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Simone Biles competes on the floor at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics trials in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
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Simone Biles competes on the floor at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics trials in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Simone Biles has been the talk of the entire week as we head into the Tokyo Olympics. The American gymnast has her eyes on the prize and while many dream of winning a single medal and hope for gold, Biles wants all the gold.?
In the Rio Games in 2016, she won gold in all events but one, the balance beam, where a loss in footing cost her the victory. She ended up winning bronze in that event which was the only odd one out in a collection of golds.?
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 09: Simone Biles of the United States poses for photographs with her gold medal after the medal ceremony for the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Now, at the age of 24, she aims to better her own record with a clean sweep. Popularly regarded as the best in the world, Simone Biles gained significant attention for her G.O.A.T emblem which she wears on her apparel.?
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Indicating that she is the greatest of all time, it has become an iconic part of her personality. Twitter recently announced the release of a special GOAT emoji which will be fixed to her tag. She hence became the first Olympic athlete this year to achieve this as well as the only female athlete in history.?
“I don’t think of myself as the G.O.A.T. and that’s not why I wear the goat on my leo (tard). It was kind of a joke in the beginning,? she revealed, speaking to PEOPLE. ?I wore one in 2019 and it was just funny because the haters were so upset.?
Simone Biles uses the Goat as a respo0nse to haters
Simone Biles joked that the goat has become a part of her kit thanks to the fan reaction to it and will contour to sport in throughout the Tokyo Games.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 17: Simone Biles of the United States performs on the beam during the Gymnastics Rio Gala on Day 12 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
?What we did is to kind of tick them off even more. So I was happy because it’s like good, now you guys are annoyed because you’re annoying me,? she said.?
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Biles still holds the distinction of being the only woman to perfectly execute the Yurchenko double pike, the exact moment of which you can see below. At the age of 24, Biles believes she is in the best shape of her life and wants to win a clean sweep of gold in the individual events.?
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 16: Simone Biles of the United States reacts after competing on the Women’s Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
The United States has also won the group events in Gymnastics for the last few editions of the Games, which means that it could be a gold rush for Simone Biles as she leaves Tokyo.?
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