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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tSimone Biles is small in stature \u2014 just 4-foot-8 \u2014 but her reputation looms large. The Texas native started taking gymnastics classes at age 6 and earned an invite to the junior national team camp by 14. She had several world championship gold medals before she made her Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro at [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Biles, who now has 11 Olympic medals overall, won three gold medals in Paris<\/a>, winning the women\u2019s artistic individual all-around, women\u2019s vault and team all-around with Suni Lee<\/strong>, Jade Carey<\/strong>, Hezly Rivera<\/strong> and Jordan Chiles<\/strong>. The victories marked a triumphant return to the Olympics for Biles, who withdrew from the United States gymnastics team in Tokyo in 2020 after experiencing \u201cthe twisties<\/span><\/a>\u201d in competition. She took a hiatus from the sport to focus on her mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m a lot happier and I chose to do this,\u201d she said of her Paris comeback. \u201cSo at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens. But I\u2019m in a good spot mentally and physically, so you can\u2019t take that away from me. So whenever I\u2019m out there, it\u2019s just pure joy. Can\u2019t believe I\u2019m out there again, competing, representing my country, just having fun, doing what I love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\nBiles beamed with pride while posing with her four Parisian medals in an Instagram post <\/span><\/a>on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cMore than my wildest dreams,\u201d she captioned the photo. Her husband, Jonathan Owens<\/strong>, left a sweet message in the comment section, writing, \u201cSo so proud of you baby.\u201d Meanwhile, her sister, Adria<\/strong>, wrote, \u201cproud is an understatement!! you resilient human being i love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a lot happier and I chose to do this,\u201d she said of her Paris comeback. \u201cSo at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens. But I\u2019m in a good spot mentally and physically, so you can\u2019t take that away from me. So whenever I\u2019m out there, it\u2019s just pure joy. Can\u2019t believe I\u2019m out there again, competing, representing my country, just having fun, doing what I love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Biles beamed with pride while posing with her four Parisian medals in an Instagram post <\/span><\/a>on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cMore than my wildest dreams,\u201d she captioned the photo. Her husband, Jonathan Owens<\/strong>, left a sweet message in the comment section, writing, \u201cSo so proud of you baby.\u201d Meanwhile, her sister, Adria<\/strong>, wrote, \u201cproud is an understatement!! you resilient human being i love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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