Biles’ list of triumphs just got even longer.
—she also swept all five events: all-around, vault, beam, floor, and even her “weakest” event, bars. She did it all dressed in teal, as a tribute to survivors of sexual assault.Yes, an off-year silver medal is more impressive than the entirety of the Rio Olympics, and here’s why: Bars is Biles’ least favorite event.
to the apparatus that—unlike the other three events, for which lower-body strength and power are crucial—relies almost entirely on rhythm and upper body, and thus does not play to Biles’ advantages. Or, rather, it, until she spent a year training under new coaches Laurent and Cecile Landi and returned from her hiatus asA great gymnast excels at events to which she’s already predisposed. It takes a stratospheric athlete to dominate an event that doesn’t come naturally, even just for a year.
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