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Video highlights: Simone Biles wins gold, Suni Lee bronze in individual all-around
Simone Biles has won gold in the individual all-around at the Paris Olympics. At 27, she’s the oldest Olympic women’s gymnastics champ since 1952.Biles’ teammate, Sunisa Lee, took Bronze, with Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade winning silver.Final scores: Biles finished with 59.131. Andrade had 57.932 and Lee took 56.465.Below, we break down the performances of both Biles and Lee.First up was the vault, and Biles was in the driver's seat. She landed her signature Yurchenko double pike, which no other woman performs, collecting a huge 15.766 points.ABOVE VIDEO: Simone Biles looks unbeatable with Yurchenko double pike, astonishing fans in Paris as she chases a sixth Olympic gold medal. Can't see the above video? Click here.After the vault came the uneven bars, which was a bit rocky for Biles. She botched a transition from the upper bar to the lower bar, a miscue that messed with her momentum and forced her to muscle her way back into her routine.Her score of 13.733 dropped her behind Brazil’s Andrade through two rotations.Lee was solid on the uneven bars despite falling during her warmup. ABOVE VIDEO: Suni Lee dazzles on bars in the women's all-around final: Can't see the above video? Click here. Then came the beam.A couple of tiny slip-ups didn’t seem to hamper Biles as she tried to close in on Andrade. Her final score was 14.566. Lee was also solid on the beam, only 1.266 points behind Biles before the final rotation on floor exercise.On the floor exercise, Lee briefly took the lead with both Andrade and Biles left to perform.But both Andrade and Biles had solid performances, leaving Lee to take the bronze.The 27-year-old Biles, who is redefining what a gymnast can do — and just as notably, for how long she can do it — became the third woman to become a two-time Olympic champion, joining Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1960 and Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1964 and 1968.Biles is also the oldest woman to claim the biggest title in her sport since then 30-year-old Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet Union won the first-ever Olympic all-around in Melbourne in 1952.
Simone Biles has won gold in the individual all-around at the Paris Olympics. At 27, she’s the oldest Olympic women’s gymnastics champ since 1952.
Biles’ teammate, Sunisa Lee, took Bronze, with Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade winning silver.
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Final scores: Biles finished with 59.131. Andrade had 57.932 and Lee took 56.465.
Below, we break down the performances of both Biles and Lee.
First up was the vault, and Biles was in the driver's seat. She landed her signature Yurchenko double pike, which no other woman performs, collecting a huge 15.766 points.
ABOVE VIDEO: Simone Biles looks unbeatable with Yurchenko double pike, astonishing fans in Paris as she chases a sixth Olympic gold medal. Can't see the above video? Click here.
After the vault came the uneven bars, which was a bit rocky for Biles. She botched a transition from the upper bar to the lower bar, a miscue that messed with her momentum and forced her to muscle her way back into her routine.
Her score of 13.733 dropped her behind Brazil’s Andrade through two rotations.
Lee was solid on the uneven bars despite falling during her warmup.
ABOVE VIDEO: Suni Lee dazzles on bars in the women's all-around final: Can't see the above video? Click here.
Then came the beam.
A couple of tiny slip-ups didn’t seem to hamper Biles as she tried to close in on Andrade. Her final score was 14.566. Lee was also solid on the beam, only 1.266 points behind Biles before the final rotation on floor exercise.
On the floor exercise, Lee briefly took the lead with both Andrade and Biles left to perform.
But both Andrade and Biles had solid performances, leaving Lee to take the bronze.
The 27-year-old Biles, who is redefining what a gymnast can do — and just as notably, for how long she can do it — became the third woman to become a two-time Olympic champion, joining Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1960 and Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1964 and 1968.
Biles is also the oldest woman to claim the biggest title in her sport since then 30-year-old Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet Union won the first-ever Olympic all-around in Melbourne in 1952.
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