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Simone Biles has done it again: The superstar gymnast won gold Saturday in the Olympic vault finals. It’s her third gold medal in Paris, and she still has two more events. Biles was among the favorites again, but faced a tough challenge from Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, the defending Olympic champion in the event. Andrade took home silver. Team USA gymnast Jade Carey won bronze.

Simone Biles wins gold in Olympics vault final

Simone Biles added another gold to her collection with a dominant performance in vault. Her 10 Olympic medals ties Hungarian Agnes Keleti and the Soviet Union's Polina Astakhova for the third most all time among gymnasts. The 27-year-old is only the second gymnast ever to win the event twice, with...

Biles wins gold in vault, ties for 3rd-most decorated gymnast ever

It was business as usual for the great Simone Biles on Saturday in Paris. In Olympic news, the fantastic USA gymnast earned another gold medal, this one for the vault. Biles wins vault gold with a score of 15.300, her second in Olympic competition. She previously won the event in Rio in 2016.

Biles wins vault gold again

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Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Stephen Nedoroscik took home medals. Biles and Carey won gold and bronze on vault, Nedoroscik won bronze on pommel horse.

Olympic gymnastics highlights: Simone Biles wins vault gold as USA earns three medals

Anti-doping agents were unable to locate France’s star swimmer Leon Marchand for a doping test earlier this week – but it wasn’t his fault, according to L’Equipe. Drug testing agents arrived at the Olympic village, where he had been staying, on Monday morning, July 29 at 5:45 AM, to, among other things, test Marchand.

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With the Saturday victory in vault, Biles wins the seventh Olympic gold medal of her career, and 10th overall.

Simone Biles dominates vault, wins 3rd gold medal in Paris

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PARIS (Reuters) -Simone Biles' appetite to collect gold medals showed no sign of waning as she soared above her rivals in the vault final on Saturday to scoop a third top prize at the Paris Olympics, while Ireland and the Philippines enjoyed a historic day in gymnastics. Three years after...

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Simone Biles won the women's Olympic all-around gymnastics competition in the Paris Games

Biles takes all-around gold at Olympics

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Team USA has been struggling to dominate the Paris Olympics, with a slow start on day three. After claiming two gold medals and seven overall on Sunday, the US failed to capture any gold medals on Monday, dropping them down in the standings. Team USA captured six bronze medals and two silver medals - eight overall, but no golds.

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American gymnast Simone Biles won gold in the women's individual all-around final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 1). Biles, the most decorated American gymnast in history, has now won nine total medals, finishing with a total of 59.131 points, with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (57.932) claiming silver and USA teammate Suni Lee (56.465) -- who won the individual all-around at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games -- claiming bronze.

Simone Biles Wins Gold In Gymnastics Individual All-Around

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Simone Biles won her second Olympic vault title after nailing her iconic namesake vault – the "Biles II" — on Saturday in Paris.Teammate Jade Carey earned the bronze medal while Brazil's Rebeca Andrade took silver.Biles, 27, landed the Yurchenko double pike – which is the most difficult in the women's rulebook – to earn a 15.700. In her second vault, she landed a "Cheng" - a half-turn onto the vaulting table followed by a 1.5 twist into the air - that earned a 14.900. This gave her an average of 15.300 for her two vaults, putting her comfortably in the...

Simone Biles, Jade Carey get gold and bronze in Olympic vault title

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Simone Biles made history by winning the gold medal in the women's gymnastics all-around event, while Suni Lee took home bronze. Meanwhile, swimmer Katie Ledecky became the most decorated U.S. female Olympian, earning her 13th Olympic medal.

Simone Biles, Suni Lee claim gold, bronze in women's all-around event at Paris Olympics

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Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Biles Wins Gold on Vault, Richardson Settles for 100M Silver

Let’s take a look around at some of the highlights from the eighth days of Olympic action in Paris — outside the pool. Simone Biles Soars...

Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Biles Wins Gold on Vault, Richardson Settles for 100M Silver

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