Olympics: Who can beat American gymnast Simone Biles? Only Simone Biles
- Biles hopes to add to her haul of five Olympic medals, including four gold, won at the 2016 Rio Games
- In Japan, Biles is poised to become the face of the Tokyo Olympics, taking that baton from swimmer Michael Phelps and sprinter Usain Bolt
The general consensus is the only gymnast capable of beating Biles is Biles herself, as she looks to add to her haul of five Olympic medals, including four gold, won at the 2016 Rio Games.
Aside from perhaps the women’s basketball team, Biles will be the closest thing the United States will have to a gold medal slam dunk in Japan.
The last time Biles did not occupy the top step on the podium in an all-around competition was at a meet in Chemnitz, Germany in March 2013 when Barack Obama was just starting his second term as US president and Donald Trump was starring on The Apprentice television show.
Since then, the reigning Olympic and world champion has taken up permanent residence at the top, building a sport dynasty the likes of which are seldom seen these days.