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In a recent episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, celebrated gymnast Simone Biles reveals her plans for her wedding. In discussion with Corden, she was taken aback upon receiving a rather strange suggestion from the host.

Biles is a renowned artistic gymnast. She won four gold medals, one silver, and one bronze in the 2018 U.S national championships, bringing her career total at that competition to 20 medals, making her the most decorated female gymnast in world championships history. In 2021, at the U.S. Classic, she landed the Yurchenko double pike, which is the toughest vault in the sport with absolute perfection, also becoming the first to do so.

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Simone Biles is about to walk the aisle 

The Olympic gold medalist declared her engagement to Houston Texas safety Jonathan Owens in February 2022. Discussing all of her wedding preparations, she laughed as Corden offered her a curious recommendation.

 

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Are you gonna do any acrobatics as you walk down the aisle?asked James as a laughing Biles replied, “Oh no, no, no!”.

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While she agreed that it would indeed be fun to watch, wearing a veil and performing acrobatics did not seem like a wise idea to the athlete. “Heels, the veil, the trail…” She shrugged while a jovial audience congratulated her for her wedding with applause.

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In a discussion with the host, as he asked whether or not she would participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she said, “Well, I think right now I still have to heal mentally and physically.

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The athlete had previously withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics on medical grounds. Biles informed her teammates and coaches that she was unable to proceed after a botched vault at one event.

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So I will be in Paris, I just don’t know at what role, as an athlete or an audience member,” she said, “we’ll just have to see.” While the gymnast’s fans are eager to see her return to her sport, they are happy to see her sporting the wedding ring. If she would represent the US in Paris remains the question to be answered.