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 Peyton Manning Rides A Giant Flying Baguette to Promote The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Peyton Manning rides a giant flying baguette to kick off NBCUniversal's fall campaign for its coverage of the Olympics games Paris 2024 ‘The Important Thing’ Simone Biles’ Mom Wants Her Daughter to Know Before the Paris Olympics Nellie Biles shares the advice she gives her daughter - and how she supports her on the good days and not-so-good days. Athletes Share Home Workout Ideas With Olympic Channel Being stuck indoors due to the Coronavirus outbreak means you need a bit of imagination to keep fit. Here are some ideas to help stay in shape wherever you are SportsEngine Spotlight: Brody Roybal Discover what Brody Roybal, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion in sled hockey, does in his spare time in this SportsEngine Spotlight. Simone Biles Shares At-Home Workout Plans, Concerns About Remaining in Mental Shape for Tokyo Simone Biles is now looking for news ways to stay active after her Olympic training has been put on hold. Basketball Player Trey Jenifer Grateful to Coaches for Helping Him Push for Another Paralympics Trevon “Trey” Jenifer is thankful for all his coaches, the positive and negative ones. View More sports in this article Gymnastics tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine