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The Team USA 2024 Olympians received so much love from fans and celebrities while they competed for gold. Gymnastics legend Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> won over Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s heart after she performed the pop star\u2019s powerful floor routine to her song \u201c\u2026Ready For It?\u201d \u2013 however the queens have had a precious, budding friendship over the years.\n<\/p>\n In 2016, the history-making Grammy winner publicly wished Simone good luck as she headed to her first Olympics<\/a> at the Rio Games.<\/p>\n The message manifested into the two meeting in person for the first time at a Super Bowl party (before they were WAGs).<\/p>\n Taylor snapped a photo with Simone and her siblings Ron II<\/strong> and Adria<\/strong> at the event, which the gymnast eagerly shared via Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cAlways a joy watching you perform, nice to finally meet you,\u201d Simone captioned the February 2017 post<\/a>. \u201cClub nomadic @taylorswift.\u201d<\/p>\n Simone faced challenges during her second trip to the Olympics in 2021 and withdrew<\/a> from all individual events to prioritize mental health.<\/p>\n The \u201cLover\u201d singer made a special video in support of Simone and her tough decision to walk away from the Tokyo Games.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do we want from our heroes? What do we expect of them? What do we need from them? What happens when they surprise us? When you have the attention of the world, everything you do takes on a bigger meaning,\u201d Taylor narrated. \u201cIt can be a heavy burden. It can be a chance to change everything. Throughout the last week, her voice has been as significant as her talents, her honesty as beautiful as the perfection that had long been her signature. But don\u2019t you see? It still is. She\u2019s perfectly human. And that\u2019s what makes it so easy to call her a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m crying. How special. I love you @taylorswift13,\u201d Simone wrote via X<\/a> in August 2021, leading Taylor to respond, \u201cI cried watching YOU. I feel so lucky to have gotten to watch you all these years, but this week was a lesson in emotional intelligence and resilience. We all learned from you. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n Simone later revealed that she withdrew from the competition because she had the twisties. The term refers to a \u201cmental block in gymnastics\u201d that \u201ccauses a disconnect between the brain and body, causing you to lose control over the movement,\u201d according to Health.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Texas native made a virtual diary clip of the experience and shared the video during a September 2021 episode of her Facebook series, \u201cSimone vs Herself.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, having these mental blocks in the gym recently, it\u2019s not been fun, it\u2019s been scary. I\u2019m getting lost in my skills. I\u2019m so prepared that I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m overthinking, but it\u2019s getting to the point where it\u2019s becoming dangerous,\u201d she tearfully said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s like it could happen any other time, I don\u2019t get why it happens at the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n Fast-forward to the Paris Olympics and fans went wild when Simone debuted her floor routine that featured \u201c\u2026 Ready For It?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWatched this so many times and still unready. She\u2019s ready for it tho,\u201d Taylor wrote via X<\/a> on June 29, 2024, in response to a video of Simone\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n The professional athlete reacted to her long-distance friend\u2019s sweet words during an interview on the Today<\/em><\/a> show a few days later.<\/p>\n \u201cI do love her. She is so sweet,\u201d Simone gushed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe Olympics Brought Taylor Swift and Simone Biles Together<\/h2>\n
Taylor Swift and Simone Biles Are Each Other\u2019s Cheerleaders<\/h2>\n
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