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 Olympic Minute: Elana Meyers Taylor Find out how elite athlete Elana Meyers Taylor balances home life, and training in this edition of Olympic Minute. 16-Year-Old Track & Field Athlete Ezra Frech Strives to Inspire the Next Generation of Athletes Like Him Like many Olympic and Paralympic athletes, COVID-19 threw Ezra Frech off track. Now, he's motivated to showcase all of his hard work at the Tokyo Paralympics and beyond. Athletes to Watch: Ashleigh Johnson & Maggie Steffens Learn more about USA water polo team members Ashleigh Johnson and Maggie Steffens. StrongerTogether – Tokyo 2020 Olympic Film feat. Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka The world only moves forward when we move together. U.S.A. Cycling Standout Mandy Marquardt Grateful for Two Distinctive and Memorable Coaches U.S.A. Cycling Standout Mandy Marquardt Grateful for Two Distinctive and Memorable Coaches The Journey of Two-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Jake Williams Learn the story of this two-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and Head Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. View More sports in this article Gymnastics tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine