{"id":122156,"date":"2024-08-31T20:33:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/simone-biles-salute-at-houston-astros-game-was-perfect-coach-says\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T20:33:14","slug":"simone-biles-salute-at-houston-astros-game-was-perfect-coach-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/simone-biles-salute-at-houston-astros-game-was-perfect-coach-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles’ Salute at Houston Astros Game Was ‘Perfect,’ Coach Says"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Fresh off her Paris Olympics<\/a> victory, Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Houston Astros game on Friday, August 30.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old gymnast, who lives and trains in Houston, stepped out on the baseball diamond in a team jersey and matching hat. She was joined by her husband<\/a>, Chicago Bears football safety Jonathan Owens<\/strong>, on the mound.<\/p>\n

Biles wound up her arm, clutching the baseball before launching it at the catcher. After her throw, Biles did a gymnastics-style salute used to signify the end of a routine.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo 0.3 deduction for this salute!!!\u201d Biles\u2019 Olympics coach<\/a>, Cecile Landi<\/strong>, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday. \u201cIT WAS PERFECT \ud83e\udd73<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Simone Biles Through the Years<\/span><\/a>
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\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

After Biles competed in the balance beam event final<\/a> at the 2024 Olympics last month, she received a deduction for failing to salute the judges long enough. When she competed in the floor exercise round the next day, she made sure to hold her salute until she was completely off the mat.<\/p>\n

Biles walked away from the Paris Games with three gold medals and one silver honor. She earned gold for the individual all-around and vault finals, respectively, before finishing in second place behind Brazil\u2019s Rebeca Andrade<\/strong> on floor. Biles and the rest of the artistic gymnastics squad \u2014 Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey<\/strong> and Hezly Rivera<\/strong> \u2014 took gold in the team event.<\/p>\n

The Paris athletic event brought Biles\u2019 overall Olympics medal count to 11, but she\u2019s not ready to decide whether she will attempt to make the 2028 team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIs this my last? Definitely [my final] Yurchenko double pike. I mean, I kinda nailed that one,\u201d she joked in a press conference after the vault medal ceremony. \u201cThe next Olympics is at home [in Los Angeles]. So, you just never know. But, I am getting really old.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hours later, Biles clapped back at the line of questioning.<\/p>\n

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