Biles has won nine Olympic medals including six gold.
PARIS - Simone Biles recaptured the Olympic gymnastics all-around crown on Thursday, seeing off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris.
She capped her performance with another electrifying floor routine to Taylor Swift's hit song"Ready for It", her high-flying tumbling bringing the crowd to its feet. "Three years ago I never thought I'd step on a gymnastic court again, but worked hard, mentally and physically, even saw my therapist this morning, just making sure I'm mentally well."
She pulled 0.666 points ahead of Olympic vault champion Andrade, who scored 15.100 for her perfectly-executed but technically less difficult Cheng. But Biles dropped to third after her second rotation on uneven bars, scoring 13.733 after an error on her weakest apparatus, allowing Andrade to move 0.267 ahead of the American after tallying a mark of 14.666.
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