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Paris Olympics: Simone Biles is and always has been tough

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PARIS — Just moments after delivering the highest qualifying score (59.566) at these Olympics, Simone Biles limped out of Bercy Arena.

Soreness in her left calf had flared up during a warmup tumbling pass. Team USA doctors furiously wrapped the ankle in an effort to add support. She is 27 in a sport often ruled by teens, the oldest American Olympics female gymnast since the 1950s.