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Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> has landed in Paris! The legendary gymnast shared that she touched down in France as she prepares to dominate at the 2024 Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Monday, July 15, the Ohio native, 27, shared a photo of a bed with a Team USA Olympics blanket with her stuffed animal via Instagram Stories. Hours before, she shared a picture of her gym for her \u201clast practice\u201d and a selfie with husband Jonathan Owens<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSee you in Paris baby,\u201d Simone wrote alongside the photo.<\/p>\n Simone is one of the five gymnasts<\/a> to represent the nation at the 2024 Olympics and will show off her athleticism alongside teammates Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera <\/strong>and\u00a0Suni Lee<\/strong>. She will be the veteran of the team as this is Simone\u2019s third time competing in the Olympics.<\/p>\n Simone has already pumped up fans after she slayed her routine to Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u2019s song \u201c\u2026Ready for It?\u201d at the Olympic trials in June. She showcased a smashing triple-double flip with ease, which the announcer revealed as the \u201chardest tumbling pass in the entire world.\u201d That said, Simone\u2019s moves landed her a 14.850 score in the category and 58.9000 total.<\/p>\n Taylor, 34, caught wind of Simone\u2019s routine amid her European leg of the Eras tour and gushed over her fellow superstar<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWatched this so many times and still unready,\u201d the Grammy-winning artist wrote via X<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s ready for it tho.\u201d<\/p>\n Simone made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and quickly became a worldwide sensation with her jaw-dropping talent. The then-rookie received four gold medals, one in floor exercise, vault, all-around and team categories. She made history by becoming the first female athlete to reach the accomplishment while taking home bronze on the balance beam.<\/p>\n \u201cI came out of 2016 with five medals, but nobody recognizes that medal. So, every time I go somewhere, [people say] \u2018four-time gold medalist.\u2019 But I have five medals!\u201d she said during a 2021 episode of her Facebook docuseries \u201cSimone vs Herself.\u201d \u201cMy bronze feels so neglected.\u201d<\/p>\n Simone headed to the Tokyo Games in 2021 after it was postponed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. After a smashing first year in 2016, Simone withdrew from almost every category after suffering from \u201cthe twisties,\u201d which Health.com<\/em><\/a> describes as a \u201cmental block that can occur in gymnastics when a gymnast loses their sense of spatial awareness or physical orientation while performing a skill.\u201d<\/p>\n However, she competed in the final event on the balance beam and took home a bronze medal.<\/p>\n Ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, a source exclusively told Life & Style t<\/em>hat Simone was \u201clike a new person\u201d since her last experience.<\/p>\n \u201cSimone is back and she\u2019s feeling stronger than ever. Dropping out three years ago and the trauma from the whole Larry Nassar<\/strong> mess took a toll on her but she\u2019s grateful for the therapy that helped her with all of that,\u201d the insider noted of the disgraced former Team U.S.A. doctor who was found guilty of sexual assault, Simone being one of them. \u201cShe\u2019s excited about this new squad and ready to take home the gold.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSimone is like a new person headed into the Paris Olympics and she credits the stability and determination she gets, being in the zone once again, from being a top athlete. She loves every aspect of her life today,\u201d the source added, crediting \u201ctherapy\u201d and the support of Simone\u2019s husband to her success on the mat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n