Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars still uneven. The balance beam still a four-inch wide test of nerves. And the 19-year-old […]
12/16/16 – NBA legend Magic Johnson is learning about the magic behind one of the biggest athletes in the entire world and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles in the latest installment of Aspire’s Magic In The Making. Listen to the interview below to learn more details about the show but also hear him reflect […]
Simone made it clear that she's got nothing to hide.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV said Thursday that Phelps, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian will present awards at Sunday’s show in New York City. Jimmy Fallon, Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Fans waved American flags and cheered as Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles arrived home in Texas following the games in Rio de Janeiro. The 19-year-old gymnast from Spring thanked the crowd Wednesday as part of the celebration at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner was among the dignitaries […]
She may be the greatest gymnast to ever walk the planet and work a floor routine like nobody’s business, but can Simone Biles do a paso doble? We won’t know anytime soon. In a statement to People.com, Biles says she will not appear on the upcomign season of the popular reality show. “With the […]
Simone Biles continues to make headlines after winning four medals in the Rio 2016 Olympics. The 19-year-old gymnastics champion has won 14 medals in her career, making her the first person to own the most world medals in U.S. history. Digiday.com notes that Simone already has $2 million in endorsement deals, including a range of […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Simone Show went out in style. And gold. Again. Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast, capturing her fourth gold of the games with an electric performance in the floor exercise on Tuesday. The 19-year-old American completed an extraordinary stretch that […]
USA teammate Laurie Hernandez joined her on the podium taking home the silver medal.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles is no longer Rio de Janeiro’s juggernaut. A mistake on the balance beam prevented the American gymnastics star from a record-tying fourth gold at the Rio de Janeiro Games, which were dogged Monday by rain, wind and fire. Downpours delayed the track and field program in the evening, […]
Nestled among the ton of accolades bestowed upon Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Simone Manuel is a heartfelt Instagram message from LeBron James. The nucleus of NBA’s world champion Cleveland Cavaliers watched the pair make history Thursday night alongside his daughter. LeBron made a point to tell the Olympic stars how inspirational they […]
