The 27-year-old claimed her latest first-place finish of the Paris Games in the vault final on Saturday, giving her 10 overall medals, the most earned by an Olympic gymnast.
And though she has two more chances to earn medals in Monday’s floor exercise and balance beam finals, she still isn’t ruling out a return to the Olympic stage in 2028 when Los Angeles will play host.
Simone Biles of Team USA during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images
“Never say never,” Biles told reporters Saturday. “Next Olympics are at home. So you just never know. I am getting really old.”
Biles, who would be 31 at the time of the next Summer Games, has dominated in impressive fashion after he had to withdraw from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo early — winning one silver medal — after she had a bout of “the twisties” last time around .
Now, she’s won seven golds in her Olympic career, just two behind former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who holds the record for most first-place finishes by a gymnast with nine.
Already the oldest Olympic gymnast to compete for the U.S. in 72 years, Biles has continued her dominance with a flourish in 2024.
Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images
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