Simone Biles: The greatest athlete of all time?

Gymnastics legend Simone Biles is back! After making her return to competition at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, she now has her sights set on the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Even after two a year abscence, the greatest gymnast of all time didn't fail in dominating the competition, coming away with four gold medals and a silver.

Biles was forced to withdraw from the Olympics after suffering from the 'twisties,' a complete loss of awareness whilst in the air.

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Even this year, Biles was unsure of a return to the sport, but as all great ones do, they come back and pick up where they left off.

According to Olympics.com, Biles said: "I had to prove to myself that I could still get out here, twist, I could prove all the haters wrong, that I'm not a quitter, this, that, the other."

"I didn't care as long as I'm out there twisting again, having fun, and finding the joy for gymnastics again. Who cares?"

On the event's final day, Biles won her 29th and 30^th career medals at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, holding the record for most medals.

Her two golds on the final day mean she has now won 23 gold medals, the most golds in world championship history for an athlete of either sex.

When advancing to the medal round at the world championships in the last ten years, Biles has come away with a medal all but three times (Bars 2013, 2019,2023).

Her unparalleled dominance in the sport of gymnastics can only be compared to a select few of sport's greatest-ever athletes.

After missing out on gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Biles will be chomping at the bit to return and create an even bigger legacy on the greatest stage of all.

Simone Biles has seven Olympic medals, putting her ninth all-time in women's gymnastics and joint first with Shannon Miller for most by a US Gymnast.

At the Rio Olympics in 2016, Biles set an American record for most gold medals won by a US gymnast at a single games, winning four out of the five events she entered.

To become the most successful gymnast at the Olympic Games, Biles would have to win 12 more medals to beat Russian Larisa Latynina (18).

To do that, Biles would have to beat up-and-coming star Rebeca Andrade, who shared all five podiums with Biles at the world championships.

Whatever happens from now, Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest gymnast of all time and potentially even the greatest athlete after her comeback display.

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