Simone Biles made fun of herself with humor after the gymnastics superstar went viral as a meme during the Olympics.
Not only did Biles dazzle the Parisian crowds with her gold medal-winning performances at the games, but she also entertained the masses on social media with a hilarious viral moment.
The Olympic gymnastics broadcast showed Biles and her Team USA teammates chatting while stretching and warming up.
However, the video captured a moment of the unsuspecting 27-year-old, which instantly set the Internet alight.
Suddenly, Biles was caught stopping what she was doing in the middle of a conversation, snapping to attention, turning toward the camera and shooting a withering look into the lens.
Simone Biles playfully recreated (left) her viral moment (right) from the 2024 Olympics in Paris
The moment naturally gained popularity on social media, providing fodder for new memes with some users comparing her to character Raven Baxter from the hit Disney Channel show ‘That’s So Raven,’ the Mona Lisa, a librarian and angry friends.
The Olympic legend also saw the funny side, recreating the now-viral look in a TikTok of her own.
In a clip shared on the social media platform, a head movement is performed in response to multiple hypothetical situations.
“Listening to someone on their couch comment on the routine,” “when someone mentions women’s sports,” and “the vault when she sees it coming,” read some of the captions as Biles stares playfully and stone-faced into the camera.
Biles went viral again over the weekend, this time for her actions at her husband’s NFL game.
Biles’ sudden attention-grabbing gesture lit up the Internet and provided fodder for new memes
Still basking in the glory of her three Olympic gold medals in Paris, the gymnast sparked a backlash with a controversial attack Saturday at Soldier Field.
The 27-year-old appeared in support of her husband, Jonathan Owens, at the Chicago Bears’ preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, wearing a custom jacket with black-and-white images of Owens printed on it.
The Olympic legend made a rookie mistake in the NFL, however, as several plays showed Owens in action for the Green Bay Packers, the Bears’ longtime rivals and his former team.
Her attempts at a touching, supportive gesture toward Owens landed Biles in the middle of one of the league’s fiercest rivalries and fans were not impressed – one even claimed she should be “stripped of all her medals” for her fashion gaffe.
The 27-year-old also went viral over the weekend for a controversial reaction at an NFL game.
Despite flirting with soccer controversy, Biles, an Olympic champion at the Paris Games, ignored the backlash by making clear where her loyalties lie.
With just over two weeks until the 2024 NFL season begins, Biles pledged her support for Owens and Chicago by posting “bear down” on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The gymnastics icon shared two photos of herself at the iconic stadium, but made sure to keep any Packers logos on her jacket out of sight.
On Saturday, in addition to photos of Owens in a Packers uniform, a large Green Bay logo on his shoulder pad was prominently featured in certain snapshots and videos.