Leading into the Olympic games, I found myself reading an in-depth article on Simone Biles. As she’s risen to the world stage, her behind-the-scenes story was rumored about, but I found Loanne O’Neal’s story about her family life and how she’s dealt with the new found fame to be insightful and the most clear representation of Biles’ life. The lede into the story helps to get the feel of what life as Simone is like everyday. I think the article gives great points of view from the coach, grandmother, her mother, Aly Raisman, and Simone, herself. I think the parts about her struggle of being lonely.
Another one of O’Neal’s articles is when she profiles Marshawn Lynch. The article starts off with her experience of trying to meet with him in a crowd. It helps to characterize Lynch from O’Neal’s experience. I think something that O’Neal does really well is sources. She accumulates a wide variety of sources that really get the full story and insights that wouldn’t normally be considered, like Draymond Green in Marshawn Lynch’s story.