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Rebeca Andrade and Simone Biles are together at the top
The supposed rivalry between the world’s top two women gymnasts went viral this week, as Simone Biles and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade went head to head in the Paris Olympics. But are they really rivals?
Aug 1, 2024
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