US gymnast Simone Biles has vaulted herself to stardom
Simone Biles, already considered the world's greatest gymnast before even competing in the Olympics, emphatically confirmed her standing by winning four gold medals and one bronze at Rio 2016.
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American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold.]()
American Simone Biles on her way to her fourth gold. Photo: Joe Armao -
![Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos -
![In this multiple exposure photo, United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics ...]()
In this multiple exposure photo, United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final. Photo: Julio Cortez -
![Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Julian Finney -
![Simone Biles on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos -
![In a composite photo illustration, Simone Biles performs the Amanar vault during the women's gymnastics individual ...]()
In a composite photo illustration, Simone Biles performs the Amanar vault during the women's gymnastics individual all-around final, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: New York Times -
![Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos -
![Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Julian Finney -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Julian Finney -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2016 ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: DMITRI LOVETSKY -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Alex Livesey -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Alex Livesey -
![Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Laurence Griffiths -
![Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Alex Livesey -
![Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Alex Livesey -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: JULIO CORTEZ -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam.]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam. Photo: DMITRI LOVETSKY -
![Simone Biles of the US competes in Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.]()
Simone Biles of the US competes in Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: Getty Images -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final.]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final. Photo: Laurence Griffiths -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of ...]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: David Ramos -
![Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 ...]()
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: David Ramos -
![Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 ...]()
Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky -
![Simone Biles on the balance beam during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics.]()
Simone Biles on the balance beam during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain -
![Simone Biles competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics.]()
Simone Biles competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain -
![Simone Biles competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics.]()
Simone Biles competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain -
![Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the ...]()
Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: David Goldman -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: David Goldman -
![United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at ...]()
United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky -
![United States' Simone Biles bites her gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the ...]()
United States' Simone Biles bites her gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky -
![Gold medallist United States' Simone Biles, right, and silver medallist United States' Aly Raisman sing their national ...]()
Gold medallist United States' Simone Biles, right, and silver medallist United States' Aly Raisman sing their national anthem during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky
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