Essay about Queen of Alpine

She’s just a girl who had won over 14 champion medals. Who is that you are probably wondering. Well “that girl” is Simone Biles. Biles won over 10 gold medals in the sport of gymnastics. Some people say that simone can do tumbling passes on the balance beam that some olympians can’t even do on floor. Some say that is true some say that is false.

Have you ever heard of the Olympic gymnast, Simone Biles? She has been a gymnast since she was eight years old. She is a gymnast that went to the 2016 Rio Olympics. I hope in the paper you learn about her.

Laurie Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her family includes parents Anthony and Wanda Hernandez, brother Marcus, and sister Jelysa. At age sixteen, standing only five foot and one hundred and seven pounds, Laurie Hernandez made the US Olympic Gymnastics team, but she couldn’t do it without the help from coaches Maggie Haney and Victoria Levine. (Laurie)

Amy was raised in Fort Worth, TX where she not only excelled at school but also became one of the top ten women's swimmers early on in college. This earned her a notable scholarship, one that she was not really sure what to do with as she had no clear picture of what she wanted to do

of her life at the Civil war, because she loved helping people and that what she decided to do

“It is different to imagine tennis without Serena Williams who have influenced a generation of female players and left a mark that no sibling in sport’s can equal”. (Glyn Clarke) Her prominence in tennis is growing this includes her impact on inspiring African American tennis players. Before Williams, black athletes faced unique challenges, but Williams helped promote progress , instead of over focusing on the negativity. She is working so that future athletes won't have to face the same inequality . “ Serena has been at or near the top of her sport longer than almost any other athletes. ”(Lindsay Gibbs) Before Serena entered no female had earned over 56 million dollars in prize money . Tennis today is much more depth and quality competition than existed during the 1970s and 1980s. When became the second African American women to claim a Grand Slam title , later becoming a U.S. Open Champion. Before Serena no tennis player brought a mixture of maturity, fashion , business and a foot in the entertainment realm as an actress. Williams had been the likely target for a new generation of record chasers yet to

She became the second Australian Aboriginal won the Olympic champion. She did the victory lap again with both Aboriginal and Australian flags. She said,“ I just wanted to show I am proud of who I am and where I come from.”

Naomi Lang is the first Native American to win the National Ice Skating Championship five years in a row (1)(2). She also participated in the Winter Olympic Games of 2002 (1)(2). Naomi was born in California (1)(2), she married Mark Fitzgerald (2)(3), and she loves outdoor activities (2). With her first skating partner, John Lee, they won the 1995 U.S. Novice title and the Junior medal (2)(3)(4)

Vonn is one of the top alpine ski racers in the world and holds a stable position of the USA Ski Team. She’s won four overall World Cup championships with three back to

When she was young her parents noticed that she had a real talent and made sure that she always had the right training. Her talent was first noticed when she was in kindergarten and she had won all the races and her teacher decided to enter her in the state competition. From then on she just improved and travelled around Australia to get coaching from the best coaches possible. Her last coach was in Melbourne and he trained her for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Three years after the Olympics she retired from being a

during that time, and it almost killed her. She pulled through, but her left leg was paralyzed from

Born premature, and stricken with polio at a young age, Wilma was probably the least likely individual to be the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. But, as CYO athlete should

Towards the end of her junior year of high school Wilson dislocated her elbow and was left unable to do many skills she had previously

In field hockey she led the team to win the school's first state championship, as well as helping them in other playoff runs. In basketball she helped her team reach the Western Maine Championship. In softball she was the Southwestern Main Activity Association’s batting champion with a .444 batting average, that same year she was also the team MVP. In her senior year of high school she was an All-State, All-Conference player and captain of every team she played for, an amazing feat. Due to all these accolades she won the Brother Richard Herbert award, which is the award given to the best female athlete each year. She also had success with field hockey and basketball in college, helping both teams make it to the playoffs in multiple years. Her success on the field as a player corresponds well with her success as a field hockey coach. Her record as a coach is 164-45-6, anyone who understands sports knows have over 100 more wins than losses is an amazing accomplishment. During her tenure as a coach she has won seven Southern Maine championships, five Western Maine championships and lastly and most importantly two state championships. With all of her non-stop hard work she has gained all of this deserved success and

Gabrielle Douglas was born on December 31, 1995, in Virginia Beach,Virginia. Gabby Douglas began formal gymnastics training at 6 years old and won a state championship by the time she was 8. She moved away from her hometown and family in 2010 to training with a world-renowned Olympic trainer, and was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, Gabrielle became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around event. She also won a team gold medal with teammates Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney and Jordyn Wieber……