The line, ‘nothing can dim the light that shines from within,’ seems to be one written for Simone Biles. She went from the pressures of the Olympics to the glitz and glam of her Gold Over America Tour, and now she is set to hit the City of Angeles. And like most stars who hit Los Angeles, she is here for a premiere. And not just any premiere, but the premiere of Simone Biles Rising: Part 2. Now, the real wrangle isn’t the premiere itself but that it’s happening amidst the ongoing tour.

The Gold Over America Tour has its schedule running from 16 September to 3 November and is still on the road. The tour stopped in Kansas City on October 16th and will continue with its next stop in Houston. So when is the premiere? The premiere of Simone Biles Rising: Part 2 will take place on October 23 in Los Angeles. The significance of the documentary perhaps overshadows the hectic stops of GOAT. Or there’s something more!

Part one of Rising was one of the greatest successes. It went on to even get an Emmy nomination in 2022. So, no wonder netizens and fans are waiting eagerly for the same. Keeping the viewership and commercial success aside. This isn’t just any premiere for Simone, either. It is a celebration of unfinished business that ended most historically. While part one followed her Tokyo struggles, the second part of Rising will follow the lead-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. And boy-oh-boy, don’t we know the results were brilliant!

But how exactly did Biles reach those results? Curious? So it is the sports and cinephile community. The trailer is one that seems promising. In the trailer, Simone Biles seems to be letting her guard down and laying her deepest thoughts bare. She even says, “I’ve worked 27 years for this. Since I’m older, my body is on a ticking time bomb.” This line sets the tone for the trailer and episodes to come, with a sort of uncomfortable yet humanizing candid honesty. But how is she going to make it to Los Angeles for her big day?

Simone Biles has proven herself to be an even bigger champion than she already is when it comes to managing time and schedules. On October 20th, the tour will reach Fort Worth, where Biles and her clan of stars will perform at the Dickies Arena. After this, however, there is a gap of 6 days before the next performance. The next one will take place on October 27th at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. It looks like they planned the schedule perfectly to fit everything needed and wanted. So, what exactly is making this premiere so exciting?

Why all the hype?

It is not just the Emmy nomination that has led to all the razzmatazz about part 2. In fact, it is something much deeper. The first part of Rising sets the stage with a narrative that shows the story that goes down before what the world sees on the mat. The chronicles of part one followed the struggle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The unfortunate mats of misery where she faced the infamous “twisties.”

The first two episodes saw the humanization of a sports icon. The audience, for a change, did not just see the flips that earned Biles the Olympic medals. Instead, the journey revealed a woman who nearly quit, questioning whether she would ever find joy in gymnastics again. A sport that she dedicated her life to. The journey, however, is not limited to her recovery. It is woven into the larger backdrop of survival in a sport that pushes bodies to the brink. And in such a sport, Simone Biles audaciously is putting on her second act.

As the second act unfolds, the world will yet again see a whole new layer to the ever-so-iconic Simone Biles. She is rising yet again in a world that has questioned her very survival in the sport. The immortal light of Biles that shines from within continues.