(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Simone Biles, Six Time World Champion [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-15 Recently the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, and Simone Biles is back, baby! She won four gold medals during the world championships too – in the team, all-around, beam and floor competitions – as well as a silver medal in the vault. In her weakest discipline – the uneven bars finals – she finished fifth. www.cnn.com/... She had sidelined herself in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after getting the “twisties,” a condition in which a gymnast loses track of where they are in space — it’s potentially deadly if they fall wrong. But after two years of therapy, she has returned to world sports. ANTWERP, Belgium — Simone Biles still doubts herself. Dozens of medals are no counter for the uncertainty the world’s best gymnast sometimes feels while practicing. Biles wasn’t sure how she would handle the environment at these world championships…. ✂️ Biles left Antwerp with five medals — four of them gold — and reassurance that the mental block that rattled her in Tokyo wouldn’t reemerge whenever she returned to a similar event. wapo.st/... That link should get you past the Washington Post’s paywall. Below the fold, some videos of her most recent wins. 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇 Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Watch the floor routine that cinched a gold medal. [3:11] ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles was not too worried about the medal count, or the color of the medals, at the gymnastics world championships this week. That approach has sure paid off. The American superstar claimed a third, then a fourth, gold medal on the final day of the 2023 competition on Sunday, winning the women’s balance beam and floor finals in a dominant fashion. www.msn.com/... her magnificence on the balance beam earned another gold. [1:40] In Antwerp — where she started her collection of 23 world titles 10 years ago as a 16-year-old — Biles has made a stunning return to the international stage. In addition to the pair of gold medals she won Sunday, she also claimed a silver medal on vault after the sixth all-around title that made her the most decorated gymnast in history, male or female. www.msn.com/... She won a silver medal for her vault. [4:37] At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day. Simone Biles Here you can see every move named after her. [3:26] * 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇 Have a fun day! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/15/2198425/-IAN-Simone-Biles-Six-Time-World-Champion?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/