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Olympics gymnastics scoring: How Simone Biles keeps pushing the limits of the sport to the brink

(FILES) US gymnast Simone Biles celebrates with her gold medal after the women's individual all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. In Rio, US' Simone Biles became the fourth gymnast in the history of the Games to win four gold medals in a single edition. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2161742232

penalized for being better than everyone else. dismount off the beam during Team USA's championship series

“In assigning values to the new elements, the WTC takes into consideration many different aspects; the risk, the safety of the gymnasts and the technical direction of the discipline,” it said. “There is added risk in landing of double saltos for beam dismounts (with/without twists), including a potential landing on the neck."

one of many named after her

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