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Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is an American retired gymnast from Tucson, Arizona.She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
That was enough to sweep her way to a 10th Olympic medal and seventh gold by winning the individual vault competition here Saturday. It was her third gold in three attempts here in Paris.
Biles’ win makes her the second woman in Olympic history to win the vault twice, having claimed gold at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. The victory also marks a triumphant return for the gymnast ...
Jul 30, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States looks at her gold medal after the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena.
The women's vault event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. [1] Unlike the other apparatus events, vault requires gymnasts to perform two exercises in order for results to count towards the vault final; most of the gymnasts perform only one (if they are participating in team or individual all-around) or none (if they are only ...
Giulia Steingruber's bronze was the first Olympic medal for a native Swiss gymnast in 64 years, and the very first one for the country in women's gymnastics. Hong Un-jong tried to perform the TTY (Triple Twisting Yurchenko) for the first time in female artistic gymnastic history, but she fell and was only credited with the 2.5 twist, or Amanar.
PHOTO: Gold medalist Simone Biles of the U.S. hugs silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil after the artistic gymnastics women's vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024. Final (Mike ...
Biles now has 10 Olympic medals in her career, tied for the third most by a female gymnast. PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s ...