Simone Biles is known to be one of the most iconic artistic gymnasts in history, with sixth all-around world championship titles. The legendary gymnast made her debut in the world championship at the age of 16, at the 2013 competition held in Antwerp.
She won four medals, two of which were gold, one silver, and one bronze, in the 2013 competition. A year later, she was rewarded with five medals, four of which were golds in the all-around, floor exercise, Balance beam, and team.
The GOAT won four more gold medals at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Glasgow. Later in 2018, Biles made another remarkable record by winning five gold medals. Recently, she won her 23 gold medal at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Simone Biles won seven Olympic medals in her career: four golds, one silver, and two bronze. She made her debut in the Olympics at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro. She won four gold medals and became the fifth female gymnast to do so.
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— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 12, 2016
Next, she competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 due to COVID-19. Everyone had high hopes for Biles when she entered the Tokyo Olympic Games.
However, she withdrew from several events just before the finals after suffering from “the twisties,” a mental condition where a gymnast loses their spatial orientation while performing aerial moves. Biles took a two-year break from professional gymnastics. She finally made a historic comeback at the U.S. World Championship, where she won her eighth all-around title.
Is Simone Biles going to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
After making a historic comeback at the U.S. World Championship and winning her 23 gold medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship, Simone Biles is all set for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
Since the last 2020 Tokyo Olympics, this would be her third time competing in the Olympics. In fact, during an interview with NBC’s Today, Biles shared, “Right now, I would say that’s the path I would love to go”.
Simone Biles has her sights set on the #ParisOlympics! 🇫🇷
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) September 7, 2023
“So I think just showing up and putting that work and that effort in really came to play. As long as I showed up for another day and kept putting that work in, then it kind of went down and dwindled,” she added.
The 26-year-old gymnast further shared that this year, she is more focused on taking care of her mental health and not repeating what happened last time. She is giving herself time, going to therapy, and balancing her professional and personal life.
