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This gave her more focus at both school and the gym. Today, she often talks about her condition and the challenges it brings. ... the women’s artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena ...
Biles, who won the individual all-around in Rio in 2016, and Lee, who won the individual title in Tokyo in 2021, were the first former all-around winners to face off in an Olympic individual all ...
The individual all-around is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, and has been held every Games since. The women's competition was added in 1952.
The gymnast is one of just four American women in gymnastics history to go to the Olympics three times, and at age 27, she is also the oldest one to compete at a Games in 72 years.
Individual women were recognized in the all-around as early as the 1934 World Championships. [11] The existing women's program—all-around and event finals on the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise—was introduced at the 1950 World Championships and at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [12]
Women's events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships [1] [2] were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships. Only the All-Around and Team events were held. In 1950, at the 12th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added. The women's individual all-around event was not held in 1992, 1996, and 2002.
The following day, USA Gymnastics confirmed that following further medical evaluation, Biles would also not be competing in the women's individual all-around final. [5] Ellie Black of Canada re-injured her ankle during training the day before the individual women's all around final, and subsequently announced her withdrawal. [6]
Image: Artistic Gymnastics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 6 (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images) Until Biles, no gymnast had won two Olympic all-around championships non-consecutively. Thursday's medal is ...