By virtue of being a women, she is not even remotely close to one of the greatest athletes ever (biology isn't fair, sad but true-- thousands of men are already better at her at half of her own events...while doing four more).
I don't think you understand how good Simone Biles is. I watch a lot of male gymnastics and can confidently say she is in the top 50 in the world on both vault and floor (the women don't compete the other events). She would definitely have a shot at winning the NCAA mens champs in vault and floor. Could you imagine if a woman was good enough to win the mens' NCAA champs in track? It would be like a woman running a 3:33 1500m right now because that is the level we are talking about with Biles.
Would she win the mens vault final at the olympics? No. But I think if a woman ran a 3:50 mile we might be calling her best of all time, even if a handful of men could beat her.
No, Simone Biles would not be a top 1000 male gymnast in the events that males also compete in (even though they need to compete in 4 events that she doesn't).
She's incredible for overcoming her nerves that made her leave last olympics as well as being so brave to compete with a sore calf this time. Can you imagine how mentally hard it is to be so good? Just curious do they dope in gymnastics or only track? Those physiques are a little sus
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Name all the gymnastics athletes that you know besides Simone? Probably Zero - am I right? No one cares about it and she shines in a sport that has very few participants. She is a big fish in a very tiny pond.
I know no MLB players
I know no NFL players
The only NBA players I know are Michael Jordan, Doctor J, Bronnie Something and the one who died in the helicopter crash.
I don't think you understand how good Simone Biles is. I watch a lot of male gymnastics and can confidently say she is in the top 50 in the world on both vault and floor (the women don't compete the other events). She would definitely have a shot at winning the NCAA mens champs in vault and floor. Could you imagine if a woman was good enough to win the mens' NCAA champs in track? It would be like a woman running a 3:33 1500m right now because that is the level we are talking about with Biles.
Would she win the mens vault final at the olympics? No. But I think if a woman ran a 3:50 mile we might be calling her best of all time, even if a handful of men could beat her.
No, Simone Biles would not be a top 1000 male gymnast in the events that males also compete in (even though they need to compete in 4 events that she doesn't).
Come on dude. You really think Biles would have a shot at winning the NCAA champs? Pretty silly thing to say. Both those events rely heavily on strength and explosiveness. The world record in the triple jump is over 60 feet. For the women about 51 feet. Biles would be embarrassed competing with the men in these two events.
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
What I want to know is would she win the gold if everyone did the same vaults and we had the 1996 scoring system? Like les't all do a 1996 vault - is she better than everyone else?
Ib the brief part I watched tonight, I hated how they said, "She doens't even need to land it. It's so difficult, she just needs to try it."
Ridiculous scoring system. Is she truly way better than everyone else?
I seems it's no longer about who is the best gymnast - just who is the most athletic. Or am I totally off based?
If they had the same scoring system, she would be 10s every time on every event. They changed the score to reflect that no one can be perfect.
Yes she is truly way better than everyone else. Come on man, there are many gymnastic competition on utube. Become informed.Do better.
I would like to see more of Gretchen Walsh. she has movie star looks and is super fit. She is my Olympic crush.
Mine is Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon table tennis. Most Olympians have godly physiques that are probably the result of pharmaceuticals, but this beauty looks like a real human being, specifically a chubby soccer mom. Hot stuff.
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
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She's a living LEGEND and at 26/27 still a force and doing things no other gymnast make or female do in international competition. She is the G.O.A.T but I am a little perturbed about her having something going on physically or mentally but it just in the last two Olympics.
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
The sports is cool, what she's doing is amazing. She's so athletic. Imagine running full speed at the horse vault thing and then doing a handspring and flying 15 feet into the air when you're 5'-0" tall. Insanity.
BUT, the coverage and the announcers are absolute garbage. The Olympic programming is sh*t. Mike Tirico and the puff pieces and the snooty announcers. Yikes, it is miserable.
Firing for effect? I find it a little daunting just submitting my own personal opinion. Which is that I very much enjoy gymnastics and Simone Bile! This is an ancient sport representative of the greatest combinations of human athletic performance--probably a primordial ritual and competition. We dont need some random crabby whiner claiming to speak for us. Viva gymnastics! And Simone B!
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