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What was one of the first things Simone Biles, three-time world all-around champion who's already won Olympic team gold, did when she landed in Brazil for the Rio Olympics? Get a hug from her so-called "Brazilian boyfriend," Arthur Nory Mariano.  View image on Twitter  Follow Simone Biles   ✔ @Simone_Biles my brazilian boyfriend  @ arthurnory 9:21 PM - 29 Jul 2016     488 488 Retweets     3,323 3,323 likes   While the two are not actually dating, they've become good friends after competing at the same international meets, like the last two world championships. Biles says they have a similar attitude towards competing, and make a point to say "good luck and have fun every time we go out." Mariano, who goes by Arthur Nory on social media, is a 22-year-old from Sao Paolo, Brazil who's become one of Brazil's top all-around gymnasts. He qualified 11th into the...

Samir Ait Said  (How Hwee Young / EPA) U.S. Olympic gymnast Chris Brooks was at the other end of the floor getting ready for his turn on the high bar, in the third rotation, far away from the vault where the French gymnasts were competing. “I saw him come off the table a little bit awkwardly and I kind of looked away from there,” Brooks said. “You just don’t want to see it.” He was talking about French gymnast Samir Ait Said. What many in the arena saw was Ait Said breaking his lower left leg on his vault landing, a particularly gruesome injury to witness. It shocked the crowd on Saturday at the Rio Olympic Arena and the upbeat mood turned grim during the men’s qualification rounds. Fans sitting closer to the vault area, and even from far away, said they could hear his leg snap. Ait Said was later taken by stretcher off the floor, receiving a loud round of applause from the crowd. The veteran Ait Said, 26, was considered a legitimate medal conte...