Have you ever wondered what balancing academics, Olympic goals, and gravity-defying flips is like? Meet University of Florida pre-med student Leanne Wong who continues to exceed expectations. She’s thriving in her courses as a Gator, skillfully navigating collegiate and elite gymnastics, and growing her bow business. Now, the Kansas-born athlete has her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympics after missing out on the Tokyo Games.

This year added a hint of diversity in professional gymnastics to the American squad raising excitement among fans. But what does Wong think about the mixture of experience gymnasts bring to the table? In a recent interview, she speaks candidly about the most decorated gymnast Simone Biles.

Simone Biles receives a shoutout

Leanne Wong recently shared her thoughts on how the world of professional gymnastics has changed with Joy Sauce. The host Samantha Pak brought up the practice of labeling gymnasts as “old” after they hit their late teens. Wong stated, “Why shouldn’t elite gymnastics be like college gymnastics? I definitely think the teams are getting a little bit older. It’s not just a bunch of young girls, but there is a mix.”

She explained using the gymnastics queen as an example, “Simone (Biles), she’s obviously had like 30 world medals and been to two Olympics. So I still feel like a young one because she’s so experienced. But it’s cool to learn from experienced gymnasts who have been to those big meets multiple times.”

While praising others, one cannot forget Wong’s resilience during the Tokyo Olympics. Despite testing negative for COVID, she had to quarantine when her roommate tested positive. She spent ten days alone in a hotel room, a far cry from the Olympic experience she had imagined, as her comrades fulfilled their ambitions on the Olympic stage. However, last year saw back-to-back promising performances by the 20-year-old making her one of the strong contenders.

Leanne Wong—the versatile performer

The 2023 World Gymnastics Championship was another proof of Wong’s adaptability on the mats. She performed admirably on the vault and floor despite being under pressure, while replacing injured Joscelyn Roberson.

Meanwhile, in the collegiate circuits: She is a 15-time All-American and a two-time SEC beam winner. Since making her debut in 2022, she has been an essential member of the Florida Gators roster, helping the team to consecutive NCAA team runner-up finishes.

Leanne Wong is a perfect example of the diversity that makes Team USA stronger than ever. Along with the guidance and life lessons learned from both successes and setbacks of Simone Biles who developed into a powerful force leaving a lasting impression on the international gymnastics scene.

Simone Biles’ teammate Joscelyn Roberson recently spoke about her experience training with the former Olympic champion.

Numerous American gymnasts are busy with their preparations for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minneapolis in late June. They are all aiming to be a part of the five-member team that will represent the USA at the Paris Olympics later this year.

Simone Biles has been training alongside her teammate Joscelyn Roberson and several others at the World Champions Center (WCC) in Spring, Texas. Roberson, 17, recently spoke about her experience of training with Biles.

She add that their age gap didn’t really affect their relationship while training.

Roberson also recalled a moment before her first meeting with Biles when she was just nine years old. Biles shared a video of Roberson performing a standing back flip with a twist on social media.

Nowadays, Simone Biles is up ahead in maintaining her Paris Olympics preparation. As a part of that, the 26-year-old gymnastics sovereign appeared in the US National Training Camp at Stars Gymnastics Sports Center in Texas. There, Simone Biles flaunted her well-known moves on the mat. However, at the same time the Olympian discoursed about her takes on husband, Jonathan Owens’s stature. Despite mentioning him as “competitive”, the American gymnast batted for his heavy training mode. On that estimate, the NFL safety could come with proof just the next day.

On a social media share, Jonathan Owens revealed his new training gear recently. However, the Green Bay Packers‘ safety looked quite motivated in the session while Simone Biles was absent from the scene.

Jonathan Owens maintaining himself for the next session? 

The present situation is one of the common points where one member of the couple, Biles-Owens, is away while the other is spending lonely time. But this time, Jonathan Owens is at the receiving end. After concluding the season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, the GBP regular is spending home time. On the other hand, Simone Biles is in a stringent training session, away from her husband. But JO didn’t let the loneliness devour his exercise schedule, just like Simone Biles does. On February 6, the 28-year-old NFL player shared a snippet of his exercise module. In the visual, he was taking good care of his toe using special equipment. “Nothing like a late night recovery/maintenance session with my @spacermobility equipment. Helps take my game to the next level!!!!”

Moreover, in the posted snippet, JO was wearing the special band, Toe Spacers, to keep his toes adjusted. For a player belonging to a physically heavy sport, that exercise regime seemed quite usual. Having said that, the vibrating footplate seen in the same video was meant to help in regaining body balance and stability on the foot. In the past, Jonathan Owens had an issue with his ligament when he was in his high school days.

The improvement from a problematic foot 

In the Pivot podcast, broadcasted in December last year, Jonathan Owens divulged a deep-rooted issue with his legs. Because of a humble beginning, Simone Biles’s husband didn’t have much idea about foot exercises. So when he was a senior at his high school, JO had to do weight training to improve his jump. However, in that drill, he had to wear ankle weights. Meanwhile, that continuous burden had ruptured his ligaments, causing an ACL fracture.

Jonathan didn’t even have a whisker about that situation. Eventually, that resulted in his problematic foot balance part. However, subsequently, the GBP team man made a thorough improvement with his motion. He passed some due credits to Simone Biles as well for motivating him to attain the form. So the latest drill took center stage where JO was still on his balance exercise. However, this time Simone Biles was not there to cheer him up.

As the sports world is gearing up for the Paris Olympics 2024, the USA gymnastics team is preparing to sweep the medals at the grand extravaganza. The team boasts Olympic and World Champions, like Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Gabby Douglas leading from the front. While the hopes were high for the national team, the excitement further rose when a former Olympic gymnast visited the camp.

The camp began on 5 February at Gymnastics Sports Center in Texas in preparation for the Paris Olympics and 2024 World Artistic Games. And gearing Biles and Lee up was the 2004 All-round Olympic Champion, who is also an established singer.

Former Olympic Champion shares insights with Simone Biles and Team USA

As the USA’s women’s gymnastics team trained in Texas, they were greeted by American Hall of Famer gymnast Carly Patterson, who spread some positivity in the camp. Patterson was 16 at the 2004 Olympics where she won gold in the all round but 6 months before that, she was distracted all over the place. “Six months out from the Olympics, I was starting to get distracted by all the things that a 16-year-old would want to do“, then her coach sat down with her to calm things down.

Listening to her were 20 gymnasts including Olympic medalists Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Gabby Douglas. As she narrated the motivating lines of her coach, shades of excitement emerged on the faces.

“He was like, ‘Hey, look, we got six months, like, what are your priorities? Do you think you can put your blinders on? Do you think you can drown out all the distractions right now and just work as hard as you possibly can, as you ever have for the next six months? So you don’t have to look back, have regrets, wonder what could have happened”, Patterson recalled. While the 36-year-old is serving as a mentor in the national team, Biles is once again stealing the spotlight through her gymnastic brilliance.

Biles sensational at US National Training camp

Headed by Carly Patterson, the U.S. National Team is going through strict drills, and acing all is gymnastics queen Simone Biles. While the Olympic Champion didn’t obliterate her flips, she was mesmerizing on the Amanar vault drill. A perfect start was followed by a breathtaking landing as cheers poured in for Biles.

The 26-year-old displayed her uneven bar routines on Monday, but Amanar’s vault was nonetheless the best and most significant. Biles wasn’t ready to try the drill last year, and in the 2020 Olympics, the same drill saw her catching the twisties. However, as she finally wins over it, she has all her bases covered, ready to sweep the golds in Paris.

The geographical distances between Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens have kept the athlete gloomy. After their marriage took place, the couple had to part ways, as Jonathan Owens had his NFL commitments. After a few instances, Simone Biles also had to run for the US Classic. Subsequently, the selection camp for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship messed up another chance of maintaining time together for the athletic couple. But the 26-year-old gymnast tried to disburse her part by ticking the attendance list in Green Bay Packers’ matches, shouting for JO. But right now, another hefty season is waiting for Simone Biles while JO is spending holiday time.

Simone Biles is right now on her steady schedule for upcoming gymnastics contention. But, meanwhile, she disclosed her wishes from her marriage with Jonathan Owens.

Simone Biles names several honeymoon destinations 

After dating for two long years, Simone Biles tied the knot with Jonathan Owens last year, on April 22. But as mentioned earlier, they couldn’t manage much leisure time with each other due to their jam-packed schedule. Eventually, that dissipated the honeymoon chance for them as well. But Simone Biles keeps two or three choices regarding their holiday destination. In a recent interview with the Olympics. com, the 7x Olympic podium finisher disclosed those names. “I think right now our dream honeymoon would be. Okay, we would really love to go to Bora Bora and just relax there.” Apart from the French Polynesian island, several other places received nomination in Biles’s revelation.

“or I feel like two to three weeks in Europe”, she added. But the gymnast’s major point remained on having a relaxing time. As the contributing reason, the gymnastic sensation stated, “We both work out so much and our schedules just look so different.” But among all these disparities, Simone Biles still backed her dream of having quality time with her husband. Moreover, her marriage with the NFL safety kept Simone nostalgic from time to time.

The known nostalgia from their glittering marriage ceremony 

The marriage ceremony with Jonathan Owens impressed Simone to her core last year. As a result, the overwhelmed gymnast kept on embracing the remembrance of the auspicious destination wedding on the beaches of Cabo. In one of the IG Q&A sessions, the 26-year-old Olympian claimed, “It was better than I could have ever dreamed of. I seriously had the best time of my entire life. I wish I could relive the day.” The emotional company from the known ones, as well as from her husband Jonathan Owens, made her revolve around that happy memory. For the time being, those visuals became Simone Biles’s very own when JO is away from her.

Again when going through the national training camp in Texas, the gymnast resorted to the discussion of her romantic time with Jonathan as her solace. That seems like yet another couple-goal the gymnast gave out for her fans.