Simone Biles is, without doubt, one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, and despite her latest withdrawal from the Olympics, she will forever be one of the best.
The gymnast didn’t have the most conventional start to life, as she spoke about how her mother couldn’t afford to feed her and her siblings.
Despite this, the 24-year-old went on to become the only woman who has performed the dangerous Yurchenko double pike in competition, as well as not losing an all-round title, since her most recent fall out at the Tokyo Olympics.
Let’s take a look at Simone’s rise to Olympic fame, where it all began, and how she is now in the ranks of Serena Williams, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods for her sheer dominance in her sport.
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