Athletes to Watch: Simone Biles After taking about a year off from the sport following the Rio Games, the four-time 2016 Olympic gold medalist returned to competition in July 2018 under a new coach, Laurent Landi. Landi previously coached Biles’ Rio teammate, Madison Kocian, to silver on uneven bars at the 2016 Olympics, and under Landi’s guidance Biles has significantly improved her own uneven bars routine, making her a medal threat in a sixth event for Tokyo. In her comeback – she won medals in all six events at the 2018 World Championships, including four golds – Biles has defied all reasonable expectations for a returning gymnast by increasing her level of difficulty from the Rio Games, and improving upon her weakest apparatus, uneven bars. She became the first woman since 1987 to win a medal in all six events at Worlds, and she did so while dealing with a kidney stone throughout the competition. Visit Simone's Team USA profile Athlete Info Sport Gymnastics Height 4'8" Weight 105 Date of Birth March 14th, 1997 Hometown Spring, Texas Current Residence Spring, Texas Trivia Simone is the most decorated female gymnast in U.S. history with 14 world medals and 10 golds. She has four dogs; Maggie, Atlas, Lily and Bella. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Simone was the shortest of the 555 U.S. Olympic athletes. Grow your Olympic knowledge The History of Olympic Movement What catalyzed the Olympic Movement from its inception in ancient Greece to its current global stature? This article traces the pivotal moments and cultural shifts that propelled the Olympic Games from a regional athletic contest to an emblem of unity and Santos, Biney will Lead U.S. Short Track Team at 2022 Winter Olympics After three days of racing, five women were named to the U.S. short track speed skating team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Winning at Jamal: His Road to the LA28 Games Jamal explains what the LA28 games mean to him. Coaching with Empathy: Learning from Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic Journey Finding the human side of Olympic athletes under the crushing pressure of expectations. Olympians Go Back in Time, Offer Advice to Their 12-Year-Old Selves Olympic athletes give their 12-year-old selves advice they have learned over their careers. Kai Sakakibara is riding the changing tide of life From trying to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to re-learning to walk and talk after a life-changing injury, Australia's Kai Sakakibara has taken another big step forward: participating in the Paralympic Torch Relay. View More sports in this article Gymnastics tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine