Four-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World All-Around gymnastics champion Simone Biles is the most decorated female gymnast in the sport’s history. The nineteen-year-old talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new book Courage To Soar. “It was pretty easy to open up and tell my story. I grew up in foster care for a couple of […]
EZRA SHAW VIA GETTY IMAGES If you don’t know Simone Biles’ name yet, you will by the end of this summer. The 19-year-old Texas gymnast is one of Team USA’s best bets for multiple gold medals in Rio. She’s the anchor of the women’s gymnastics team and the first woman to win three back-to-back World […]
getty images Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles are shining on the latest covers of Teen Vogue. The talented gymnasts are just over a month away from heading to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to represent the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics and they each opened up to the publication about their individual journeys. Reflecting on her […]
Three-time U.S. all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles easily took her fourth national title on Sunday – and for gymnastics fans, her sweeping victory came as no surprise. Biles, 19, is the clear frontrunner to win gold at the Rio Games this summer and if she does, it will be even more momentous considering the teenager’s […]
(Credit: GETTY/INSTAGRAM) One teen gymnast is having an incredible year and has now been awarded one of the highest accolades an American athlete can attain. It has been a record-breaking year for Simone Biles. The 18-year-old, who won’t compete in her first Olympics until eight months from now, has already officially been named the Team […]
During her teenage years, in the mid 1990s, Dominique Dawes captured the Olympic spotlight, becoming the first female African-American gymnast to win an individual medal in her sport at the Games. After devoting 18 years to gymnastics, she retired, and then worked on Broadway and for TV news. In 2010, President Obama appointed her as […]
