Simone Biles
Simone Arianne Biles (/sI’moUn ‘baI@lz14 March 1997, [4]) is an American gymnast who is artistic. Biles tied Shannon Miller for the number of Olympic medals she won in American gymnastics, and is currently the ninth highest. Biles is considered by many to be the best gymnast of all time, having won 25 World Championship medals. Joe Biden awarded Biles the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022. Biles received gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics. Biles also took home bronze medals in balance beam floor, all-around, and vault. However, Biles pulled out of the majority of the games due to her difficulties with "the twisties" that is an intermittent loss of air awareness of balance. Biles was awarded an Olympic silver medal for the US team, as well as bronze in the balance beam. The judges praised the partial withdrawal she made, her determination and commitment to safety, mental and physical health. The athlete is a five-time World all-around champion (2013-15...