In a video message Skinner posted Tuesday to Instagram, the gymnast publicly asks Biles “to please put a stop” to what she calls cyberbullying that “has led to threats of physical harm to me, my husband and our daughter.” This followed a social post from Biles celebrating Team USA’s gold medal in Paris last week that also seemingly targeted a comment made by Skinner in a since-deleted YouTube video.

“I sincerely hoped that this topic wouldn’t need to be revisited,” Skinner said in the video message. “But unfortunately things have really gotten out of hand lately, and it’s one thing to disagree with me regarding something I’ve said or a point I was trying to make, but it’s something else entirely when that turns into cyberbullying or even worse.”

Last week, Biles took to social media to celebrate her team’s incredible gold medal win at the 2024 Olympics, but her word choice set the gymnastics world on fire.

Biles shared images of her team holding the American flag after winning gold in the women’s gymnastics all-around team final. The team included Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.

“Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,” she captioned the post.

Biles’ words appeared to reference a comment made by Skinner, who stepped in for Biles at the Tokyo Olympics after she dropped out due to the twisties. In the now-deleted YouTube video, Skinner commented on what she said was a lack of “talent” and “depth” in the upcoming gymnastics fields.

Biles had responded to the remark shortly after Skinner made it, and Skinner had apologized for the remarks saying they were “misinterpreted” or “misunderstood.”

But all the controversy surrounding the video resurfaced after Biles’ post last week, which was praised by Olympians around the world, including her gold medal-winning teammates.

Skinner did not immediately respond to that post, but appeared to block Biles on social media.

That all changed on Tuesday.

“At this point, I am just asking for it to just stop for the sake of my family, because enough is enough,” Skinner said in the new video, explaining, “I made a comment about work ethic and what seems to be taking place with the rising generation. To be totally clear, I take 100% responsibility for poorly articulating the point I was trying to make, and the last thing I wanted was to cause harm or offend our US Olympic team.”

“I know these women are incredible, the very best of the best, and almost all of them are my former teammates who I have enjoyed very much cheering on the last few years,” she continued, saying she posted a video apology on Instagram and followed up with a written apology and individual messages “to each of the women on the team.”

“Only Simone had responded and she told me that she was proud of me,” Skinner said. “You guys can imagine my surprise last week when I was celebrating our team winning gold. Just to see this brought up all over again by a caption on an Instagram post.”

This is when Skinner talks in the video about the effects of Biles’ latest post.

“If Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent, and if that’s really how she feels, I am really heartbroken over it, but not just heartbroken because it isn’t how I feel or even what I previously said but heartbroken because Simone’s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments.”

Skinner said she received DMs and emails that included death threats to herself, her family and her agent.

“My family and my friends don’t deserve to be caught in a crossfire here,” she said. “They’ve done nothing. So to Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this. Please ask your followers to stop. You have been an incredible champion for mental health awareness and a lot of people need your help now. We’ve been hurt and attacked in ways that I am certain you never intended.”

Skinner ended by saying, “I love our country and I love our team. And I hope that we can move on and move forward and cheer on the rest of our teammates and our athletes together.”

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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She won the all-around title, a team silver medal and a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She then went through a long and difficult battle with kidney disease to make the Paris Olympic team.

In Paris, Lee has been on top of her game. She helped lead the team to a gold medal, and went on to win a bronze medal in the all-around and another bronze on the uneven bars.

On Monday, Lee competed in the balance beam final, where she did not end up on the podium.

With the balance beam final as her last competition, Lee is now officially done competing in Paris.

Following her final performance, Lee was asked what she would eat as a celebration in an interview.

“I want some pho. I’ve been craving pho or some type of soup,” Lee said, adding wherever she looked in Paris, she can’t seem to find it.

The interview was reminiscent of when Lee won the all-around final in Tokyo. There, after walking off the top of the podium, she was asked a similar question. A reporter asked how she would celebrate her big win, and Lee’s response was simple.

“I don’t even know; I’m going to go eat a pizza. That’s all I’ve been craving this whole time.”

Lee will return to her home state of Minnesota as the third-most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time, a title she shares with Aly Raisman.

