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Simone Biles has won her second gold medal of the Paris Games.

Simone Biles won gold, then put on a necklace to tease her critics

And still, she rises. Biles soared above the trauma, above the criticism, above the ghosts of Tokyo, and above even the laws of gravity, to leap further into history.

  • Jordan Baker

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Simone Biles chose to withdraw from competition to protect her mental health.

Biles pulls out of Olympic vault, uneven bars finals

American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for vault and the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics said on Saturday.

*** BESTPIX *** TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 29: Sunisa Lee of Team United States poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

An unexpected champion gives a community a reason to dream

The first thing Sunisa Lee did as America’s new Olympic gymnastics champion, before they had even put a medal around her neck, was FaceTime her dad.

  • Chip Le Grand
Simone Biles watches Lee from the stands.

From out of Biles’ shadow, America discovers a new star

America has a new darling of gymnastics. Her name is Sunisa Lee, she is 18 years old and she is the new all-around Olympic champion.

  • Chip Le Grand
Simone Biles watches after exiting the team final.

A gift from the GOAT: Simone Biles shows it’s OK to choke

Biles deciding not to compete in the gymnastics team final in Tokyo on Tuesday night told us more about this remarkable woman than had she performed brilliantly to win another gold medal.

  • Chip Le Grand

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