Rio, August 12, 2016 – US athlete, Simon Biles has won her second gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic. She picked the medal in gymnastic with a total score of 62.198, ahead of her compatriot Aly Raisman, who claimed silver.
Russia’s Aliya Mustafina took the bronze.
The athlete who had been labeled the greatest-ever female gymnast, even before she made her Olympic debut, proved that the hype had not been misplaced as she swept the title by a margin of 2.100 points.
Biles is the fourth successive American to win the title – following the successes of Carly Patterson, Nastia Liukin and Gabby Douglas – which is the longest winning streak by any country in the event.
“Every emotion hit me at once so I was just kind of a train wreck,” Biles said after scooping her second gold in Rio following her success in the team final. “Everything was going through my head but mainly it was like I had finally done it and when that hits you, you can’t really stop the emotions,” she said.
