PARIS — Simone Biles isn’t going to be a “gold-medal token” for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at these Olympics.

Biles has been assured she won’t have to do all four events in the women’s gymnastics team final if she doesn’t feel it’s best for her or for the Americans, Chellsie Memmel, the technical lead for the U.S. women, said Tuesday.

“If that’s what she needs to continue to be at her best for the team and for herself, that’s what we’re going to do because there are still four other members on our team,” Memmel said. “Whether she takes it or not, it’s going to be completely up to her.”

Although there is a tentative U.S. lineup, no final decisions will be made until after podium training Thursday. Qualifying is Sunday and the team final is next Tuesday.

Unlike in qualifying, when teams can drop their lowest score, only three gymnasts compete on each event in team finals and all three scores count. Biles is the best gymnast in history and doesn’t really have a bad event, but asking her to do all four with little margin of error puts a lot of pressure on her.

Biles said last year that someone from USA Gymnastics had told her at the Tokyo Olympics that she was the team’s “gold-medal token.” That amplified anxiety she was already feeling from the massive expectations on her and the isolation of the severe COVID restrictions, and she wound up withdrawing one event into the team final in Tokyo with a case of “the twisties,” which caused her to lose her sense of where she was in the air.

Unwilling to risk her physical safety, Biles withdrew from four individual event finals before returning for the balance beam final, where she won a bronze medal with a reworked routine that didn’t require her to twist.

It took Biles months to get over the twisties and to be able to trust her gymnastics again. Even though she’s in a much better place now, thanks to weekly therapy sessions, she acknowledged having fears before the team final at last year’s world championships, the first team final she’d competed in since Tokyo.

Memmel said Biles and coach Cecile Landi had asked about not doing all four events at worlds, too, and she gave them a similar answer then. Biles did wind up doing all four events, leading the U.S. women to the gold medal.

Simone Biles is giving her fans a glimpse of her dwellings during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

On Monday, July 22, Biles, 27, shared a series of snaps of the room she shares with fellow Team USA gymnast Jade Carey in the Olympic Village on her Instagram Stories — including their viral cardboard beds.

Biles’ bed had a navy blanket with the American flag and Olympic rings on it, while a small soft toy appeared to be perched on her gray pillow. The room also featured a door that opened to what appeared to be a small balcony, along with a clothes rail and shoe rack in the corner.

The three-time Olympian also posted a photo of Carey, 24, laying in her bed on the opposite side of the room and waving at the camera. “goodnight roomie,” she wrote, adding a moon emoji to the post.

In several other posts on her Stories, Biles gave her followers a look at Team USA’s Ralph Lauren tracksuits as she posed in the middle of Sunisa ‘Suni’ Lee and Jordan Chiles with all three of them wearing the matching attire. A second photo saw Biles showcase the team’s special tracksuits again, posing with her teammates in front of a picture of the American flag

Biles then documented the team’s “first family dinner” in a further clip. “First meal in the village,” Chiles, 23, said in the video, as Lee, 21, added, “Some pasta!”

Carey could then be heard saying “Yay!” in the background, before the camera panned to Hezley Rivera, who was all smiles as she flashed two peace signs at the camera.

As the 2024 Paris Olympics approach, all eyes are on Simone Biles as she looks to compete in her third consecutive Olympic Games. After withdrawing from several events at the Tokyo Olympics after experiencing the “twisties,” a term gymnasts use to describe losing their spatial awareness and orientation in mid-air, Biles is set to make the ultimate Olympic comeback this summer.

Here’s what you need to know about the gymnastics superstar ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Why is Simone Biles called the GOAT? 

Biles has been dubbed “the GOAT,” which stands for the greatest of all time, because she is just that. She has consistently dominated the sport for over a decade, which would have been an unimaginable feat just a few years ago as most gymnasts reach their peak in their late teens. Her ability to win is in a class of its own. With 37 Olympic and World Championship medals — 27 of which are gold — Biles has won the most of any gymnast in history. She has also not lost an all-around competition since 2013.

Biles redefines the possibilities of her sport not just in her record-breaking number of wins and medals, but also in the unmatched difficulty of the skills she competes. Biles has no less than five skills named after her — two on the vault and floor and one on the balance beam — because she was the first, and in most cases, the only athlete to complete them in competition.

Is Simone Biles the most decorated gymnast of all time?

