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Hello from Bercy Arena and Simone Biles Night, er, the all-around competition. Same thing. Biles tonight will try to become only the third woman in history – and first since 1968 – to win two Olympic all-around gold medals.
You gotta like her chances, considering she hasn’t lost an all-around title she’s entered since 2013. Yes, you read that right. Undefeated for 11 years.
She will be pushed, albeit gently. Biles finished nearly two points atop the all-around qualifying, and that’s with a downgraded vault.
Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade has been a legit foil (athletically, that is. Personally they’re quite friendly). She won the 2021 World Championship when Biles took a year off, and finished second to Biles this year. Sunisa Lee, her teammate, also is a worthy foe. Lee, of course, is the reigning all-around gold medalist.
But Biles also could add another signature move to her repertoire tonight. She petitioned for consideration a move on the uneven bars, and if she executes it, it will be the sixth named skill for Biles, not to mention give her one on each apparatus.
You can follow The Athletic’s dedicated coverage of the women’s all-around competition here.
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