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The gymnast led Team USA to victory in the team all-around July 30, starting with a vault that posted the team-high score of 14.900.

Her floor routine, featuring music from both Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, wowed audiences and judges with two of her eponymous skills. Her gravity-defying performance earned a score of 14.666, helping Team USA secure the all-around gold medal with 171.296 points. Italy placed second and Brazil in third.

During the individual all-around final on Aug. 1, Biles pulled off the Yurchenko double pike on the vault, which was officially named after her in 2023. The “Biles II” is currently the most difficult vault in women’s gymnastics, worth 6.4 points.

Biles secured her second all-around gold medal with an electric floor routine that had the crowd exploding during her final rotation. With a total of 59.131 points, she edged out Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade (57.932) and reigning individual all-around champion Sunisa Lee (56.465).

Biles’ redemption tour didn’t stop there. The gymnast won yet another gold during the women’s vault final on Aug. 3, scoring 15.300 with the Yurchenko double pike. Andrade earned silver (14.966), and Jade Carey bronze (14.466).

A fall today had Biles placing fifth on the beam with a score of 13.100. Italy’s Alice D’Amato took gold, with China’s Zhou Yaqin in second and Italy’s Manila Esposito coming third.

Biles rounded out her Olympics journey Monday with tumbles that won her a silver in the floor final, 0.033 points behind Andrade (14.166).

She performed a total of 17 routines in Paris, competing in all but one possible event. The 27-year-old has now won seven Olympic gold medals and 11 medals overall.

The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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From a dominant debut in Rio, to overcoming struggles in Tokyo, to getting redemption in Paris, Biles exits the 2024 Olympics as an 11-time medal winner.

The star United States gymnast took silver in the floor exercise final on Monday with a score of 14.133. She finished behind Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who had a 14.166 to win gold, after receiving landing deductions for going out of bounds twice.

Biles’ U.S. teammate Jordan Chiles took bronze with a 13.766 after Team USA submitted an inquiry that increased her score from what was initially a fifth-place finish. Biles and Chiles bowed down in celebration to Andrade when she was presented with the gold during the medal ceremony.

Biles had won gold in floor at the 2016 Olympics and was forced to pull out of the event three years ago in Tokyo to focus on her mental health.

She entered her final event at the 2024 Olympics having won gold in vault, all-around and the team final in Paris. By winning silver in floor for her 11th career Olympic medal, she tied Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska for second-most by a female gymnast in Olympic history. The record is held by Larisa Latynina, who had 18 for the Soviet Union between 1956 and 1964.

Biles’ three gold-medal wins in Paris increased her career total to seven. She trails Latynina and U.S swimmer Katie Ledecky, who each won nine, and U.S. swimmer Jenny Thompson (8) for most all time by a woman in Olympics history.

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Earlier in the day, Biles was unable to medal in balance beam after slipping during her routine for a one-point deduction. She scored a 13.100 to finish tied for fifth with U.S. teammate Suni Lee, who also fell during her routine. It was the first time since 2000 that an American was unable to reach the women’s balance beam podium.

Biles closed her performance in Paris on floor by getting back onto the podium. She has not, however, ruled out competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles when she will be 31 years old.

“Never say never,” Biles said Saturday after taking gold in vault. “Next Olympics are at home. So, you just never know. I am getting really old.”

Here’s a list of Simone Biles’ medals:

• 2024 Paris Olympics  – Silver – Floor
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Team
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Silver – Team
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Bronze – Balance beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Floor
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Balance beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Team

The star U.S. gymnast entered Monday having won a gold medal in every final she competed in at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but she was unable to reach the podium in the balance beam final.

The 27-year-old scored a 13.100 after slipping off the beam towards the end of her routine for a one-point deduction. She finished tied for fifth with U.S. teammate Suni Lee, who also fell during her routine. It was the first time since 2000 that an American was unable to reach the women’s balance beam podium.

Italy’s Alice D’Amato won gold with a 14.366, China’s Zhoi Yaquin took silver with a 14.100 and Italy’s Manila Esposito took bronze with a 14.000.

Biles, who won bronze in beam at the Rio Olympics and Tokyo Olympics, was looking to become the first three-time Olympic medalist in the event.