With a combined 37 medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships, Biles is the most decorated gymnast — male or female — of any nation in history. Biles officially earned this recognition after surpassing Vitaly Scherbo (33 World and Olympic medals) and Larisa Latynina (32 World and Olympic medals) with her performance at the 2023 World Championships.

Biles is also unquestionably the most decorated gymnast on the national level, having won an unparalleled nine U.S. all-around titles.

Biles currently ranks ninth in total Olympic medals for women’s artistic gymnastics, but she will unquestionably aim to increase this tally in Paris.

The world is brimming with anticipation as the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, kicking off on Friday, July 26, and running through August 11. Among the standout athletes expected to capture global attention is gymnast Simone Biles, whose remarkable career has made her one of America’s most cherished sports figures. Known for her extraordinary skills and charismatic presence, Biles is often hailed as the greatest gymnast of all time. With seven Olympic medals already to her name, including four gold, she is set to pursue even greater achievements in Paris.

Team USA has already arrived in Paris, and the excitement surrounding the Games intensified when the team shared an official Paris 2024 Olympics photo of Biles on their X account this past Monday. Biles, who is renowned for her unwavering smile, has consistently captivated fans with her joyous demeanor both on and off the mat.

30x World Championships medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles doesn’t have a daughter. If you ask this question to a die-hard fan of the 4x Olympic gold medalist, you may be met with puzzled silence. However, the questions and rumors surrounding the 27-year-old gymnastics icon’s motherhood are far more common than you’d guess.

If you’re wondering why people might think Biles has a daughter if she never gave birth. However, the reason many have raised this question is because of Baby Biles’s frequent appearances on the gymnast’s social media. Simone Biles’ has made several posts cradling Little Ronni Louise Biles in her arms since November 2022.

However, the baby girl is not her daughter, but her niece. Born on November 25, 2022, Baby Biles is the daughter of the champion gymnast’s older brother Ron and sister-in-law Sammi Biles. Yet, that doesn’t mean the 7x Olympic medalist’s niece wasn’t the star of the Biles family as soon as she came into the world. The 9x NCAA all-around champion adores Baby Biles.

Ronni Biles’s birth was a significant moment for the entire Biles family. It marked the end of a long and difficult struggle for Roni and his wife Samantha Biles, who struggled with pregnancy loss. After their marriage, Simone Biles’ brother- and sister-in-law fought a long and emotionally taxing battle with infertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

“I’m still in shock to be completely transparent. It’s taken me some time to process as every day is a miracle + huge milestone for us.” Ron Biles wrote while announcing the pregnancy. Hence it’s easy to see why Baby Biles finds her way into her aunt’s arms every time they meet. However, just because the veteran Olympian hasn’t had a baby yet, doesn’t mean she won’t have children.

Simone Biles isn’t focusing on parenthood just yet

The world’s most decorated gymnast faced questions about her plans to become a mother as soon as announced her marriage plans. The 2023 all-around world champion answered an eager fan on Instagram, that she wanted two kids. Biles’ athlete husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens also wanted children.

Simone Biles revealed that her husband hopes they’ll become proud parents of three children. However, the Paris-bound Olympian was quite frustrated with unfounded rumors in December last year. When Jonathan Owen’s supportive wife went to one of his NFL games, some commentators speculated if the gymnast was pregnant. An agitated Biles later shut down those rumors.

The gymnastics legend and her husband want to become parents. However, the couple is currently focused on furthering their respective careers. Will Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens consider having children after the 2024 Olympics? Only time will tell.

Simone Biles and her fellow U.S. gymnastics team members have landed in Paris!

In a new behind-the-scenes photo shared on her Instagram, the 27-year-old athlete was joined by teammates Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisha Lee and Hezly Rivera as they all posed in their uniforms for a photo after landing in the French capital ahead of the 2024 Olympics.

The team — who also includes traveling replacement athletes Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong, as well as non-traveling replacement athletes Kaliya Lincoln and Tiana Sumanasekera — has only just arrived in Paris, after Biles posted a TikTok earlier this week of the crew’s “last practice” at their “home gym.”

The new snap, posted on Sunday, July 21, shows Biles holding hands with Chiles, 23, as Carey, 24, and Lee, 21, stand on either side of the pair with their arms thrown in the air. All four women are smiling in the snapshot, and also pose next to Rivera, 16, in a second pic posted on Biles’ Instagram.

In the second photo, the athletes throw up some peace signs and kissy faces inside of what appears to be a French gym, as Biles captioned both images with French flags.