MOSCOW— Simone Biles may be only 142 centimeters tall, but she casts a giant shadow over the Tokyo Olympics where she is set to reassert her absolute dominance of women’s gymnastics.
The 24-year-old American, widely considered the best gymnast of all time, is perhaps the most outstanding athlete not only in her sport but in the world right now.
Biles – who won five medals, including four golds, at the 2016 Rio Olympics – currently has 30 combined world championship and Olympic medals. She is expected to break Larisa Latynina’s record of 32 in Tokyo.
The United States, which has not lost a team event final at the Olympics or the world championships since 2010, also features…
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