Simone Biles claims record seventh U.S. women's all-around gymnastics title
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Simone Biles won her record seventh national women's all-around gymnastics title in Forth Worth, Texas on Sunday, tying her with the most titles by any American in the event. Biles will next try to become the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic championships in more than 50 years at the Tokyo Games, which starts in less than seven weeks.
Biles, a five-time Olympic medalist, dazzled her way to a score of 119.650, putting her nearly five points ahead of Sunisa Lee, who won second place. The 24-year-old's floor routine was set to a song from "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift," which included a "never-been-done-before" move called "The Biles." Her stellar performance earned her a seventh all-around U.S. championships title, surpassing Clara Schroth Lomady's previous record of six. Biles is now tied with Alfred Jochim for the most titles by any American.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.