Sports

Gymnast Simone Biles Named Female Athlete of the Year

Written by Teunis Felter

Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars still uneven. The balance beam still a four-inch wide test of nerves.And the 19-year-old with the electric smile and boundless talent was still the best in the world. Maybe the best of all-time.

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.