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Simone Biles of the United States and Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines. Paul Ellis and Lionel Bonaventure, AFP

Simone Biles of the United States and Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines

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PARIS 2024

Agence France-Presse

<p>PARIS, France -- Simone Biles made a triumphant return to Olympic competition after her troubles in Tokyo and Shinnosuke Oka emerged as Japan&#x27;s latest gymnastics star at the Paris Games.</p><p>AFP Sport picks out five talking points from the competition at the Bercy Arena.</p><div><strong>-- Biles dazzles --</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722979956544AFP__20240801__368K3CQ__v1__Preview__OlympicsArtisticGymnasticsWomenSQualificationCo.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="US&#x27; Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise event of the artistic gymnastics women&#x27;s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US&#x27; Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise event of the artistic gymnastics women&#x27;s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. <em>Lionel Bonaventure, AFP</em></span></span></span></strong>Simone Biles ended her Paris Olympics campaign with three golds and a silver to burnish her standing as the greatest gymnast of all time, dazzling spectators with her brilliance.</div><p>It was dramatically different from her harrowing experience in Tokyo, where mental struggles forced her to withdraw from most of her events.</p><p>The charismatic 27-year-old US superstar drew a crowd of celebrity A-listers including Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga and rapper Snoop Dogg.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3065217"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>Biles led the USA to the team title, produced an explosive floor routine to edge Brazil&#x27;s Rebeca Andrade for the coveted all-around crown and then executed a spectacular version of her signature Yurchenko double pike, known as Biles II, to add the vault gold.</p><p>Tiredness contributed to last-day stumbles on the balance beam, on which she failed to win a medal, and floor, where she had to settle for silver behind Andrade.</p><p>In a charming touch, Biles showed the Brazilian how much she respected her, bowing to her during the medal presentation.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/biles-caps-paris-campaign-with-floor-silver-after-beam-fall-045">READ: Biles caps Paris campaign with floor silver after beam fall</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/1/simone-biles-reclaims-all-around-crown-for-sixth-olympic-gold-316">READ: Simone Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold</a></div><div><strong>-- Awesome Oka --</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8o64sdiIKpE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Biles may have left the door ajar to extending her Olympic journey until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles but one gymnast already counting down the days to 2028 is Shinnosuke Oka.</div><p>The 20-year-old finished his debut Olympics with three golds -- team, all-around and horizontal bar -- plus a bronze in parallel bars.</p><p>While Tokyo all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto had a low-key 2024 Games, Oka took flight to inherit the mantle of Japanese gymnastics&#x27; new poster boy.</p><p>&quot;I might not have known all the past champions, but carving out my place in history feels amazing,&quot; he said. &quot;Competing at such a high level amongst legendary names is an honor.&quot;</p><div><strong>-- History-makers --</strong></div><p>Among all the familiar faces the gymnastics competition in Paris produced some notable new champions.</p><p>Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour became the first African to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars.</p><p>&quot;She looks like a feather up there,&quot; marveled American Sunisa Lee.</p><p>On the pommel horse, Rhys McClenaghan etched his name into Irish sporting folklore as his country&#x27;s first Olympic gymnastic medallist.</p><p>The 25-year-old shed tears of joy as he completed the grand slam of Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles.</p><div><strong>-- Two-gold Yulo --</strong></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722980021305AFP__20240803__369J369__v1__Preview__GymnasticsArtisticOlyParis2024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippines&#x27; Carlos Edriel Yulo reacts after competing in the artistic gymnastics men&#x27;s floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 3, 2024. Paul Ellis, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippines&#x27; Carlos Edriel Yulo reacts after competing in the artistic gymnastics men&#x27;s floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 3, 2024. <em>Paul Ellis, AFP</em></span></span></span>Another gymnast who left his mark on the competition was Carlos Yulo, who landed the Philippines&#x27; first gymnastics gold -- and just their second Olympic gold medal ever -- on the floor.</div><p>After a sleepless night he doubled up on the vault.</p><p>He was showered with praise and gifts including a three-bedroom apartment and tens of thousands of dollars from the government.</p><p>Restaurants are offering him free ramen and a gastroenterologist has helpfully chipped in with free consultations and colonoscopies for life.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/4/double-gold-carlos-yulo-is-olympic-vault-champion-2231">READ: DOUBLE GOLD! Carlos Yulo is Olympic vault champion</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/3/paris-2024-carlos-yulo-reigns-in-floor-exercise-2101">READ: Carlos Yulo reigns in floor exercise for PH&#x27;s first gold</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/after-golden-campaign-in-paris-yulo-eyes-la-games-in-2028-1949">READ: After golden campaign in Paris, Yulo eyes LA Games in 2028</a></div><div><strong>-- Fall guys --</strong></div><p>Monday&#x27;s closing finals were extraordinary affairs with competitors making mistake after mistake as tiredness and tension took a grip.</p><p>Five of the eight finalists fell on the horizontal bar while others stumbled on their dismounts.</p><p>On the balance beam Biles was one of four to hit the deck. Not that Alice D&#x27;Amato was complaining. She avoided a slip-up to claim a historic first Olympic gymnastics title for Italy.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AVieWvhfWF0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>Simone Biles made a triumphant return to Olympic competition after her troubles in Tokyo and Shinnosuke Oka emerged as Japan's latest gymnastics star at the Paris Games.</p>

Simone Biles made a triumphant return to Olympic competition after her troubles in Tokyo and Shinnosuke Oka emerged as Japan's latest gymnastics star at the Paris Games.

The Biles show: Five talking points from gymnastics at the Paris Olympics

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The Biles show: Five talking points from gymnastics at the Paris Olympics

Agence France-Presse,

Nick Reeves

Published Aug 07, 2024 05:36 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 07, 2024 10:08 AM PHT

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