Simone Biles Announces She’s ‘Back’ After Olympic Break

Gymnast Simone Biles made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After racking up three golds a one silver medal during her run at the Bercy Arena, Biles is the most-decorated American gymnast of all time. She's the only woman in the world to win the individual all-around eight years apart, and at age 27, the oldest woman to earn that title in U.S. history.

Biles, who's continuously elevated the sport of gymnastics over the past decade, earned a much-deserved vacation after the Olympics came to a close. While still wearing a brace on her left foot, as she tweaked her calf early in competition, Biles traveled to Chicago to cheer on her husband, Bears safety Jonathan Owens, during a preseason game.

Biles then returned home to check on the construction of the couple's waterfront mansion. However, the 11-time medalist didn't stay away from the gym for too long.

Biles is already back at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas, which is owned by her parents, Ronald and Nellie Biles. While Biles could be on a beach somewhere drinking a margarita, she's headlining the "Gold Over America Tour," which kicks off on September 16. The tour, aptly nicknamed the "GOAT," is a 110-minute gymnastics spectacle making stops in 30 cities across the nation.

In addition to Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera are slated to perform, along with several members of the U.S. men's national gymnastics team. For those worried about Biles' calf, she previously to TODAY that she was wearing the boot as a "precautionary" method.

"We're resting up as much as possible," Biles said on August 6. "We have tour in a couple weeks. So, I'm just going to rest and heal."

While Biles was relieved for the immense pressure of the Olympics to be over, she's beyond proud of her redemption journey following her heartbreaking run at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

“I’m a lot happier and I chose to do this. So at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens. But I’m in a good spot mentally and physically, so you can’t take that away from me,” Biles said. “So whenever I’m out there, it’s just pure joy. Can’t believe I’m out there again, competing, representing my country, just having fun, doing what I love.”

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