Believe it or not, there are actually a handful of records that Simone Biles can break during her Olympic run in Paris. According to NBC Olympics, by winning just one medal, literally any medal of color, the gymnast will already break the record for being the most decorated gymnast in American Olympic history. Biles is currently tied with Shannon Miller, who has been nothing but supportive of the athlete. Miller told Irvine Moms Network in 2024, “I have to giggle a bit when people compare me and Simone. There really is no comparison; she competes skills I couldn’t even dream of doing!” With how talented Biles is, it seems likely she will beat this record and many more.
Biles, who already has four Olympic gold medals, just needs two more to become the American gymnast with the most gold medals. She would beat out Anton Heida, who won his gold medals over a hundred years ago in 1904! In addition, Biles can prove that her two year break and age is nothing but a number when it comes to winning medals. The gymnast, who will be 27 during the Paris Olympics, can become the oldest American woman in gymnastics to earn a gold medal, and she also has a shot at becoming the oldest woman to win gold in gymnastics in 60 years! If you didn’t already have enough reason to tune into the Olympics, surely Biles making history, again, will motivate you to watch.
