Simone Biles said she was ready for a Paris Olympics 'redemption tour' after placing first at the Olympic women's gymnastic trials on Sunday, June 30. Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera will also be competing at this year's games.
Lara Walsh is a Chicago-based writer and editor who covers all things fashion, celebrity, pop culture, travel, and food. When she’s not avidly planning her next trip, she’s writing posts for her travel blog or mapping out her next foodie adventure.Simone Biles is officially headed to her third Olympics. Widely considered the G.O.A.T. of gymnastics, the decorated athlete secured her third Olympic bid by dominating during the all-around competition at the 2024 U.S.
"This is definitely our redemption tour," Biles said of the new U.S. women’s gymnastics team, which includes Lee, Chiles, Carey, and newcomer Hezly Rivera, perwere all at the 2020 games in Tokyo , except for 16-year-old Rivera. While her teammates earned a number of medals during the competition, Biles was forced to suddenly withdraw from most of her events, due to her mental health and what gymnasts call the “twisties.
It’s not surprising that Biles slayed the Olympic trials, considering the seven-time Olympic medalist earned praise–and even aSet to Swift’s 2017 hit “...Ready for it?” the athlete aced a tricky triple-double in the video, and the “Cruel Summer” singer was floored. "Watched this so many times and still unready,” Swift wrote in the comments section. “She’s ready for it tho.
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