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Simone Biles

By Anuska la Matriuska

  • BIRHT

    BIRHT
    Born on 14 March 1997 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

  • START

    START
    She started practicing gymnastics at the age of 8 in 2005.

  • FIRST COMPETITION

    FIRST COMPETITION
    Her first competition, the American Classic, took place in Texas in 2011. Biles came third.

  • AMERICAN CLASSIC COMPETITION

    AMERICAN CLASSIC COMPETITION
    Simone Biles began her career at the American Classic competition in Huntsville, Texas, in 2011.

  • AGAIN AMERICAN CLASSICCOMPETITION

    AGAIN AMERICAN CLASSICCOMPETITION
    Her first meet of 2012 was again at the American Classic competition, but this time, she finished first in individual all-around and vault, second on floor, third on balance beam and fourth on uneven bars.

  • SENIOR DEBUT

    SENIOR DEBUT
    Biles' debut as a senior gymnast was in March 2013, at the American Cup. During the individual all-around final, Biles was leading the competition for two rounds, however, her fall on the balance beam prevented her from winning, finishing second behind compatriot Katelyn Ohashi.

  • 2014

    2014
    Biles missed the start of the season due to a shoulder injury, sitting out the 2014 American Cup. Her re-entry to competitions was at the 2014 "Secret. U.S. Classic" 2014 in Chicago, where she won the overall individual competition by a wide margin over second place, won the vault, balance beam and floor finals.

  • HIGH SCHOOL

    HIGH SCHOOL
    She graduated from high school in 2015, studying from home in order to have more time to train.

  • PACIFIC RIM GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

    PACIFIC RIM GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Biles began the season by participating in the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in April, where she won the gold medal in the individual all-around, team all-around, floor exercise, balance beam and vault.

  • BOYFRIEND

    BOYFRIEND
    In August 2017, the gym confirmed that he had a personal Instagram account that was romantically involved with established gymnast Stacey Ervin, who was part of the national team in 2013, with whom he participated in the Texas gym.49

  • SEXUALLY ABUSED

    SEXUALLY ABUSED
    In January 2018, she claimed to have been sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, along with about 100 other gymnasts.

  • 2019

    2019
    At the 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, held in Stuttgart, she qualified for all the finals to be contested, the third time she had achieved such an accomplishment.

  • 2021

    2021
    A month later, in her first competition since 2019, she became the first woman in history to perform a double Yurchenko carpentry in the vaulting horse jump.40

  • GAP

    GAP
    On April 23, 2021, Biles severed her tie with Nike, which had bound her since late 2015, to join the American sports brand Athleta, linked to Gap.

  • TOKYO GAMES

    TOKYO GAMES
    Biles was out of competition for two years after the Tokyo Games due to twisties, a psychological problem that prevented her from controlling her body in aerial maneuvers. She returned to competition in August 2023 with a victory at the US Classic in Chicago as the start of her preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics.43

  • The wedding of Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens

    The wedding of Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens
    On Saturday, May 6, gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens exchanged vows in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in front of 144 guests.