Her partial withdrawal, focus on safety, mental health, and perseverance were praised.
She ultimately won a silver medal with the US team and a bronze medal on the balance beam. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Biles was favored to win at least four of the six available gold medals, she withdrew from most of the competition due to struggles with " the twisties", a temporary loss of air balance awareness. Īt the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Biles won individual gold medals in the all-around, vault, and floor bronze on balance beam and gold as part of the United States team, dubbed the " Final Five". In 2022, Biles was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most decorated gymnast in the history of the Gymnastics World Championships, and is considered by many sources to be the greatest gymnast of all time. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast and is the equal ninth-most overall. Simone Biles Owens (born Simone Arianne Biles March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast.
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