PARIS, France — Simone Biles's sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat — just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats.
PARIS, France — Simone Biles's sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat — just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats.'I was like, OK, if it goes well we'll wear the goat necklace,' Biles said after winning a tense all-around final for her second gold medal of the Paris Games.
'Biles, who said she wasn't sure in the immediate aftermath of Tokyo if she would return to the world stage, credits coaches Cecile and Laurent Landi, her family and her own willingness to diligently work through mental health issues, with her ability to return from a near two-year absence and be even better than ever.She needed all of her mental strength after a miscue on uneven bars left her in third place midway through the final, albeit just.
Simone' Celebrates GOAT Status With Paris All-Around Gold
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