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bluespower
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« on: 08 03, 21, 09:44:06:AM » Reply

way to go
some redemption in a tough situation for one of the best of all time
and the balance beam is not one of her favored events
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« Reply #1 on: 08 03, 21, 11:43:09:AM » Reply

I will have to watch it.  I can't imagine the weight placed on these athletes shoulders.  And I read an article that said she may have not been able to bring some of her meds with her.  I don't understand that at all...how can Japan dictate health directives that could adversely affect a person's life?
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« Reply #2 on: 08 03, 21, 11:49:28:AM » Reply

No evidence that Olympics barred gymnast Simone Biles from using a medication


Biles has said she withdrew from several events in the Tokyo Games because of stress that put her in physical danger while doing gymnastics routines. But she has since announced she will return to the competition.

In 2016, Biles said she had ADHD and was taking medication for the condition. She received an exemption to use the medication while in competition.

There have been no authoritative statements on whether Biles has continued taking medication for ADHD, or whether she was barred from taking any medication during the Tokyo Olympics.

https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/775783400808583169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E775783400808583169%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespnw%2Fvoices%2Farticle%2F17602540%2Fbravo-simone-biles-taking-stand-adhd-stigma
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« Reply #3 on: 08 03, 21, 11:58:04:AM » Reply

Thank you wvit.  that would be newer information than the article I read last week.  The meds are banned in Japan, but apparently there is an exception for the Olympics. 
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« Reply #4 on: 08 03, 21, 01:12:23:PM » Reply

The Greatest of All Time ... not.
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« Reply #5 on: 08 03, 21, 01:19:45:PM » Reply

 I can only imagine the pressure these athletes are under.  Gymnastics are one of my favorite events to watch and never cease to amaze me.
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« Reply #6 on: 08 03, 21, 07:21:38:PM » Reply

The Greatest of All Time ... not.


would you allow one of a handful of the greatest of all time?
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« Reply #7 on: 08 03, 21, 09:07:15:PM » Reply

Dan makes another idiotic statement.

 
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« Reply #8 on: 08 03, 21, 09:12:36:PM » Reply

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Yes, with Nadia Comaneci at the top, followed by Mary Lou Reston, Olga Korbut, and then Biles.


Part of being great is the ability to perform under pressure.
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« Reply #9 on: 08 03, 21, 09:14:34:PM » Reply

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Did I?  OK, make your case for why Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time.  Go ahead, I dare you.
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« Reply #10 on: 08 03, 21, 09:39:48:PM » Reply

when you throw in her entire work
olympics, world championships, and other international competitions
she is right up there at 2 or 1

i do allow that GOAT has to consider time and place
a GOAT designation should only apply to a generational era
she is the GOAT for this time and place
and no one has approached her for many years

suck on this dan for your proof

Simone Biles - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles
Simone Arianne Biles (born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, Biles is the most decorated American gymnast and is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most dominant female gymnasts of all time. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Biles won individual gold medals in all-around, vault and floor; bronze in balance beam; and gold as part of the United States team, dubbed the "Final Five". Biles is also a five-time World all-around champion (2013–2015, 2018–19), five-time World floor exercise champion (2013–2015, 2018–19), three-time World balance beam champion (2014–15, 2019), two-time World vault champion (2018–19), a seven-time United States national all-around champion (2013–2016, 2018–19, 2021), and a member of the gold medal-winning American teams at the 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Additionally, she is a three-time World silver medalist (2013 and 2014 on vault, 2018 on uneven bars) and a three-time World bronze medalist (2015 on vault, 2013 and 2018 on balance beam). Biles is the gymnast with the most World medals (25) and most World gold medals (19), having surpassed Scherbo's record 23 World medals by winning her 24th and 25th, both gold, at the 2019 competition in Stuttgart. She is the female gymnast with the most World all-around titles (5). Biles is the sixth woman to win an individual all-around title at both the World Championships and the Olympics, and the first gymnast since Lilia Podkopayeva in 1996 to hold both titles simultaneously. She is the tenth female gymnast and first American female gymnast to win a World medal on every event, and the first female gymnast since Daniela Silivaș in 1988 to win a medal on every event at a single Olympic Games or World Championships, having accomplished this feat at the 2018 World Championships in Doha.

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« Reply #11 on: 08 04, 21, 03:13:29:PM » Reply

Good for her!
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