Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris Olympics
Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world «The Pommel Horse Guy, » a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on the reality shows «Love Island» and «The Real John Wick» in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter. These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: the Seine River was too dirty for the triathlon swim to go off as scheduled, a gender controversy has emerged in women's boxing, and Leon Marchand led France with four golds in four swimming events, and of course, Simone Biles has dazzled while winning two gold medals with more still up for her taking.
Here's a look at some memorable moments at the halfway point of the 2024 Olympics:
Simone Shines
The first week of the Paris Games belonged to Biles, who went into the halfway mark with gold medals in the women's team final and the all-around and drew a star-studded crowd every time she competed. She has nine medals in her Olympic career, including six golds, more than any other American gymnast.
Biles still has three more events, too. The vault is Saturday night and she has the balance beam and floor exercise on Monday.
Three years after she pulled out of most of her events at the Tokyo Olympics to address her mental health, Biles has bounced back to become only the third woman to become a two-time all-around champion. She joined Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1960 and Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1964 and 1968.
And at 27, she's the oldest to finish atop the
