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Opinion: Simone Biles’ new vault move pushes boundaries and motivates her for Olympics

 Simone Biles is never quite sure how many world championships medals she has. Ask how many skills are named after her, and she has to think about it.

So more titles and accolades were not what brought the four-time Olympic champion back to gymnastics after a layoff following the Rio Games.

“I had already reached, and passed, all my expectations in the sport already. So going back to, in 2018, worlds, and in 2019, I was kind of like, ‘OK, I don’t really have anything to lose at this point. I’ve already stamped my status on the sport,’ ” Biles said told USA TODAY Sports last month. Read More

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