She entered having won gold in vault, all-around and the team final in Paris. With 10 total Olympic medals, she needs one more top-three finish to tie Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska for second-most by a female gymnast in Olympic history behind Larisa Latynina, who had 18 for the Soviet Union between 1956 and 1964.

Biles’ seven Olympic gold medals trails only Latynina and Katie Ledecky, who each won nine, and Jenny Thompson (8) for most by a woman.

Biles still has a chance to add one more medal to her collection in Paris when she competes in the floor exercise at 8:23 a.m. ET/5:23 a.m. PT on E!, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. Biles won gold in the event in the 2016 Olympics and was forced to pull out of the event three years ago in Tokyo to focus on her mental health.

Biles also has not ruled out competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles when she will be 31 years old.

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Here’s a list of Simone Biles’ medals:

• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Team
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Silver – Team
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Bronze – Balance beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Floor
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Balance beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Team

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The United States gymnastics star captured her sixth Olympic medal by taking a second-straight bronze in the women’s uneven bars on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In what is considered her top individual event, the 21-year-old received a score of 14.800.

Lee was the last of the eight gymnasts in the final to compete, needing a score higher than 14.766 to medal.

Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour won gold with a score of 15.700 and China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver with a 15.500.

It was Lee’s third medal of the Paris Games, after helping Team USA win gold in the team final and and taking bronze in the all-around. Lee was the only American to compete in the uneven bars final, with 10-time Olympic medal winner Simone Biles failing to qualify by tenths of a point after placing ninth.

“I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,” Lee told reporters after that bronze-medal win, “because I didn’t think that I could.”

Even though she had already done it once before.

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Lee, at the Tokyo Olympics while 18 years old, took gold in the all-around after Simone Biles, the defending gold-medal winner, was forced to withdraw from the event. In Tokyo, Lee also was part of USA’s silver-medal winning unit in the team final and took bronze in the uneven bars.

Following the Tokyo Games, the newly-crowned Olympic champion contemplated retiring from gymnastics due to two kidney diseases that caused constant pain and nausea and made her weight fluctuate.

Lee called her coach to say she was done with the sport but was told to come to the gym to think it through. Lee reconsidered, continuing an arduous journey that ultimately would lead her to the Paris Olympics.

And back to the podium. 

Lee will compete in one final event at the Paris Olympics, the balance beam final on Monday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.

The Worcester, Massachusetts, native and pommel horse specialist had already gotten more than his fair share of nicknames after anchoring Team USA to the first men’s team medal at the Olympics in 16 years. And after his 15.300 score in the pommel horse event final proved enough, Nedoroscik even appeared to acknowledge one of those nicknames — Clark Kent, for his signature glasses — by putting the American flag on like a cape.

Nedoroscik was also known as “pommel horse guy,” which was instantly trending on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“He did it again!” tweeted the City of Worcester, along with a message of congratulations and pride.

Plenty of other reaction poured in, especially from Nedoroscik’s Olympic teams and teammates.

NBC10 Boston asked an ecstatic Nedoroscik about his “pommel horse guy” moniker after his podium-reaching performance.

“It is just awesome seeing the amount of people reaching out and talking about pommel horse,” he said.

He also told reporters it’s “unbelievable” to have memes being made about him, which have even caught the eye of the greatest American gymnast ever.

“It is just the coolest thing ever,” Nedoroscik said. “I mean, Simone Biles yesterday came up to me and said, ‘Look at this meme of you I saw.'”

“I mean, it is all just so surreal,” he continued. “I can’t wait to just soak it all in after this competition, now that I’m not so locked in anymore.”

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On Monday, she’ll complete her final Olympic performance in the women’s floor exercise final, alongside teammate Simone Biles.

But what comes next?

Chiles told Olympics.com she had a date set for telling the world her next moves: Aug. 6.

She began by cementing her focus on the floor exercise final but hinted she wouldn’t be done with gymnastics after that.

“I know floor is coming up,” Chiles said. “That’s my main focus, but you never know. You never know. I might have the four letters [UCLA] across my chest. You might see me in ’28.”

