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FOUND: Reborn simone biles leads way as usa reassert team gymnastics domination | Mind Blowing Facts

Simone Biles put her Tokyo troubles far behind her with a dominant performance in Paris.
Simone Biles put her Tokyo troubles far behind her with a dominant performance in Paris. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

In the total chaos of the team final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as the sky seemed to be falling and Simone Biles was forced to withdraw mid-competition, USA responded to the unexpected adversity with admirable resolve. They finished with a silver medal, a proud achievement, but one that left them even hungrier than before.

Every member of that team has faced significant challenges on the road back: combining college gymnastics with their elite ambitions, significant injuries, a serious kidney illness, multiple stalkers and unravelling the twisties.

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