Let us start with where Simone Biles is from. She was born on March 14, 1997. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. She is from Spring, Texas. Spring is a suburb north of Houston. At age 6, she first tried gymnastics. It was on a field trip with her day-care group.

Next, let us look at the sport. Here is how it works. Women's artistic gymnastics has four events. They are vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Each routine gets two scores. They are added together. One is for difficulty. One is for execution. The judges take points off for mistakes. A step on a landing is one. A fall is another.

Now let us see what she did at the Games. Simone has been to three Olympic Games. They were in 2016, 2020 and 2024. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, she won four gold medals. Her first gold was in the team event. She won it on August 9.

Now let us look at Paris. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Simone won three gold medals. She also won one silver medal. The silver was on the floor exercise. As of November 2026, she has won 11 Olympic medals. Seven of them are gold.

Let us look at one more place. Simone has won medals at the World Championships too. As of November 2026, she has won 30 of them. Twenty-three are gold, 4 are silver and 3 are bronze. Gymnastics moves have been named after her.

Words to know

• routine: a planned performance
• difficulty: how hard
• execution: how well done
• judges: score keepers