One medal. That’s all it took to wrap up Simone Biles’ epic redemption tour, which kicked off last year on Saturday, August 5th, 2023. The Tokyo Olympics 2021 “Twsities” traumas? History. She’s done it! Biles took the floor for the last event of the Paris Olympics Team Finals at Bercy Arena with her Floor Routine, and boy, did she deliver!

Kicking things off with a triple-double, she took a big step back out of bounds (OOB). But she nailed the second pass and took a long pause before her switch to the tour jeté full series. Another step forward OOB. Switch full. Double layout—solid! Despite a few slip-ups and out-of-bounds, her difficulty score was sky-high, snagging the Gold back to the USA with a killer performance. Finished strong. 14.666. As she completed her last kiss in her routine, she knew it, and we all knew it. But wait, there’s more!

Simone Biles made history. Yes, again! She’s now the most decorated US Olympic gymnast ever. Previously tied with the legendary Shannon Miller at seven Olympic medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver, and 3 Bronze), Biles has just added her 8th Olympic medal to her collection. Now, she stands tall with 5 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze. Talk about legendary! And that’s not all!

The Paris Olympics could make her tie for the most decorated gold medalist in gymnastics history! Currently, Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union holds the record with 9 golds, 5 silvers, and 4 bronze medals from the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics. But Simone Biles has four events left at the Paris Olympics—the all-around, vault, beam, and floor finals. This could skyrocket her chances to level up to Latynina’s Olympic gold count! As we soak in this epic moment, let’s take a look back at how Simone Biles has snagged Olympic medals over the years and how her dazzling routines at the Paris Olympics lifted Team USA’s score to new heights!

Simone Biles’ stellar performance that drove Team USA to gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Simone Biles has racked up seven Olympic medals, with four golds from Rio 2016, a bronze from Tokyo 2020, and now another gold from Paris 2024. Her performance in the team finals at the Paris Olympics was nothing short of spectacular! In the first rotation, Simone nailed the vault with a Cheng, sticking a large hop back to score 14.900. Next, she took on the uneven bars with some major improvements. She executed a Weiler half to Maloney, though there was a bit of leg separation, and followed with a blind full to a piked Tkachev to Pak. Her Van Leeuwen had minor leg form issues, and her toe full was slightly late before finishing with a double double and a tiny bounce, landing a solid 14.400.

On the balance beam, Simone was on fire, proving she’s a strong contender for gold in both the all-round and beam finals. She nailed her mount and leap series, followed by a back pike and a clean front aerial to split jump to straddle jump. Her bhs loso loso was rock solid, and she finished with a full-in dismount, sticking the landing with just a hop back, earning 14.366. Simone wrapped up the Paris team finals with a flourish in her floor routine, set to Taylor Swift’s “…Ready For It?”.

She kicked off with her signature Triple Double, the “Biles II,” though it came with a big step back out of bounds, but capped off with a great finish and a score of 14.666. Reflecting on her dominance across each apparatus, do you think Simone Biles could snag four more golds and catch up to Larisa Latynina’s record? Share your thoughts in the comments below!