska for the second-most medals by a female gymnast in Olympic history, trailing only former Soviet Union great Larisa Latynina's 18.
Two golds would tie her for the second most gold medals in the Olympics — Summer or Winter — in any sport.Biles has stayed relatively quiet on what lies ahead for her beyond the Paris Games, though she did nudge the door open a little for a possible return when the Olympics shift to Los Angeles. “Never say never,” Biles said after claiming her second Olympic vault title on Saturday. “Next Olympics are at home. So you just never know. I am getting really old.”Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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