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2024 Olympics: Simone Biles Wins Gold During Gymnastics All-Around Final
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Date:2025-04-12 00:25:52
Simone Biles continues to prove why she’s the GOAT.
After leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics squad to gold at the 2024 Olympics in the team all-around, the athlete took home gold during the individual all-around competition Aug. 1.
The 27-year-old, who became the first American to win gold twice in the category, captivated the audience with her dazzling routine in Paris. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade earned silver and Suni Lee, the other athlete representing USA during the competition, won bronze.
Simone, donning a dazzling blue number called the Luminous Legacy Competition Leotard adorned with blue stars and her signature bun, began strong on the vault with her eponymous move, the Biles II (a Yurchenko double pike). The risky move earned her 15.766 on her first rotation. She had some trouble on the bars when she had a form break where she bent her legs on the transition from the high bar to the law. She had a deduction, earning her a 13.733, which initially put her behind Andrade.
As the eight-time gold medalist continued, her family looked on in awe. Her husband Jonathan Owens, donning a Team Biles t-shirt, was seen cheering alongside her parents Ronald Biles and Nellie Biles. And stars including, Stephen Curry, Kendall Jenner and Tony Hawk were also cheering Simone on from the stands.
The Olympians’ latest wins come two days after their team—including Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera—took home their first medals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“I feel like we all have more to give,” she told reporters in June, “We weren't under the best circumstances, but I feel like we have a lot of weight on our shoulders to go out there and prove that we're better athletes. We're more mature, we're smarter, we're more consistent.”
“I know we're stronger than what we showed in Tokyo,” she continued. “So, I think it has to be for us because it can't be for anybody else, ‘cause that’s not why we do it. We do it for ourselves and the love for the sport and the love for representing the U.S. So, we're going to go out there and we're going to do our best.”
Now, keep reading to see more incredible moments from the Olympics.
“I feel like we all have more to give,” she told reporters in June, “We weren't under the best circumstances, but I feel like we have a lot of weight on our shoulders to go out there and prove that we're better athletes. We're more mature, we're smarter, we're more consistent.”
“I know we're stronger than what we showed in Tokyo,” she continued. “So, I think it has to be for us because it can't be for anybody else, ‘cause that’s not why we do it. We do it for ourselves and the love for the sport and the love for representing the U.S. So, we're going to go out there and we're going to do our best.”
Now, keep reading to see more incredible moments from the Olympics.
French swimmer Anastasiia Kirpichnikova cries tears of joy after seeing her silver medal-winning time in women's 1500m freestyle event.
Serbia's Nemanja Majdov (L) and Greece's Theodoros Tselidis (R) share a moment after their round in the men's 90kg round of 16 in judo. Tselildis, who beat Majdov, later won the bronze medal.
Manon Apithy-Brunet (L) kisses her husband France's Bolade Apithy after his team beat Egypt.
Gold medalist Alex Yee of Team Great Britain and silver medalist Hayden Wilde of Team New Zealand share a subtle celebratory moment after crossing the finish line.
Team New Zealand leaps for joy after beating Canada in the Women's Rugby Sevens Gold medal match.
Agustina Gorzelany of Team Argentina celebrates her team's first goal in a match against Spain. Argentina ended up winning the match 2-1.
Team Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva gets emotional after realizing she's won the gold medal—her country's very first—in the shooting trap women's final.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans of Great Britain embrace in celebration after besting Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of Team Belgium in Men's Doubles second round match.
Great Britain's Tom Dean celebrates, along with fellow teammates, after his win in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay.
Simone Biles expresses elation after securing the gold medal for Team USA in the women's gymnastics team final, making her the most decorated gymnast in history.
Team Italy reacts after finishing the women's gymnastics all around team final with a silver medal.
Coco Gauff listens to a call made against her during a July 30 match against Croatia's Donna Vekic. The controversial line correction ended the tennis champion's run in the 2024 Olympics.
Jasmine Paolini reacts during her match with Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. She lost the match, exiting the games.
Serbian sports shooter Zorana Arunovic kisses her gold medal—her first time medaling in the sport after competing in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Kazuma Kaya and the rest of Team Japan celebrate after earning a gold medal for the artistic gymnastics men's team final. They were followed by Team China with silver, and Team USA with bronze.
Adam Burgess of Great Britain celebrates after completing his event. His team took home a silver and bronze medal for canoe slalom, a sport that sees competitors navigate a whitewater course.
Team Malaysia's Tang Jie Chen and Ee Wei Toh celebrate after beating China during the mixed doubles play stage.
Asher Hong of Team USA celebrates after completing the vault at the men's team final. He placed 9th in his event, and helped earn the Team USA men's gymnastics team a bronze medal.
French fencer Manon Apithy-Brunet reacts after beating South Korea's Choi Se-bin in the women's semifinal bout.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds up his racket in celebration after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in a second round match of the Men's Singles tournament.
Ezinne Kalu and the rest of Team Nigeria celebrate their win against Team Australia.
Stephen Nedoroscik, an Internet meme for his pommel horse performance, celebrates during his team's final.
Amandine Buchard takes a page out of Taylor Swift's book with her celebratory heart hands at the medal ceremony for women's judo. She took bronze for France in the 52kg event.
Hidayat Heydarov of Team Azerbaijan proudly holds up his gold medal after day three of the Olympic games.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot tears up after scoring a gold medal for France.
Brazilian judoka Larissa Pimenta is overcome with emotions following the women's 52 kg contest for the bronze medal. She beat out Italy's Odette Giuffrida for the prize.
Team USA's Simone Biles reacts after her exercise on the balance beam at the second of five women's qualfiying sessions, during day two of the Olympics.
France's Aaron Grandidier Nkanang tearfully applauds his team's gold medal victory in the men's rugby sevens final.
Salih Yildiz expresses disappointment after he was defeated by opponent Luka Mkheidze of France.
Team USA embraces after winning the first heat of the women's 4x100m Freestyle relay.
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