<p><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-olympics-schedule-key-dates-and-how-to-watch-20210714-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Tokyo 2020</strong></a> is finally underway after a long delay due to the pandemic outbreak last year. Now that the ultimate sports event has already started, all the sights are set on <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-profiles-simone-biles-height-weight-and-net-worth-20210721-0020.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Simone Biles</strong></a>, who had an outstandingperformance at the last <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-most-popular-sports-not-in-the-summer-olympics-20210715-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Olympics</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The American artistic gymnast has impressed everyone at <strong>Río 2016</strong>, confirming she was setto be one of the greatest or even <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/simone-biles-vs-nadia-comaneci-greatest-olympic-gymnast-of-all-time-20210715-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the best of all time</a>. <strong>Biles, 24, has collected five medals</strong> in the last <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/olympic-games-top-25-most-impressive-summer-olympics-records-20210622-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic Games</a></strong>.</p>
<p>That time, she had her first <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-list-of-discontinued-sports-of-the-olympic-games-20210715-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Summer Olympics</strong></a> appearance at only 19 years of age. Now, she heads into the greatest sports contest in the world <strong>with the chance of making history by breaking these two records</strong>:</p>
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<h2>First Americanwoman in anysport to win 5 gold medals at a single Olympics</h2>
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<p><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/simone-biles-t185183" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simone Biles</a> has certainly made an impression in her first <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/tokyo-2020-list-of-athletes-with-the-most-appearances-at-olympic-games-20210718-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic Games</a>, as she <strong>proved to be one of the most dominating artistic gymnasts of all time</strong>. At Río 2016, she won <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/olympic-games-top-olympic-gold-medal-winners--20210718-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>four gold medals</strong></a> (team, vault, floor, all-around) and <strong>a bronze</strong> in balance beam.</p>
<p>Five years later, Simone Biles is once again <strong>favorite to retain her gold medals and also toaddthe one she is missing</strong> in balance beam events. Of course, that would be an unprecedented feat<strong> that would make her the first <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-us-womens-olympic-gymnastics-team-20210718-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American</a> woman ever to win five gold medals at a single <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-how-many-athletes-are-in-the-olympics-20210722-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic Games</a></strong>.</p>
<h2>First woman to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles since 1968</h2>
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<p>Whether she ends up collecting the five medals or not, truth is that only one gold medal would be enough for her to make history.Simone Biles can become <strong>the first female gymnast since 1968 to win back-to-back <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-list-of-all-women-on-us-olympic-team-20210715-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic</a> gold medals</strong>.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/tokyo-2020-all-time-olympic-games-medals-by-country-20210714-0012.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympics</a> history, only two female gymnasts have accomplished such feat: <strong>Larisa Latynina</strong>, by winning gold both in 1956 and 1960, and<strong>Vera Caslavska</strong>, who was an Olympic championboth in 1964 and 1968.</p>
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