The gravity-defying performances of gymnast Simone Biles have placed her in a class by herself, demolishing previous standards of difficulty and inspiring the awe of coaches, competitors and former champions. Her life might have turned out very differently. At the age of two, she and her siblings were taken from their drug-addicted mother and placed in foster care. Adopted by her grandfather and his wife, she was introduced to gymnastics during a day-care field trip at age six. Her talent was evident from the beginning, but in her first adult competitions, she suffered her share of mishaps. Only three weeks after a particularly disastrous showing, she won her first U.S. Championship, and two months later, a world title. Since then, she has not lost a meet, winning four national and three world championships. At the 2016 Olympics, she won four gold medals, one as a member of the women’s championship team, and three more in the all-around, vault and floor exercise categories. At the 2019 World Championship she won five more gold medals — placing first in balance beam, vault, floor exercise, all-around, and as a member of the wining team. These victories boosted her total number of medals in World Championship competition to a record-breaking 25, in addition to her Olympic gold. She is now the most decorated competitive gymnast in history.
Simone Biles says she is taking a year off from training following her great success at the Rio Olympics.
The gymnast has been featured in two SI Swimsuit issues.
After Team USA earned an Olympic silver medal in gymnastics on July 27, Simone Biles's boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, shared a sweet post on Instagram.
Simone Biles decides what comes next. If anything. “I should have quit way before Tokyo, when Larry Nassar was in the media for two years. It was too much. But I was not going to let him take something I’ve worked for since I was 6 years old.”
Simone Biles had expressed concern before going to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, but came away with more than medals
She's the first woman to ever win four all-around titles.
Oct. 1, 2019 - Women's podium training for the 2019 World Championships at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Photos by John Cheng.
Simone Biles wore a GK Elite leotard to the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in San Jose, California.
2014 P&G Championships Seniors Day 1: Simone Biles
A ginasta norte-americana conseguiu este domingo realizar um movimento nunca antes feito por uma mulher: um triplo twist com duplo mortal no exercício de solo. E a recepção desta vez foi perfeita.
She's the first woman to ever win four all-around titles.
With the eyes of the world upon her, the greatest gymnast of all time forced a global conversation about mental health
Simone Biles has long been a role model for strong women and girls—both literally and figuratively—but with her new partnership with Athleta, she’s taking that commitment even further.
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles became the first woman to land a 'triple-double' in a floor routine at the national championships in Kansas City on Sunday, and won her sixth national title.
