Tag: simone biles
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The biggest winner in the Paris Olympics? The Sisterhood | Vince Bzdek
At the first modern Olympiad in Greece in 1896, an athletic woman from Syros seeking to improve her fortunes walked 6 miles to Athens in hopes of competing in the marathon. But women were barred from those first Olympics because Pierre de Coubertin, their founder, believed “an Olympiad with females would be impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic…
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Pikes Pick: Netflix docuseries chronicles emotional journey of Simone Biles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save America’s most-celebrated Olympian today is also one of its most complicated. That’s what we gather from the Netflix docuseries “Simone Biles Rising,” which chronicles the gymnast’s fall in 2020 and her emotional journey to the…
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Pikes Pick: Netflix docuseries chronicles emotional journey of Simone Biles
America’s most-celebrated Olympian today is also one of its most complicated. That’s what we gather from the Netflix docuseries “Simone Biles Rising,” which chronicles the gymnast’s fall in 2020 and her emotional journey to the Paris spotlight. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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The top 10 things to look in sports next week from Colorado Springs, starting Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No. 10 The Colorado Springs Switchbacks visit San Antonio Wednesday and Rio Grande on Saturday No. 9 Denver Broncos rookies report Tuesday and the full preseason camp opens before the weekend No. 8 Claressa Shields…