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Simone Biles Named Olympic Female Athlete of the Year By Team USA

Biles is already the most decorated gymnast in world championship history.
Simone Biles Named Olympic Female Athlete of the Year By Team USA
STUTTGART, GERMANY – OCTOBER 13: Simone Biles of USA poses with her Medal haul after the Apparatus Finals on Day 10 of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Hanns Martin Schleyer Hall on October 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
By Kimberly Wilson · Updated November 4, 2020
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As if she needed another award to add to her collection of gold medals, Simone Biles, the epitome of Black Girl Magic, was recently named the Olympic Female Athlete of the Year by Team USA.

The award comes as no surprise as Biles has been killing it for years in gymnastics.

“Synonymous with making history, synonymous with AMAZING us all every time she competes,” Team USA tweeted last Tuesday. “GIVE IT UP for the 2019 Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, @Simone_Biles!”

Synonymous with making history, synonymous with AMAZING us all every time she competes.

GIVE IT UP for the 2019 Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, @Simone_Biles!#TeamUSAAwards, Best of the Year presented by @DowNewsroom pic.twitter.com/xcYqRDYhrn

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) November 20, 2019

Biles, who had two new moves named after her, has already won five gold medals at this year’s gymnastics world championships, making her the most decorated gymnast in world championship history with 25 medals total.

She even threw out the first pitch at the World Series, an honor she said made her more nervous than competitions.

“Gymnastics is the only sport I’ve ever done, so when it comes to anything else, I’m literally terrified,” she said before heading to the mound.

Sis is killing it, and we can’t wait to see what’s next in 2020.

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