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Post by Admin on Aug 5, 2021 19:03:57 GMT
Grace McCallum & Jordan Chiles Recall “Heartbreaking” Moment Simone Biles Exited Team Final | PEOPLE
The USA Gymnastics athletes talk about Simone Biles supporting them from the sidelines, and how they're still in shock they took home the silver medal.
The two U.S. gymnasts reflected on Tuesday's gutsy performance to earn a silver medal in the team competition and expressed their support for Biles after the superstar's withdrawal and subsequent announcement that she would not be defending her gold medal in Thursday's individual all-around competition.
"I was there for her, I supported her, I did try to tell her, 'Look, you know how to do everything, this is you, this is your moment, it's all up to you,'" Chiles told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on TODAY Wednesday.
"I really can't say a lot because she has to tell her own story, but all I know is I'm going to support her no matter what. I am her teammate, I am her best friend, like she said. This is the moment that I think that I truly realize that I've gotten so much closer to her than I really thought. She's my ride or die. I will forever be by her side."
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Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2021 6:23:00 GMT
Simone Biles Brought To Tears From Taylor Swift Tribute Video
Simone Biles was brought to tears from Taylor Swift tribute video, praising the gymnast for her emotional intelligence and resilience. -----------------------
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Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2021 18:58:29 GMT
MyKayla Maroney Talks About Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Simone & Karoyli's Abuse | LIVE 8-2-21
US Women's Gymnastics Team: - Sunisa "Suni" Lee (All-Around Gold, Team Silver, Uneven Bars Bronze Medalist) - Simone Biles (Team Silver, Balance Beam Bronze Medalist) - Jordan Chiles (Team Silver Medalist) - Grace McCallum (Team Silver Medalist) - MyKayla Skinner (Vault Silver Medalist) - Jade Carey (Floor Gold Medalist)
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Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2021 21:08:46 GMT
A first gold medal for the U.S. women’s volleyball team probably wouldn’t excite the individual who should be the team's biggest fan, and also happens to fit into onesies. “He watches a little bit and is like, ‘Oh, Mama,’” said that mama, middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson, “but he has no idea.” Little Kayode, all of 20 months old, certainly will grasp the significance of this moment one day. His mother’s team will play for the championship of these Tokyo Olympics on Sunday after blitzing Serbia 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 in a semifinal Friday at Ariake Arena. It was a thorough dismantling of the same team that had handed the Americans their only loss in 2016 in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on the way to the bronze medal, a five-set defeat that U.S. coach Karch Kiraly described as “an absolute soul-crusher.” Gunderson suffered a knee injury in the first set of that match, sidelining her until the consolation round two days later. The 33-year-old’s return for a third Summer Games was hardly assured. During her pregnancy, she had a common separation of her abdominal muscles that robbed her of core strength before she gave birth in November 2019. The day she was scheduled to resume jumping as part of her return, the pandemic lockdowns started. That confined workouts to her garage between breastfeeding sessions. When the team finally resumed its training together, Gunderson completed a routine separate from her teammates that was specially designed to assist her return from pregnancy. It all deepened her resolve to keep playing. “I was determined to do it,” Gunderson said, “and part of my desire to do it was I just wanted other moms to know that it’s possible.”
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Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2021 5:24:38 GMT
Nelly Korda won the gold medal at the Olympic women's golf on Saturday with a tense one-stroke victory to complete a United States sweep and secure another glittering prize for a royal family of sport. New Zealander Lydia Ko and Japan's Mone Inami will have a playoff for the silver and bronze medals at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Overnight leader by three strokes, Korda gave up a share of the lead to Japan's fast-finishing Inami on the 17th but the home favourite bogeyed 18, giving the American a precious one-stroke buffer as she shot towards the final green. Korda landed her second in regulation and two-putted for the winning par, finishing with a 69 for a 17-under total of 267. Korda was joined on the green by her sister Jessica, who finished tied for 15th and gave the winner a hug. Korda's triumph followed Xander Schauffele's win in the men's event on Sunday, underlining the United States' superpower status in the sport. It continues Korda's annus mirabilis, having clinched her first major and the world number one ranking at the Women's PGA Championship in June.
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