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The 2016 Rio Olympics just keep getting better for Simone Biles. On Sunday afternoon, the 19-year-old gymnast won the gold in the women's vault final. Her first vault scored a 15.900; her second vault earned a 16.033, for a combined score of 15.966. The Russian Federations' Maria Paseka won the silver medal; Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber took the bronze. Ahead of the competition, Biles shared a Snapchat video of herself relaxing with Gabby Douglas and Maddy Kocian, who are both competing on the uneven bars finals on Saturday. Eight gymnasts competed in the final, including 41-year-old Oksana Chusovitina, who attempted a very difficult 7.0 vault. (Fun...
- 8/14/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
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