NY Times · Aug 11, 2016
It’s Official: Simone Biles Is the World’s Best Gymnast
RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Biles, already considered the world’s greatest gymnast before even competing in the Olympics, emphatically confirmed her standing on Thursday by winning the women’s individual all-around gold medal at the Rio Games.
Wearing a stars-and-stripes leotard, Biles, 19, joined Mary Lou Retton, Carly Patterson, Nastia Liukin and Gabby Douglas as American all-around winners.
The American Aly Raisman, 22, won the silver, and Aliya Mustafina, 21, of Russia won bronze.