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Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title
For the second time in her career, gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women's team back to the gold in the team event.
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Simone Biles takes gold in women’s gymnastics individual all-around at Paris Games
Thursday's women's gymnastics individual all-around competition showcases three of the sport's superstars: USA's Simone Biles and Suni Lee and Rebeca Andrade of Brazil.
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Golden again. Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title
Biles, who won gold earlier this week as part of the team all-around final, now has six Olympic gold medals (plus a silver and two bronze). Those nine medals are the most by a U.S. Olympic gymnast.
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Canada women advance in Olympic soccer as emails show their coach supported spying
In an email in March, Canada head coach Bev Priestman said spying was "the difference between winning and losing." The team is now playing without her on its quest for a second straight Olympic gold.
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Meet Frederick Richard, the TikTok U.S. gymnast who is competing for another Olympic medal
The U.S. men's gymnastics team hasn't won an individual medal since 2016 and, before the Paris Olympics, hadn't medaled in the team all-around since 2008. Olympic rookie Frederick Richard isn't done yet.
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Simone Biles officially wins more Olympic medals than any gymnast in U.S. history
Women's gymnastics took centerstage at the Paris Olympics for one of the Games' marquee events. All eyes were on Simone Biles and the U.S. squad as they competed in the gymnastics team final.
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The U.S. has already won a handful of medals three days into Paris Olympics
After three full days of competition, the U.S. has won a handful of medals in swimming, fencing, diving, mountain bike and road cycling. The women's gymnastics team will compete for a medal Tuesday.
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A spectacular opening ceremony wowed a global audience despite Paris' on-and-off rain
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony wowed Parisians, fans and most everyone who was able to catch a glimpse of thousands of athletes floating down the Seine to officially begin the Games.
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Thousands will line up along the River Seine to watch the Olympics opening ceremony
The Paris Summer Olympics "officially" begin Friday with the Opening Ceremony. For the next few weeks, more than 10,000 athletes will compete in more than 30 sports.
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The Paris Olympics have almost arrived. Here's what to watch for
The Paris Olympics kick off this week. NPR's Becky Sullivan and Brian Mann preview the U.S. athletes and sports to watch, and share why this year's opening ceremony will be different than ever before.