Simone Biles has lashed out at journalists covering the Paris Olympics for asking athletes what happens after they get their medals.
Biles, who has become the most decorated American gymnast of all time at this summer’s Games, won another gold medal in the vault final on Saturday.
The 27-year-old had already won gold in the team and all-around finals earlier this week, before claiming a third at the weekend with a score of 15.3 on both of her dives.
However, following her latest triumph, Simone took to social media to express her frustration with the line of questioning journalists are choosing in Paris.
She wrote on X: ‘You guys really need to stop asking athletes what comes next after winning a medal at the Olympics.’
Simone Biles lashes out at Olympic journalists for questioning athletes about what comes next
Biles later added in another post: “Let’s enjoy the moment we’ve worked our whole lives for.”
When a fan asked her what’s next for her after winning another gold medal, she replied, “taking care of the medal.”
Biles’ victory in Saturday’s vault final gave her the seventh gold medal of her illustrious Olympic career.
In front of a star-studded crowd that included actor John Travolta, track star Allyson Felix, entertainers Pharrell and Flavor Flav, her teammates and her parents, she averaged 15.3 on her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vault to claim a second gold at the event eight years after triumphing in Rio.
This means that Biles, already the most decorated gymnast in history, is now only the second woman to win two vault crowns after Czechoslovakia’s Vera Casalavska (1984 and 1968).
Biles took to social media to express her frustration with the line of questioning in Paris.
The 27-year-old won her third gold of this summer’s Games in the vault final on Saturday.
The American has already won three gold medals in Paris, having already claimed victory in the team final and the individual competition. Her teammate Jade Carey took bronze, while Brazilian Rebecca Andrade took the silver medal.
Biles now has 10 career Olympic medals, tied for third among female gymnasts with the most medals. She also increased her medal tally at major international competitions to 40, the most among gymnasts.
She will also have two more chances to add to her medal tally in Paris when she competes in the balance beam and floor exercise finals on Monday.