Simone Bileshas another medal to add to her collection!
On Thursday, the gymnastics superstar won her fifth world all-around title and earned her 16th gold medal at the gymnastics world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, according toThe New York Times.
Biles, 22, scored 58.999 points,ESPNreported, putting her 2.1 points ahead of the second place finisher, China’s Tang Xijing — and marking the biggest margin of victory of her career.
“I don’t know; I feel like it’s not me,” Biles said after her win, per theTimes. “Sometimes I wonder how I do it. I feel like it’s just, like, not me. I wish I could have like an out-of-body experience to witness it, because sometimes I think I’m going crazy.”
“I really don’t know how I do it sometimes,” she added.
On Friday, the athlete celebrated her winon Twitter, writing, “Feeling GOLDEN this morning … every time feels just like the first.”
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The moves earned the gymnastics star huge applause from the audience, and USA Gymnastics confirmed on Twitter that the impressive feat ensures the triple-double will be named the Biles II, in honor of the athlete.
Biles already has two moves named for her, one in the floor exercise and one on a vault, according toCNN.
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Earlier this month, the gymnast explained why sherefrains from calling herselfa “superstar” gymnast despite her incredible success.
“I just go out there and compete,” she added. “I try to represent Simone… not ‘Simone Biles’ whenever I go out there, because at the end of the day, I’m still a human being before I’m ‘Simone Biles, the superstar.’”
source: people.com
