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Gumboot

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17. I'm feeling rather old & fragile watching this!

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2019, 08:01 PM

Aug 2019

Just astonishing, what an amazing 'hold my beer' performance!

See that nonchalant front somersault at 24s? Crazy!

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Simone Biles just became the first gymnast to land a double-double dismount, and it's incredible [View all] IronLionZion Aug 2019 OP

Absolutely perfect malaise Aug 2019 #1

Amazing Pachamama Aug 2019 #2

+she just keeps improving on herself ! lunasun Aug 2019 #3

WOW Iliyah Aug 2019 #4

cough cough ...alien...seriously she is superhuman questionseverything Aug 2019 #5

I love this woman. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #6

GUTS! Courage! Confidence! Then comes skill. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #7

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Aug 2019 #8

and here we have ANOTHER GOAT in her sport. a kennedy Aug 2019 #9

Damn! TomSlick Aug 2019 #10

I have no words. That woman is... Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #11

Astounding! And not just the dismount. panader0 Aug 2019 #12

Awesome! warmfeet Aug 2019 #13

Beyond incredible !!! ananda Aug 2019 #14

Great Beringia Aug 2019 #15

Just jaw dropping Ohiogal Aug 2019 #16

I'm feeling rather old & fragile watching this! Gumboot Aug 2019 #17

gee wilikers ! pangaia Aug 2019 #18

Brava Simone! We are All so Proud of You! dlk Aug 2019 #19

That is awesome! brer cat Aug 2019 #20

Major props to her. I remember trying to walk the balance beam in 9th grade phys ed catbyte Aug 2019 #21

Whut Recursion Aug 2019 #22

She is... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2019 #23

That looks like fun. I'm gonna try it. Thump, thumpity-thump, clunk. Ow. tclambert Aug 2019 #24

Great! jcgoldie Aug 2019 #25

Awe-inspiring! Anon-C Aug 2019 #26

Chokes me up to witness such vast, precise power and beauty. ancianita Aug 2019 #27

What a breath taking performance! wendyb-NC Aug 2019 #28

in deed, this amazing young lady makes it seem like it's cakewalk onetexan Aug 2019 #29

Right! So many twists and turns to execute it becomes just a blur... Ligyron Aug 2019 #34

Terrific. nt oasis Aug 2019 #30

Holy Cow Hekate Aug 2019 #31

Wow, that's fantastic! iluvtennis Aug 2019 #32

Why one human tears us down sigpooie Aug 2019 #33

She is amazing! cyndensco Aug 2019 #35

Wow! Nitram Aug 2019 #36

You go girl! IronLionZion Aug 2019 #37

In AWE cp Aug 2019 #38

Something to be proud of in the awful times. Pepsidog Aug 2019 #39

Simone Biles makes America great IronLionZion Aug 2019 #40

Wow! She is just incredible! smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #41

The kid is hot tonight! Blue Owl Aug 2019 #42

She is soooo amazing! logosoco Aug 2019 #43

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