Simone Biles offered a cryptic response when asked if Paris 2024 will be the last Olympics of her career.
The 27-year-old, already the world’s most decorated gymnast before heading to her third Olympics, has won all three women’s titles up for grabs in the City of Love over the past week.
Clearly still at the top of her game, Biles has not ruled out the possibility of competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“Never say never,” Biles told reporters Saturday.
“The next Olympics will be at home, so you never know,” he added.
Simone Biles has not ruled out competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
“Never say never,” she told reporters Saturday after claiming another gold medal.
“But I’m getting very old,” she joked.
This comes three years after it appeared Biles’ gymnastics career was all but over after she was forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Games to protect her mental health.
Biles, who suffers from “twisties” (a type of mental block in which gymnasts become disoriented during their gravity-defying sequences), took a two-year break from the sport.
Now that she’s back, she’s once again the dominant force in gymnastics.
Following her success in the team finals and all-around earlier this week, the Texas native was the standout on vault, beating Brazilian rival Rebeca Andrade with an average score of 15.300 points.
“Simone is from another world but we always try to improve and evolve in the best way possible,” Andrade told reporters.
Biles and her main rival Rebeca Andrade embraced during the vault final on Saturday
Biles narrowly edged out the Brazilian athlete to add another medal to her growing collection
“Being able to see their incredible gymnastics is an encouragement for everyone.”
Biles and Andrade embraced sweetly during the vault final, after the American admitted that the 25-year-old Brazilian was her biggest rival.
“I’m excited and proud to compete with (Andrade), but I don’t like her anymore,” Biles joked during a press conference, revealing that she was forced to “bring out the big guns.”
“I mean, I’m feeling uncomfortable, guys. I don’t like that feeling. I was stressed,” she continued.
“I don’t want to compete with Rebecca anymore. I’m tired. She’s too close. I’ve never had an athlete that close, so it definitely put me on my toes and brought out the best in me.”
Biles is expected to add to her medal tally when she competes in the women’s balance beam and floor finals on Monday.