Simone Biles came to the World Championships without a rival the last three years. She’ll leave them peerless in gymnastics history.
Biles became the first woman to win three straight World all-around titles, prevailing by 1.083 points over Olympic champion Gabby Douglas in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday.
And Biles did it with clear mistakes on her final two routines, nearly falling off the balance beam and going out of bounds on floor exercise.
Douglas, who also struggled on beam, earned silver after taking two years off following her Olympic all-around title. Douglas is the first Olympic women’s all-around champion to come back and earn a Worlds all-around medal since 1981.