Simone Biles has a chance to make gymnastics history. With one more medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, she will become the most decorated gymnast of all time.
A medal is easy for a gymnast like Biles. She’s on track to claim the gold, her sixth all-around title at Worlds, which would tie the record for most titles at the competition.
She finished first in the qualifying competition and had the highest all-around score during the women’s team finals, where the US took home its record seventh straight team gold.
Though her score during team finals was about a tenth of a point lower than her qualification score, Biles notably took away difficulty in her vault routine to prioritize execution because of USA teammate Joscelyn Roberson’s injury.
This time, Biles has other gymnasts to worry about, such as Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, France’s Melanie de Jesus dos Santos and American teammate Shilese Jones.
Andrade made a huge leap between all-around qualifications and team finals, scoring half a point higher during Brazil’s historic silver-medal finish during the team finals. While it doesn’t sound like much, Andrade is about as dangerous as an opponent gets. After all, she took home the all-around gold in last year’s World Championships.
