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Is Jordan Chiles the next big name in gymnastics, or is she still in Biles' shadow?

Simone Biles has started to move on from her spectacular Paris Olympics campaign. After making some appearances at NFL games to support her husband, Jonathan Owens, she is all set to embark on a new journey—the Gold Over America Tour, which starts on September 17th. This is the second edition of the tour, with the first one taking place in 2021, where it was a huge success.

Biles will be traveling with several other athletes, some of whom won medals in Paris. In a press conference talking about the event, she said, “From the world’s stage to the GOAT stage, this incredible journey continues, and I can’t wait for fans to see what we have in store this year.” It will be a heavily star-studded affair and an event to remember. Here’s all the information about the whole much-awaited tour.

Gymnasts participating in the Gold Over America Tour

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Alongside Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Riviera will be there on the Gold over America tour. The four of them were part of the team that won the gold medal in the team all-around event. In addition, Carey also secured a bronze medal in the individual vault event. All four athletes have proven their capabilities on the world stage and will now be showcasing their talents as entertainers on the tour. Moreover, 2023 World Championships winner Joscelyn Roberson will also be joining them. Canadian gymnasts Peng Peng Lee and Ellie Black are set to participate as well. Finally, Trinity Thomas and Katelyn Ohashi have confirmed their participation. These are all the confirmed female athletes for the tour.

Unlike the first edition, this tour will also carry male gymnasts. When Simone was asked about this decision, she said, “(The men) also bring a little bit, in the best way, sex appeal. I think that’s very interesting, and it brings a different type of crowd too. It’s like they can do really cool tricks with little to no effort without training, and so I think it’ll be a beautiful show.”

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Out of the US men’s gymnastics team that won the bronze medal in Paris, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, and Frederick Richard will be traveling. Richard has talked about bringing more eyeballs into the men’s side of things. “The goal is to get as many eyes on men’s gymnastics side as possible and have more people understand who we are and what we do,” Richard said. “The dream is that someone walks down the street one day and someone says, Name a male gymnast’ and they actually name a male gymnast.” he added. Yul Moldauer, who was part of the Tokyo Olympics team, will also be participating. Other than that, Shane Wiskus, Ian Gunther, Casimir Schmidt, and Donnell Whittenburg will also be taking part. With such a star-studded lineup, there’s bound to be more and more viewers coming to the cities that will be hosting the tour.

Which cities will be visited by Simone Biles and other gymnastics titans?

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The Gold Over America Tour will start at the Front Wave Arena in Oceanside, California, on September 17th. From there, it will travel to Phoenix and then Los Angeles, which will be a significant stop as it is the host city for the next Olympics. After that, the tour will move to new cities each day, ending its run in Detroit on November 3rd at the Little Caesars Arena. Here are all the locations it will travel to:

  • Sept. 17: Oceanside, Calif. (Frontwave Arena)
  • Sept. 18: Phoenix, Ariz. (Footprint Center)
  • Sept. 20: Los Angeles, Calif. (Crypto.com Arena)
  • Sept. 21: San Jose, Calif. (SAP Center)
  • Sept. 23: Salt Lake City, Utah (Maverik Center)
  • Sept. 25: Denver, CO (Ball Arena)
  • Sept. 27: Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center)
  • Sept. 28: Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum)
  • Sept. 29: Chicago, Ill. (United Center
  • Oct. 1: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)
  • Oct. 2: Pittsburgh, Pa. (PPG Paints Arena)
  • Oct. 4: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
  • Oct. 5: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
  • Oct. 6: Boston, Mass. (TD Garden)
  • Oct. 8: Baltimore, Md. (CFG Bank Arena)
  • Oct. 9: Charlotte, N.C. (Spectrum Center)
  • Oct. 11: Sunrise, Fla. (Amerant Bank Arena)
  • Oct. 12: Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center)
  • Oct. 13: Duluth, Ga. (Gas South Arena)
  • Oct. 15: St. Charles, Mo. (The Family Arena)
  • Oct. 16: Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center)
  • Oct. 18: Austin, Texas (Moody Center)
  • Oct. 19: Houston, Texas (Toyota Center)
  • Oct. 20: Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena)
  • Oct. 27: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse)
  • Oct. 29: Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
  • Oct. 30: Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center)
  • Nov. 1: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
  • Nov. 2: Cincinnati, Ohio (Heritage Bank Center)
  • Nov. 3: Detroit, Mich. (Little Caesars Arena)