Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015, making her the early favorite for the all-around gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but a foot fracture disrupted her preparations. She had to settle for silver in Rio behind fellow Russian and friend Margarita Mamun following a rare mistake on her club routine.
Category: Olympic Gymnastics
AP Female Athlete of the Year: Biles’ brilliance rewarded Updated at
Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor.
AP names Female Athlete of the Year
Simone Biles of the United States competes in the Balance Beam Final on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet.