I considered just calling this article ‘Simone Biles at the 2020 Olympics’.
Because – especially if you live in the USA – you’re going to be hearing about her a lot over the next week or two.
Put simply, Biles is on another level to most of her competition. She has won 23 gold medals at World Championships and Olympics and has another 7 silver and bronze medals to complement them. She has multiple moves that have been named after her, as she is the only person in the world who has been able to successfully perform them. There are 6 gold medals available in women’s events at these games and she could conceivably win them all. She’s a superstar and will be one of the stars of the Games.
Events on the Men’s side look considerably more open, especially since Kohei Uchimura – who has dominated the Men’s All-Around at the last 2 Games – is limiting his involvement this time out. Look for the pair of Artur Dalaloyan and Nikita Nagornyy, representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), to be challenging for medals, with Britain’s Max Whitlock having a good chance of defending his Pommel Horse title from Rio.
Gymnastics, of course, is not limited to just the Artistic disciplines. The Rhythmic Gymnastics is likely to be dominated by the ROC, with the individual event title potentially a family affair between identical twin sisters Dina and Arina Averina with Dina – the younger sister by 20 minutes – the favourite.
Finally, we have the Trampoline events, with chances for the home nation, especially in the Women’s event.
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