"I'm a little relieved because it was a long journey," Biles said, according to the Olympic site. "I enjoyed every minute of it and I know our team. It was very long and in competition so many times this week, this kind of tiring. We just wanted to finish on a good note. "
Biles return to Texas with four gold medals and one bronze, gold medal mail for Olympics corresponding to the record now shared by five women.
His performance was one of several Tuesday that surprised
of end of heroic evening on the beach
There will be no record fourth gold medal for beach volleyball Kerri Walsh Jennings American star.
She and his partner April Ross lost Wednesday morning Agatha Bednarczuk Brazil and Barbara Seixas de Freitas in a sizzling game that delighted the crowd at the noisy house.
It was the first time Walsh Jennings had already lost games Olympic, and meant that it will not join a club of women who won gold medals in team sports in four consecutive games.
golden couple Velodrome
Jason Kenny and Laura Trott married in September.
If you are not sure what to get, know that gold is a theme in their future households
She is Britain's most decorated female Olympic ever. He caught as many gold medals as Chris Hoy, another legend of British Cycling.
"It just felt like a dream. I guess I'm tired. I just float through it," said Kenny. "It's mind to be level with Chris."
His girlfriend said she really wanted to win the team pursuit. - that made Britain on Saturday
Tuesday's victory was the product of intense training
["to come back and win the omnium (again), it's just incredible," she said. "do you realize how hard it is to do it all again. It was so hard to build up and come back. We did a lot of work in the gym, and completely changed our program. "
Both are young and probably thought before 2020, and possibly 2040.
Trott on Twitter: "I love him to pieces @ JasonKenny107 !! Our children have to get some of these genes right ?!"
Your daily Bolt
Usain Bolt is like many of us mortals -. he likes to sleep in
during the next session for athletics, Jamaican superstar walked to a 20.28 in his winning his qualifying heat in the 200 meters.
"I knew the first lap would be tough," he told NBC broadcaster. "It is the sun in the early morning, and I'm not a morning person."
Good news, Usain! The 200 semi-finals are not until Wednesday night, the final is Thursday night.
the bad news, the 4x100 meters relay heats are in Thursday morning. Maybe your team will allow you to skip that one.
Beating cancer and the
It was quite a year for Argentinean sailor Santiago Lange.
He was diagnosed with cancer last year and the surgery took half a lung.
Five days later, he started working again, training on a bike, prepares for Rio.
Lange Sailing son were so overcome with happiness they jumped into the water and swam to celebrate with Dad.
His return is inspiring.
"This can help to give strength to many people who go through what I went through," said the 54-year-old Olympic veteran. "But I prefer to focus on what we have done athletically. The disease has nothing to do with it, it was a stone on the road."
Sweden hits the spot
Sweden frustrates his opponents in the women's game. For the second straight game, he played a draw then won in a penalty shootout.
US goalkeeper Hope Solo on Tuesday how Sweden plays, called them cowards. The coach of Brazil Vadao said his side dominated the game.
"With all 120 minutes, we tried our best, we have tried everything, that's why it's so frustrating , "he said.
at the end, however, Sweden has left the host country of soccer-crazy to lament another loss evisceration at a major tournament.
Gold Medal roundup
is a list of gold medals Tuesday won
Athletics 110 meters men hedges - Omar McLeod, Jamaica
Athletics, high jump men - Derek Drouin, Canada
Athletics, Triple jump men - Christian Taylor , United States
Athletics, 1,500 meters women - Faith Kipyegon, Kenya
Athletics, Discus women - Sandra Perkovic, Croatia
boxing, lightweight man - Robson Conceição, Brazil
Canoe Sprint Canoe Single men 1,000 meters - Sebastian Brendel, Germany
Canoe Sprint Kayak Single men 1000m - Marcus Walz, Germany
Canoe Sprint, kayak Women's Doubles - Hungary
Canoe Sprint kayak Single Women 200 meters - Lisa Carrington, New Zealand
scuba diving, 3-meter men - Cao Yuan
Gymnastics, men horizontal Bar - Fabian Hambuechen, Germany
Gymnastics, parallel bars men - Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine
sailing, Laser men - Tom Burton, Australia
sailing, Finn men - Giles Scott, Great Britain
sailing, Mixed Nacra 17 - Argentina
sailing Laser Radial Women - Marit Bouwmeester, the Netherlands
Swimming, Marathon men - Ferry Weertman, the Netherlands
synchronized Swimming, Duets Freestyle - Russia
table tennis women's team - China
track cycling, Keirin men - Jason Kenny, Britain
track cycling, Sprint women - Kristina Vogel, Germany
track cycling, Omnium women - Laura Trott, Britain
weightlifting, men Over 105 kg - Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia
Wrestling, Greco-Roman 66 kg - Davor Stefanek, Serbia
Wrestling, Greco-Roman 98 kg - Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia
CNN Sarah Holt, Julia Jones, Emanuella Grinberg, James Masters and Tom McGowan contributed to this report.
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