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Women Gymnasts Gabrielle Douglas & Simone Biles Make HISTORY At World Championships!
Female gymnasts Simone Biles and Gabrielle Douglas’ make history with their wins at the World Gymnastics Championships check out the details below….
18-year-old Simone Biles nabbed first place the 2015 World Artisitc Gymnastics Championships at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend. Simone’s has made history now that she is the only woman to win three world all-around titles in a row. You heard it right: She became the FIRST woman to win three world all-around titles in a row!
Simone blushed to the media after her win, “Everyone wanted the three-peat and I wanted it, so tonight I felt the pressure and it wasn’t my best meet.” She continued, “What surprises me is that it was a bad meet for me and to still come out on top with the largest margin of victory (of my three titles) was really crazy because I could have done so much better.”
Just missing the gold by a hair but making getting silver medal was Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas, coming fresh off a 2-year hiatus .
She trailed behind Simone by just a point …1.083 to be exact. In case you didn’t know, Gabby is known for becoming the first Olympic women’s all-around champion to medal at the World all-around competition since 1981. In Addition to being the first African-American to win the individual all-around event.
When asked about her comeback, she said, “I really wanted to prove everyone that my comeback was real. It wasn’t fake. It wasn’t for the fame.”
Check the some of their awesome floor and beam work along with their post-competition interviews below:
Biles now three time World Champ – Universal Sports
Gabrielle Douglas – Floor Exercise – 2015 World Championships – All-Around Final
Simone Biles – Interview – 2015 World Championships – All-Around Final
Gabby Douglas – Interview – 2015 World Championships – All-Around Final
Photos: Getty
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