Each day of the Olympics, SportsDay is posting five things to know about Olympians - especially Texan Olympians - relevant to the day's competition. Here's the sixth installation in the series for Thursday, Aug. 11.
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1. Lots of spring in this Spring, Texas native's legs
Simone Biles, the world's best gymnast and a native of Spring, Texas, will try for her second gold medal of these Games in the individual all-around. Biles has already won a gold in the team all-around final.