Biles cried, teammate Aly Raisman cried, mentor Martha Karolyi cried, Biles’ 17-person cheering section cried, tears everywhere to mark the emotional end to an extraordinary American journey. Simone Biles cried. “When I knew I had finally done it, every emotion hit me at once,” said Biles, normally a 4-foot-8 bundle of giggles. Both talks worked and two months later she won a world title and hasn’t lost since, three consecutive world titles and an Olympic gold and counting. After two of the four apparatuses, including her hated uneven bars, Biles trailed Russia’s Aliya Mustafina by three-hundredths of a percentage point.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 12, 2016 02:09 UTC