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 Taquero Joy Alvarez’s and His Climb in Popularity on the Los Angeles’ Streets Jorge "Joy" Alvarez explains how his LA28 'A' logo is meant to inspire those who are struggling. Lilly Singh’s Journey to Inclusion in Los Angeles Lily shares her experiences and how Los Angeles has helped her open up. Olympic Day Workout with Venus Williams Think you could keep up with Venus Williams? See if you're up for the challenge with this Olympic Day workout. Olympic Minute: Maame Biney What keeps short-track speed skater focused during a race? Find out in this edition of Olympic Minute. Chantel Navarro Eyes Olympic Gold to Fulfill Family’s Legacy in Boxing Like a great knockout punch, Chantel Navarro never saw the ‘no’ coming. Athletes to Watch: Emma Coburn Get to know runner Emma Coburn before she begins her road to Tokyo 2020. View More sports in this article Gymnastics tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine