Simone Biles

Fast Facts

• 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