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She went on to reiterate her excitement about competing in the floor exercise final, her first Olympic event final.

“I just say stay tuned for Aug. 6. There might be an announcement for something,” Chiles said.

The two-time Olympian competed for UCLA for the 2022 and 2023 seasons before leaving to focus on training for the Olympics.

Chiles finished fourth in the all-around in the preliminary qualification round. And with rumors of retirement circulating for Biles, Suni Lee and Rebeca Andrade — the top three all-around gymnasts at the moment — Chiles could be handed the all-around torch.

Now, fans are left wondering: Could Chiles be headed back to collegiate gymnastics, or is she planning another Olympic run?

The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The Level 4 gymnast from Virginia took up the sport at a young age. When Nova was 2, she did her first mommy and me class with her mother Tiffany Davidson. She was just 3 when she did her first solo class. 

Fast forward to July 2024 when Nova went viral on Instagram after her mother posted a video of her practicing gymnastics moves on a beam in the living room. The video has since been viewed almost 44 million times, and it has more than 37,000 comments. 

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While mom Tiffany was previously a competitive cheerleader and dad Tj is a track athlete, they’re not sure where the tiny gymnast gets her skills from. 

“I’m a track athlete, but I’m not flexible at all, so I don’t know where she gets that from,” Tj said jokingly.

“There’s Level 1-10,” Tiffany explained. “[Nova] is a Level 4, but she’s actually not even old enough to compete Level 4. So she does two levels at a time because you have to be 7 to compete Level 4.” 

Nova trains 12 hours a week at her gym and sporadically when she is at home. 

“I would say it’s every day. Every day she’s sitting here, doing some tumbling in front of the TV or on her little balance beam,” Tj said. “I think the benefit of having a lot of the stuff here is she gets to play and she gets to continue to practice, but also gets to watch her favorite show.” 

Nova will train Level 4 this year and compete at Level 3. 

In January, Nova competed in her first gymnastics meet where she won first in beam, bars and floor, and finished third place on the vault. 

Of the four main gymnastics events (balance beam, floor exercises, vault, uneven bars) floor is Nova’s favorite. She likes doing a roundoff back handspring back tuck.

Nova, dressed in a Team USA leotard and replica gold medals, said she was filled with “happiness” when the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold during the all-around finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

American gymnasts and Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles are two of the golden girls that Nova looks up to. 

“I think [the 2036 Olympics] could definitely be a possibility for her,” Tiffany said. “If that’s her goal and her dream, I think she’s very talented enough to do it. We’ll see. She can make it happen.”

You can watch the women’s all-around final on NBC and Peacock, and streaming live here, on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET / 9:15 a.m. PT.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The pommel horse is one of the six apparatuses men use during a gymnastics competition. The others include floor exercises, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bars. 

Standing at 3 feet, 9 inches, a modern pommel horse is made of metal and covered with foam and leather. Original pommels were designed with a wooden body. They are mounted on an alloy base with a rubber coating so athletes can have good grips. 

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The apparatus looks like an old wooden horse that ancient Romans used to practice mounting and dismounting in military training.

Pommels come from the French word pomel, which means “knob”, or “hilt of a sword.” It traces back to the Latin word pōmum, meaning apple or fruit, the same root in the word pomegranate.

He takes them off when he competes on the pommel horse — his only event and a dazzling routine that helped Team USA’s men’s gymnastics team win the bronze medal in the team final on Monday, July 29.

Nedoroscik’s transformation from a mild-mannered bespectacled mechanical engineer on the sidelines to powerful athlete defying gravity on the pommel horse is drawing comparisons to Clark Kent turning into Superman when he removes his glasses.

“I think they’re awesome,” Nedoroscik, 25, said of the memes during a TODAY segment that aired on Tuesday, July 30.

“I’m representing people that wear glasses well.”

The gymnast talked with TODAY co-anchor Hoda Kotb while wearing her sunglasses because of an eye sensitivity — a condition he’s talked about on social media.

Here’s what Nedoroscik has shared about his eyesight:

What he sees when he competes without glasses

“It’s not necessarily clear, but the thing about pommel horse is if I keep them on, they’re gonna fly somewhere,” Nedoroscik told TODAY about his preference to take off his glasses.

