PARIS, France — Simone Biles is 2-for-2 on gold medals at the Paris Olympics and she, along with most of the United States women's gymnastics team, will have a few more chances to add to their medal haul before heading home.
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey will each compete over the next several days during the individual competitions at the Summer Games. In order to compete in the individual finals, gymnasts had to qualify in the top-8 on that apparatus during the team qualification round.
Hezly Rivera, the youngest member of the gold medal-winning team, didn't qualify for any of the individual finals.
When is Simone Biles competing next?
Biles, the most decorated gymnast in the world, managed to qualify for each individual final, except uneven bars.
- Saturday, Aug. 3 - Women's vault final (10:20 a.m. ET)
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Women's balance beam final (6:36 a.m. ET)
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Women's floor exercise final (8:20 a.m. ET)
Biles missed the uneven bars final by less than two tenths of a point. She qualified in ninth, so she's considered a "reserve athlete" for the event.
What time does Simone Biles compete on Saturday?
The women's vault finals begins at 10:20 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, August 3.
What events will US women's gymnastics team compete in Paris?
Here is the individual finals schedule for the entire U.S. women's gymnastics team athletes:
- Saturday, Aug. 3 - Simone Biles and Jade Carey in the vault event
- Sunday, Aug. 4 - Suni Lee on the uneven bars
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Simone Biles and Suni Lee in the balance beam finals
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise finals
What events will US men's gymnastics team compete in Paris?
The U.S. men's gymnastics team earned bronze in the team competition, their first team medal in 16 years. Paul Juda and Frederick Richard competed in the all-around, where they finished 14th and 15th respectively.
The only member of the men's team to qualify for an individual apparatus final was pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik, who became an internet sensation already at the Paris Olympics.
He qualified with the 2nd highest score in the event and will compete in the final on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 11:16 a.m. Eastern.
Will this be Simone Biles’ last Olympics?
Biles has kept quiet about her future plans, saying her focus after leaving Paris will be on the post-Olympic tour she headlines. Biles is also married and has talked openly about the fear of missing out on life milestones because of her time in the gym.
Still, Cecile Landi — who has coached Biles with her husband Laurent since late 2017 — perhaps offered a little bit of insight after the American women won team gold Tuesday.
“She wanted to rewrite her story, the end,” Landi said.
Landi then added a small asterisk.
“Well, that’s what she says now.”
How many times has Simone Biles been to the Olympics?
The 2024 Paris Summer Games is Simone Biles' third Olympic appearance. She made her debut in Rio and won four gold medals, including team and individual all-around, and one bronze. She returned for the Tokyo Olympics, where she won silver in the team competition and bronze on the balance beam.
What happened to Simone Biles in Tokyo?
During the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Biles dropped from several events she was scheduled to compete in after suffering a condition that gymnasts call "the twisties."
The twisties are no joke for an Olympic-level athlete. It refers to a prolonged period where a gymnast suddenly loses awareness of where they are in relation to the bar and ground. At the speeds gymnasts perform routines during the Olympics, the twisties can cause serious injury if an athlete stumbles or mistimes a movement because of the issue.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
