{"id":125270,"date":"2024-09-12T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/simone-biles-shows-off-new-balance-beam-skill-ahead-of-tour\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:53:08","slug":"simone-biles-shows-off-new-balance-beam-skill-ahead-of-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/simone-biles-shows-off-new-balance-beam-skill-ahead-of-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles Shows Off New Balance Beam Skill Ahead of Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> may be the G.O.A.T. of women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/gymnastics-50537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gymnastics<\/a>, but she is not done mastering new skills. The Olympic gold medalist shared that she learned a new move while practicing for her upcoming performances during the Gold Over America Tour.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, September 11, Simone, 27, shared a video via Instagram Stories as she traveled across part of a balance beam while hanging upside down off the side. In the clip, she started off by standing in front of the balance beam with her right arm holding the piece of equipment in an underarm grip, while her left was in the opposite grip. Simone then pulled herself up in a handstand-like position with her feet in the air and began to travel across the beam by changing the grip of her arms, facing opposite sides of the building with each move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearned another new thing,\u201d she wrote in text featured on the video.<\/p>\n<p>Simone also tagged gymnast <strong>Skye Blakely<\/strong>, writing, \u201cIdk how you do this every day [white heart emoji.]\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:156.25%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"photo-credit\"><span class=\"credit\">Simone Biles\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Texas native has kept herself busy after adding four medals to her collection at the Paris Olympics, which spanned throughout a series of events between July and August. While showcasing her skills around the nation during the upcoming Gold Over America Tour, Simone will be alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/why-is-2024-womens-gymnastics-team-called-golden-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Team USA women\u2019s gymnasts<\/a> <strong>Jordan Chiles<\/strong>, <strong>Hezly Rivera<\/strong> and <strong>Jade Carey<\/strong>. <strong>Frederick Richard<\/strong>, <strong>Paul Juda<\/strong> and <strong>Brody Malone<\/strong> from the men\u2019s gymnastics team are also cast on the tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so honored and excited to welcome these incredible and courageous athletes to the tour for an amazing and unforgettable journey,\u201d Simone said in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/news\/simone-biles-gold-over-america-tour-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics website<\/a>. \u201cThis tour is not only about amazing performances but connecting with communities and building up the confidence of the next generation of athletes. We\u2026 can\u2019t wait to take a victory lap around the U.S. and celebrate with all the fans this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/simone-biles-returns-to-gym-less-than-1-month-after-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared for the tour<\/a> by resting her body promptly after arriving back home from the Games. Simone suffered and performed through a calf injury at the Paris Games. So, she took two weeks off from the gym after returning home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalf is good,\u201d the <em>Simone Biles Rising<\/em> star said in an update on August 5. \u201cIt\u2019s just precautionary, making sure \u2013 because we still have tour after this \u2013 to heal up and all of that stuff. So, just a little bit of soreness.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:151%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-690262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=400%2C604&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Simone Biles Shows Off New Balance Beam Skill Ahead of Tour\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=200%2C302&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=300%2C453&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=400%2C604&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=500%2C755&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=600%2C906&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=700%2C1057&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/simone-3.jpg?fit=800%2C1208&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 400px, (max-width: 600px) 600px, 830px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"photo-credit\"><span class=\"credit\">Simone Biles\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On September 10, Simone shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/simone-biles-body-needed-olympic-break-goat-tour-exclusive-8709181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> how \u201cvery excited\u201d she was \u201cabout the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think having this time off helped me prepare \u2014 mentally and physically,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cI\u2019m most excited for the fans to see the best of both worlds. Men\u2019s and women\u2019s gymnastics in one arena, at the same exact time, sharing the same floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gold Over America Tour kicks off in Oceanside, California, on Monday, September 16. Simone and the cast of elite gymnasts will perform in 30 cities across the United States and will conclude in Detroit, Michigan, on November 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/simone-biles-shows-off-new-balance-beam-skill-ahead-of-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone Biles may be the G.O.A.T. of women\u2019s gymnastics, but she is not done mastering new skills. The Olympic gold medalist shared that she learned a new move while practicing for her upcoming performances during the Gold Over America Tour. On Wednesday, September 11, Simone, 27, shared a video via Instagram Stories as she traveled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-125270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}