Simone Biles AP Female Athlete of the Year

This is big.

In a vote by U.S. editors and news directors announced Monday, Biles received 31 votes out of a possible 59 votes.

U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, who won four golds and a silver in Rio, finished second with 20 votes. Serena Williams, who won Wimbledon for the seventh time to tie Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles, and three-time NCAA women’s basketball Player of the Year Breanna Stewart tied for third with four votes each. …

CBC

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Gymnastics in the good ol’ days …

Rebecca Johnson – 12 Things I’ll Never Forget From My Young Gymnastics Days

#7. I spent hours on end playing Barbie Team Gymnastics on the computer. Best. game. ever.

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Rosie has no plans to retire

She won a second Olympic gold medal in Rio, which no one else in the world has done since trampoline was included in the 2000 Summer Games The 28-year-old from King City, Ont., also became Canada’s first summer athlete to win two individual gold medals.

So, now what?

Not retirement it seems.

“There are routines and skills that I haven’t done yet and I’d really like to compete. I’m still loving my sport and loving my training,” MacLennan said. …

The Star

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Megan Parker – toe 1 1/2

#impressed

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 
That was only one highlight of the annual ‘New Skills Day’ at the club.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOVtZpCho20/
 
(via IrishDaniel)

Nadia and Andreea

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