Simone Biles
Opinion
Olympics
The greatest athlete of the 21st century? Bolt runs away with it
ESPN’s American-centric list of the top 100 athletes of this century is a blatant attempt to bait hopeless chumps into pointless arguments – so let’s join in.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Opinion
Olympics
Online searches for ‘sex Olympics’ have hit the roof. I’m not surprised
To the naked eye, the Paris Games are surely the raunchiest Olympics to date.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
‘Who would wear that – in public?’ Why there are no MAGA hats in Paris
Americans fans are strutting their stuff while Team USA takes the biggest sporting stage, but despite the sea of red, white and blue in the grandstands, one item is notably absent.
- by Konrad Marshall
Opinion
Olympics
‘Triple pike? I could do that’: The lies we tell ourselves during the Olympics
It may not be nice or fair, but comparing ourselves to athletes (and critiquing their technique) is basically an Australian national sport.
- by Thomas Mitchell
How Australia’s female Olympians rose up and roared
Australia’s female athletes have dominated the gold medals, the headlines, and the glory in France. They’re owning it, too.
- by Jordan Baker
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Paris 2024
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.
- by Jordan Baker
The glamour games: Celebrities take over the Paris Olympics
Stars like Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and Lady Gaga have flocked to France to catch a glimpse of Games.
- by Gemma Grant
Comeback complete: Simone Biles leads US women to gold in Paris
The win came in a gym packed with A-list celebrities as the team recaptured in Paris what they couldn’t achieve in Tokyo three years ago.
- by Emily Giambalvo, Shannon Osaka and Candace Buckner
Biles’s stunning Olympic return in $4500 diamond-encrusted leotard in front of A-list crowd
With Snoop Dogg, Ariana Grande and Tom Cruise watching on, the world’s most decorated gymnast completed a mesmeric display showing that she is back to her best.
- by Fiona Tomas
Science of sport
Paris 2024
The physics behind Simone Biles’ perfect technique
Simone Biles success isn’t just raw power at play – it’s an extraordinary mastery of the technique needed to get the most out of every bounce.
- by Tony Blazevich
The Biles, explained: How one small woman transformed her sport
The nine-time US champion returns to the Olympics as the unequivocal favourite, with five moves named after her, including one that no other woman performs.
- by Billie Eder
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