Advertisement

These 19 Photos Of Simone Biles's Gold-Winning All-Around Routine Are Truly Mind-Blowing

1.It's Simone Biles's world, and we're all just living in awe.

Simone Biles, in a shimmering leotard, reaches for the uneven bars during a gymnastics routine
Stefan Matzke - sampics / Getty Images

2.On Thursday, the three-time Olympian won gold in the individual all-around event.

Simone Biles performs a front flip on the balance beam at the Paris 2024 gymnastics event
Markus Gilliar - GES Sportfoto / Getty Images

3.This is Simone's second gold in Paris, having won the team all-around earlier this week alongside fellow Americans Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera.

Simone Biles performs a gravity-defying flip above the balance beam at the Paris 2024 Olympics, displaying incredible athleticism and focus
Stefan Matzke - sampics / Getty Images

4.As for the individual all-around, Simone scored a winning 59.131, followed by Brazil's Rebeca Andrade with 57.932 and Team USA's Suni Lee with 56.465.

Simone Biles performing a one-legged spin, known as a full turn, on the balance beam at the Paris 2024 gymnastics event, with a focused crowd in the background
Xavier Laine / Getty Images

5.Simone is now the most decorated U.S. gymnast...ever...with nine medals.

Simone Biles performs a high-flying gymnastics routine during the Paris 2024 Olympics, with the audience and event signage visible in the background
Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images

6.The former record holder, Shannon Miller, has seven medals and congratulated Simone and Team USA on Instagram.

Simone Biles mid-air during a routine on the uneven bars during a gymnastics competition. She is mid-air, wearing a leotard and gripping the bars
Stefan Matzke - sampics / Getty Images

7.Simone previously won an individual all-around gold at Rio 2016.

Simone Biles performs a mid-air flip during a gymnastics event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with judges watching in the background
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

8.With her success yesterday, Simone is now only the third woman to have won the individual all-around twice.

Simone Biles performs an acrobatic routine on the balance beam at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with an arena full of spectators in the background
Markus Gilliar - GES Sportfoto / Getty Images

9.She's the first since Vera Caslavska, of the then-country of Czechoslovakia, who won gold at 1964 Tokyo and again four years later at 1968 Mexico City.

Simone Biles performs a backflip on the balance beam during the Paris 2024 Olympics, surrounded by a cheering crowd
Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images / Getty Images

10.Larisa Latynina, of the then-country of the Soviet Union, preceded both athletes, winning gold at 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome.

Simone Biles performing a jump during a gymnastics routine at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with photographers and judges visible in the background
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

11.Of course, this also means Simone is the first to snag two all-around wins in non-consecutive Olympics.

Simone Biles performing a gymnastics routine at the Paris 2024 Olympics, mid-air in an arena filled with spectators
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

12.And she's not even done in Paris.

Simone Biles performs a gymnastic routine on the uneven bars, wearing a sparkling leotard
Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images

13.She's competing in the vault final on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Simone Biles performs a vault routine at the Paris 2024 Olympics, displaying athleticism and focus
Andy Cheung / Getty Images

14.Keep in mind that she won gold at the Rio event.

Simone Biles performs a high jump off the vault during a gymnastics competition, surrounded by a cheering audience
Stefan Matzke - sampics / Getty Images

15.However, Simone notably withdrew from the vault final in Tokyo after experiencing the "twisties."

Simone Biles performs a mid-air twist during a vault routine at the 2021 Olympics, wearing a leotard. The stadium lights highlight her high-flying move
Jamie Squire / Getty Images

16.The "twisties" are a phenomenon among gymnastics in which athletes lose the connection between their mind and body while performing a skill.

Gymnast Simone Biles prepares to perform on the vault, wearing a sparkly, long-sleeve leotard, during a competition
Dan Mullan / Getty Images

17.So congratulations, Simone, on all your success so far!

Simone Biles performs a handstand on the uneven bars during a gymnastics competition. She wears a sparkly leotard and has tape on her leg
Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images / Getty Images

18.And good luck on Saturday!

Simone Biles performing a high-flying gymnastics routine, upside down with legs bent and wrapped in a star-studded outfit at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Amin Mohammad Jamali / Getty Images

19.We're all rooting for you!

Simone Biles performs a floor routine at a gymnastics competition, wearing a sparkling leotard. She is smiling and posing elegantly with one arm extended
Stefan Matzke - sampics / Getty Images