Simone Biles’ latest Athleta GIRL collection, geared toward girls ages 6 to 12, features the tagline, “Because I can.”
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
How Simone Biles captured her record eighth national title at US gymnastics championships
Simone Biles became the only gymnast to win eight all-around titles at the U.S. gymnastics championships.
Simone Biles prioritizes safety over scores. Gymnastics officials should do same | Opinion
Simone Biles was willing to take half-point deduction to have coach nearby when she did the Yurchenko double pike vault.
How Simone Biles separated herself from the competition with mastery of one skill
Simone Biles is the only woman to even try the Yurchenko double pike in competition. Mastery of the skill has made her even more dominant.
USWNT drops to historic low in FIFA rankings after World Cup flop, Sweden takes No. 1 spot
USWNT had been the world’s No. 1 team since June 2017. Now, Sweden is the new top team, followed by World Cup champion Spain. The U.S. comes in third.
Simone Biles should be judged on what she can do, not what other gymnasts can’t
Simone Biles plans to do a Yurchenko double pike, a vault so difficult no other woman has done it and few men try. But judges won’t score it fairly.
Spain’s federation wastes no time giving its players the middle finger after World Cup win
A win on the field isn’t the end of the fight for Spain’s women’s soccer team. It has to be the beginning, or things will never change.
Spain captain who scored game-winning goal learns after World Cup final her father died
Spain captain Olga Carmona learned of her father’s death after winning the World Cup. She scored the lone goal that gave Spain the title over England.
Why USWNT’s absence from World Cup final is actually great for women’s soccer
For much of the women’s game’s infancy, the USWNT has been soccer’s equivalent of an eclipse blocking out the sun.
Vlatko Andonovski out as USWNT coach after World Cup failure. Twila Kilgore named interim
USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski ‘mutually’ parts ways with US Soccer after 4 years and the earliest-ever World Cup exit, in the round of 16.