Simone Biles won her second Olympic gold medal in the individual all-around on Thursday afternoon, becoming just the third athlete in history to win multiple Olympic gold medals in the event.

Simone is Break This week! She's always been great, but her medal tally has become absolutely staggering at this point. She now has six gold medals and nine Olympic medals total. Career.

Biles was already the most decorated gymnast of all time, with 39 medals combined. Medals She currently holds the third-most gold medals of any female Olympic gymnast. history This places her tied for fourth place in the tournament's medal count. (Related: Video of Brazilian Olympic athletes expressing love for Jesus while winning medals)

This performance is all the more impressive considering she missed the last Olympics. Her decision to step back from the Olympics for mental health reasons sparked a fair amount of controversy, but to see her still be this dominant after eight years without an Olympic Games is incredible.

Watch Simone Biles' gold medal performance at the Louvre!

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Her greatness extends beyond gymnastics. It extends to Olympic competition and the United States as a whole. She led the U.S. team to gold on Monday, making her the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history. She already broke the all-time gold medal record for USA Gymnastics in 2016. four At that time (8 years ago).

She also Decorated She is the all-time leading American female Olympian with 11 medals (seven gold) and is second only to Allyson Felix with 11. She ranks fourth all-time among all American Olympians in a non-swimmer sport and 11th all-time among all American Olympians.

Biles is an American legend. She represents the United States internationally with class and excellence and should be admired by all.