American gymnast Simone Biles inched closer to tying an all-time record after she won a record 21st medal at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany on Tuesday this week.
In helping the United States retain its women’s team all-around title, Biles secured her 15th career gold and broke a tie with Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina for the most medals overall by a woman at the world championships, an MSN.com report said.
Biles is now two golds away from tying Vitaly Scherbo’s all-time record of 23 among men or women.
“Every year it feels better and better just because we’re adding to the legacy,” Biles said in the report. “I feel like I never think of records. I just go out there and do what I came to do, which is compete for the country.”
The U.S. team tallied 172.330 points to defeat second-place Russia by 5.801 points and win its seventh consecutive team title at an Olympics or world championships.
