Simone Biles Prepped for the Gold Over America Tour in Brooklyn
Fresh off a history-making performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles is back on the mat. The gymnastics GOAT is currently on a cross-country trip with the Gold Over America Tour sponsored by Athleta, along with her Olympic teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, and other star gymnasts like Shilese Jones and Kayla Dicello. “One of the reasons I wanted to create this experience was to connect with and empower young girls,” Biles tells ELLE.com. “Not everyone can travel to major competitions to see us, so we’re bringing gymnastics to them and we’re making it fun.”
In Paris, Biles picked up three gold medals in the team event, all-around competition, and vault. On the final day of competition, she also earned a silver in floor. All those wins helped her become the most decorated American Olympic gymnast ever, but for Biles, the Games have always doubled as an opportunity to speak out about issues that matter most to her. Before leaving for Paris, she opened up to ELLE.com in an intimate interview about her work in the mental health space and learning to love her natural hair. “I used to worry about [my hair being considered] not professional,” she says. “But I’m not embarrassed about it anymore.”
And now, as she shares her many successes on tour, Biles says she will continue to stay focused on her goal of getting people “excited about gymnastics.” Ahead of her Barclays Center show in Brooklyn last night, the gymnast took us backstage to see how she gets ready. Spoiler: her pre-competition routine involves some very cheesy pizza.
It was the moment that instilled panic in every gymnastics fan: During warm-ups ahead of the team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, in what was set to be Simone Biles’ big comeback, she limped off the floor, trailed by the Team USA doctor.
Of course, it all ended well — Biles pushed through her mystery calf injury to win gold in the team, all-around and vault finals, plus a silver in floor. But fans will finally get to hear the full story of what happened in the second part of Netflix’s Simone Biles: Rising, based on the new trailer that dropped on Thursday, Oct. 3.
In the middle of the first look at part two of the docuseries, Biles is seen telling her coach, “my calf or something just pulled all the way,” as she came off the floor mat.
The trailer then immediately cuts to Biles being bandaged up just before she competes, as a voiceover can be heard saying, “Is this a case of deja vu?” referring to her early exit at the Tokyo Games.
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