“When I go up on the pommel horse, it’s all about feeling the equipment. I don’t even really see when I’m doing my gymnastics. It’s all in the hands — I can feel everything.”

He has strabismus

Nedoroscik has crossed eyes — or strabismus, the medical term for the condition, he revealed on TikTok.

It happens when a problem affects eye muscles, causing the eyes to not line up properly and point in different directions, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Strabismus usually develops in infants and kids under 3, but it can also start later in life, the American Optometric Association notes.

People with strabismus can lose depth perception, or develop blurry or double vision. Glasses or contacts can help patients see better. Other treatment options include surgery, eye muscle exercises and prism lenses that help manage the misalignment of the eyes.

He has coloboma

This genetic condition happens when some of the tissue that makes up the eye is missing at birth, according to the National Eye Institute. One or both eyes could be affected.

There are different types of coloboma depending on which part of the eye is impacted. The missing tissue could involve the eyelid, lens, macula, optic nerve, retina or middle layer of the eye, the American Academy of Ophthalmology notes.

Nedoroscik has talked about living with coloboma on TikTok, explaining he’s photophobic, or light sensitive, because of it — perhaps why he borrowed Hoda’s sunglasses.

Other symptoms include vision loss; not being able to see in a specific location, such as the upper part of the field of vision; or blindness.

There’s no cure, but glasses or contact lenses can help. Some patients may need low vision aids or surgery.

He sometimes wears sports goggles for ‘superstitious reasons’

They haven’t made an appearance at the Olympics yet, but Nedoroscik began wearing the sports goggles his freshman year at Penn State. His college teammates called them “The Specs,” noting they were a Secret Santa gift that had no prescription lenses.

“They are simply for fun, kind of my trademark. I like to have fun out there,” Nedoroscik said in a 2022 video profile, adding he considers them a good luck charm. “From day one of competing with them, they had a little bit of magic to them.”

He sometimes uses them for comfort and “superstitious reasons,” rather than improving his eyesight, according to his official Olympics profile.

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“These judges who are on the Olympic floor are also showing up to your training,” five-time Olympic medalist and gymnast Nastia Liukin said. “They sit there and they memorize your routines, they actually put them down on paper.”

Liukin competed for Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she was crowned the individual all-around champion. The retired athlete said judges seem to project mistakes gymnasts make during training onto their actual competition performance, even if the move was executed flawlessly in the Olympics arena.

That’s why it’s so important to “train as if you’re competing,” according to Liukin, who spoke with Dr. Michael Gervais on the podcast “Finding Mastery.”

“I remember talking about this and someone said, ‘But that’s not fair,'” she said. “‘How are they getting to judge you before the competition?'”

“When you step foot into the competition, the Village, the arena, the training hall — it’s game on,” Liukin added. “It’s a competition every time that you step onto the floor.”

During a live interview on the TODAY Show, anchor Hoda Kotb was joined by rapper-turned-NBC-Olympics-commentator Snoop Dogg to interview the Biles family.

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“Snoop, I don’t know if you know this, but Simone and you have known each other for a long time. Right, Nellie?” Kotb said.

The “Drop it Like it’s Hot” musician looked perplexed.

“Wow! How Nellie?” he asked.

“I remember. I will never forget when we met you in Times Square, 2010. And you said, ’cause we asked for a picture, two minutes. One, two and you were gone,” Nellie said followed by a laugh.

Perhaps Snoop was too busy for a then-unknown Simone all those years ago, but how things have changed.

Snoop was proud to show off his support for Simone by wearing a t-shirt with her face on it during Sunday night’s women’s gymnastics qualifying round in Bercy Arena, where the team advanced to the finals with the highest score.

The next chance for Snoop, along with the rest of the world, to watch Biles in action will be during the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Final Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock.

You can find Team USA women’s gymnastics full schedule here.

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The relatively young U.S. team — made up of Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Asher Hong and Stephen Nedoroscik — finished with a score of 257.793, narrowly falling below China and Japan, widely considered top medal favorites for the event, but who both suffered major falls.

