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Simone Biles has had an epic journey in gymnastics. What started as a passion at 6 years of age has made her the most decorated gymnast 20 years later. While most of Biles’s past teammates are retired gymnasts themselves, Biles is still at it, proving she is the GOAT of the sport.

Age is just a number for 26-year-old Simone Biles, as she made history by becoming the oldest woman to clinch victory at the U.S. gymnastics championships this year. Yet, despite this, a moment came up where Biles recalled her age in a surprising and nostalgic reunion with her past.

Simone Biles recollects her age

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Simone Biles took to Instagram to share a surprising picture that warmed the hearts of her 7.1 million followers. She shared a two picture carousel post with the Final Five Teammates of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez. Biles wore a chic black dress paired with a crisp white blazer and stylish leather boots, while Raisman opted for a sophisticated brown dress paired with a matching tweed blazer and tan leather boots. Hernandez looked classy in a long black leather skirt, paired with black leather boots and a stylish white halter-neck tank top.

 

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The women looked elegant in their fall attire, posing warmly and beaming beside each other in the pictures. Simone Biles captioned the picture “grown-ish” with an emotional emoji and a white heart emoji. The picture took fans back in time to when Biles was merely 19 years old, and she competed with the final five at her first Olympics in Rio. This heartwarming update also came after Biles surprised her fans with an iconic gymnastics moment on TikTok.

Another iconic gymnastics reunion

Simone Biles took to TikTok to share a video that made gymnastics fans around the world squeal with joy. She captioned the video rounding up some of the gym girls set to the tune Lovin’ on Me by Jack Harlow. The short clip began with Simone Biles, dressed in a blue satin dress with her gorgeous braids left loose as she blew a kiss at the camera.

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After playfully covering the lens, a delightful surprise unfolded as an array of gymnastics stars like Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez, Maggie Nichols, Madison Kocian, and Kyla Ross appeared, each waving in a heartwarming virtual reunion.

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The video and the most recent update of Simone Biles with Aly and Laurie have sent waves of excitement into the gymnastics world upon seeing the gymnastics queens together after years.

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