Raised, and formally adopted, by her maternal grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles; she considers them her parents
Visited a gym on a daycare fieldtrip at age 6 and began imitating the gymnasts there; the coach sent a letter home for her parents and she signed up for classes
Turned pro in 2015
Deferred her acceptance to UCLA in order to concentrate on training for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Won 14 medals over 3 World Championships appearances, making her the most decorated American female gymnast at Worlds
At the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, took home gold medals for team, all-around, beam, floor exercise and a bronze in vault
Won golds in the team competition, all-around, on vault and on floor and a bronze on balance beam at the 2016 Olympics in Rio; her four gold medals were the most ever one in a single games by an American woman
Chosen to be the U
S
flag-bearer at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics