‘Simone Biles Rising’ Review: The Olympic Gymnast Reclaims Her Narrative

‘Simone Biles Rising’ Review: The Olympic Gymnast Reclaims Her Narrative

“I could give it a try,” Nellie Biles says as she reaches for strands of her daughter’s hair, debating if she should do one or two braids. “Or you can just do one at the top,” suggests record-setting gymnast Simone Biles. As Nellie smooths and pulls her daughter’s hair into a top and bottom braid … Read more

Paris braces for ‘most incredible’ Olympics opening ceremony

Paris braces for ‘most incredible’ Olympics opening ceremony

Paris: Thousands of athletes are set to sail through central Paris on Friday during an unprecedented and high-risk Olympics opening ceremony that will showcase the country’s hugely ambitious vision for the Games.The parade on Friday evening will see up to 7,500 competitors travel down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of the river Seine on a flotilla … Read more

MyKayla Skinner Clarifies Olympic Gymnastics Team Remarks

MyKayla Skinner Clarifies Olympic Gymnastics Team Remarks

On Wednesday, the former Olympian posted a short video to her Instagram Stories in which she claimed her recent comments about Team USA had been “misinterpreted.” “A lot of the stuff that I was talking about wasn’t always necessarily about the current team, because I love and support all the girls that made it, and … Read more

Simone Biles’s Latest Competition Makeup Stayed Flawless Through Every Flip — See Photos

Simone Biles’s Latest Competition Makeup Stayed Flawless Through Every Flip — See Photos

It’s June, and that means I cannot so much as walk at a leisurely pace to the mailbox without doing irreparable damage to any makeup I’m wearing. Even on a just-mascara-and-some-concealer kind of day, the slightest physical exertion means the mascara migrates and some concealer becomes none concealer. So after seeing Simone Biles kick an … Read more