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Simone Biles
American gymnast Simone Biles
Our writers choose the best and worst of the 2024 Olympic Games
From historic feats by Daniel Wiffen and Kellie Harrington to kangaroo-hopping and boxing’s lapse into a culture war
Getting a table at Marqette in Dublin Airport in July is a discipline that would test even top athletes
Emer McLysaght: I went to the same primary school as Rhasidat Adeleke. Sure I’m practically an Olympian
The unsung hero of the world-beating US women’s gymnastics team is a very good boy
Beacon, a golden retriever therapy dog, was a crucial part of the Americans’ preparations for the Olympics as he helped soothe athletes’ nerves
The Simone Biles extravaganza comes to a close in Paris in front of an adoring crowd
Celebrities and fellow Olympians pack the Bercy Arena as greatest gymnast of all time takes silver on the floor
Simone Biles vaults to third gold medal of Paris Olympics and seventh overall
The American star landed a Yurchenko double pike, known as the Biles II, with her first vault
Simone Biles leads USA gymnastics team to Olympic gold to kick off her redemption tour
The 4ft 8in giant of the Paris Games delivers the fairytale ending fans craved
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Maeve Higgins: ‘Irish people are treated as some kind of miracle when they do well abroad’
The comedian on making it in the US and Ireland’s ‘overlooked, undervalued’ women
Johnny Watterson: Lateral flow of time will expose Djokovic’s anti-vaxxer crusade
Federal government realised star’s sense of entitlement grated with Aussie public
Sport 2021: Stars provided welcome escape but some paid high price
A breakthrough year for Irish women, while Osaka, Biles and Peng faced huge pressure
TV View: Rachael Blackmore has no one but herself to blame for multiple awards
You get the notion the Irish jockey would rather have root canal than talk about herself
Rachael Blackmore - breezing over racing’s hurdles with quiet determination
Jockey picked up unstoppable, unparalled momentum during a peerless golden year
Survivors of Larry Nassar reach €345m settlement with USA Gymnastics
Simone Biles among sexual abuse survivors who testified against disgraced USA doctor
Elon Musk named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ for 2021
Magazine’s editor says Tesla boss follows a direct line from 1927 winner Charles Lindbergh
We need organisations to create an ethos where mental health is on the agenda
With a study reporting that almost half of occupational health referrals are now for mental health, the priority is obvious
Andrew Garfield: ‘Money has corrupted all of us’
The star on his inner malevolence, mother’s death and ‘heartbreaking’ time as Spider-Man
Simone Biles: ‘I should have quit way before Tokyo’
Olympic gymnast refused to allow Nassar assault to take away childhood dream
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Simone Biles says ‘burdens’ of Nassar abuse remained with her at Olympics
Biles blasts USA Gymnastics and FBI for allowing sex abuse to continue
Ian O’Riordan: Bursting this Tokyo bubble could be the biggest challenge of all
Assisting athletes to transition out of the Games is a vital part of the experience
Joanne O’Riordan: Simone Biles shows quitting can be good for you
American gymnast took the right option to protect her mental and physical health
‘I was just doing this for me’ – Simone Biles returns to action to claim bronze
Top American gymnast had to to withdraw from five of the six finals she had targeted
Oliver Dingley rues ‘small mistakes’ as he fails to make 3m springboard diving semis
Ireland athlete places 25th while China’s Zongyuan Wang leads the charge in first
Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles withdraws from Monday’s floor final
Four-time gold medallist will make decision on the beam event later this week
Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles’ Olympics in doubt after latest withdrawals
American star pulls out of vault and uneven bars finals; yet to decide on floor and beam
Simone Biles and Mona McSharry: wild extremes of the Olympic experience
Given the sacrifices demanded the most important question of all is: who am I?
Simone Biles: ‘My mind and body are not in sync’
US gymnast describes ‘mental block’ which caused her to withdraw from Olympics
In The News: Sonia O’Sullivan on Simone Biles’s Olympics decision
Irish Olympian says gymnast’s withdrawal in Tokyo was ‘a very mature thing to do’
Maeve Higgins: Simone Biles wins all of my medals
So much anguish will be sidestepped by girls and women listening to Simon Biles’s words
Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles talks about mental health challenges after shock exit
American star admits she had ‘freaked out in a high stress situation’ during team event
Different Strokes: World Invitational events continue to make giant strides
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