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Why wasn't Simone Biles No. 1 on SN's Top 25 athletes since 2000 list? Here's why she had my vote

There are a lot of reasons it’s difficult to quantify how profoundly astounding Simone Biles has been during her career as a gymnast, but perhaps the most germane is the method used to quantify her performances.

When it was Nadia Comaneci on the uneven parallel bars at the 1976 Olympics, everyone watching plainly could understand the first-ever perfect 10. It was a moment that helped build the stage and broaden the audience for those athletes who followed, all the way up to Biles’ introduction to the planet more than a decade ago.

When Biles won her first World Championship in 2013, however, she did not score a single perfect 10. In winning the women’s All-Around tit

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