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Birth
Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Colombus, Ohio, United Estates
Her parents were drug addicts, for which she was adopted by her maternal grandparents, who acted as parents for her. -
Adoption
In 2003, Her parents officially adopted the two youngest siblings, Simone and Adria, and Ron's sister, Harriet, adopted the two oldest. -
Starting gymnastics
Her interest in gymnastics was sparked at the age of six by practicing on a field trip with kindergarten classmates. She began a training program at Bannon's Gymnastix and with trainer Aimee Boorman when he was just eight years old -
First Competition
His official career began in 2011 at the American Classic in Houston, a competition in which he finished in third place, excelling in first position in vaulting and balance beam. In that same year he participated in the USA Classic in Chicago, where he reached 20th place. -
Called because she was good
Biles was called up to the United States Junior National Artistic Gymnastics Team in 2012 -
Another competition
Their first match in 2012 was again in the "American Classic" competition, but this time, it ended. Later, they competed in the 2012 "Secret U.S. Classic" tournament, held in Chicago. In June of the same year, they participated for the second time. Once at the United States National Championships, this time in St. Louis, Missouri, Following this performance, -
First Prize
She won first prize at the City of Jesolo Trophy 2013, Italy. At the National Championships the same year, she won the overall champion title ahead of Kyla Ross, the previous champion. Additionally, he silver medaled in four events, securing a spot on the Senior National Team and the World Championship Team. -
2013
Biles' debut as a senior gymnast was in March 2013, at the "American Cup", an international FIG event, she and her partner Katelyn Ohashi were called up to replace Elsabeth Black and Kyla Ross, who had left the competition for being injured. During the individual final, Biles was leading the competition for two rounds, however her fall from the balance beam prevented her from winning, finishing in second place, behind compatriot Katelyn Ohashi. -
2014
Biles missed the start of the season due to a shoulder injury, sitting out the 2014 "American Cup." His re-entry to competitions was at the 2014 "Secret. U.S. Classic" tournament in Chicago, where he won the individual all-around by a wide margin over second place, won the vault, balance beam and floor final. -
2015
She started the season on March 7, competing in the 2015 American Cup, held in Arlington, Texas, managing to win the overall individual competition with 62,299 points and with an advantage of more than four points compared to the second place. Biles finished that month competing in the City of Jesolo trophy, a competition where he won the individual overall with a score of 62.100. -
Sexual Abuse
Biles denounced in 2018 that he suffered sexual abuse by the former doctor, who is sentenced to 60 years in prison for having images of child pornography on his computer. She was not the only one: several former Olympic gymnasts also denounced having been victims of Nassar -
2019
For the finals, the USA gymnastics team clinched the gold medal for the fifth consecutive time, giving Biles her twenty-first medal and sixteenth world championship gold medal.
Individually, she was proclaimed world champion in the individual general competition, vault, balance beam and floor, finishing with 25 medals won in world championships, of which 19 are gold, becoming the most decorated gymnast of all time, surpassing the record of 23 medals won in World Cups by gymnast Vitaly Scherbo. -
Retiring
The four-time Olympic champion, one of the jewels in the crown of the Tokyo 2020 Games, withdrew from the team final on Tuesday after the first exercise. There was speculation about a possible injury, but it was the protagonist herself who confirmed that she was retiring to focus on her mental health -
2021
On April 23, 2021, Biles broke her relationship with Nike that had united her since the end of 2015, to join the North American sports brand Athleta, linked to Gap.
A month later, in her first competition since 2019, she became the first woman in history to perform a double piked Yurchenko in the vault.