Halfway through the men’s event, Team USA sat in second place — though they remained in a tight battle heading into the final half.

The top of the podium was widely expected to be a duel between superpowers China and Japan.

The U.S. came to Paris believing it could return to the medal stand at the Games for the first time in 16 years — and they did.

Despite a stellar performance from Juda Saturday, which saw him taking an unexpected new role as one of the two US. contenders for the individual all-around medals, topping U.S. star Brody Malone, the Americans had high hopes to move past a sloppy fifth-place finish during qualifications.

Now they’ll head into the individual events with both Juda and Richard set to compete for the individual all-around.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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Carey revealed to Olympics.com after Sunday’s qualifying session that her abnormally inconsistent performance was not due to nerves, but due to sickness.

“I just have not been feeling well the past few days and haven’t been able to eat or anything,” Carey said.

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During her floor routine, Carey made several unusual mistakes, most notably on her final tumbling pass. She appeared to get lost in the air during what should have been a double tuck, opting for a single tuck and then rolling onto her back and out of bounds. The reigning Olympic floor champion finished last out of all floor competitors with a score of 10.633 and will not get the opportunity to defend her Tokyo title. 

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“I had, like, no energy today and didn’t really have a sense of what was going on in my head. So, I just kind of wanted people to know that so, they know that there’s actually something wrong,” Carey said.

Despite that, Carey bounced back on vault with a score of 14.433, good enough to put her through to the vault final alongside Biles. Carey’s mom, Danielle, might have been the most nervous person in the whole building:

The women’s team final is Tuesday, July 30, and the women’s vault final will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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Dunne, 21, read a statement in a video montage posted on Instagram and X on Monday in which the All-American says, “No matter how many opportunities come my way off the mat, there’s just something about LSU” and being part of a squad that made school history. LSU also shared the post in a news release in which Dunne said she found a renewed love for the sport last season.

Dunne appeared in nine meets last season, competing in the uneven bars and floor events and twice achieving a score of 9.900 in the latter, most recently in the NCAA Fayetteville regional second round. She said she wanted to show her versatility in multiple events.

“I really enjoyed the dynamic of the team this year and it all came together well,” said Dunne, whose academic awards include four Southeastern Conference selections and a Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association’s All-American honor. “Winning the national championships was a great team accomplishment, but I feel like I have more to give as an individual competitor.”

Dunne will return to LSU for a final season along with NCAA all-around champion Haleigh Bryant, Sierra Ballard, Chase Brock and Alyona Shchennikova. The Hillsdale, New Jersey, native is one of the top earners in name, image and likeness compensation and has a massive social media following.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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While gymnastics is one of the oldest sports that this still practiced today, rhythmic gymnastics made its Olympic debut as a medal event in 1984.

Here’s all you need to know about the sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris:

Olympic rhythmic gymnastics format

For starters, it is important to note that rhythmic gymnastics is a women-only discipline.

There are two different medal events during the Games: individual all-around and the group event.

The individual all-around starts with qualification with each gymnast performing four routines across different apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.

The top 10 gymnasts advance to the final, where they will perform again across all four apparatus. 

The group event also has a qualification round. Each group performs two routines: one with five ribbons and the other with a combination of three sets of clubs and two hoops.

The final consists of the top eight groups performing again with both routines.

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Olympic rhythmic gymnastics scoring

Gymnasts are scored for their skills, artistry and execution within the apparatus during their 75- to 90-second routines.

In the qualification round of the individual all-around, the scores from each apparatus are added to determine a gymnast’s total score.

In the final, the scores are reset and the gymnast with the highest total score wins gold.

In the group event, the groups are ranked based on their total scores. In the final, scores are reset once again and the highest total score wins.

When judges score, they are looking at difficulty and execution — each of which can receive a maximum of 10 points. Penalties will be given to athletes for various errors, such as dropping the apparatus or stepping out of bounds, resulting in a lowered score. 

Olympic rhythmic gymnastics medal count

Russia has been the dominant country in rhythmic gymnastics. Russia has earned 16 medals with 10 being gold. Most recently, the ROC captured two silver medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The sport has been dominated by other European countries, as well, including Bulgaria, Spain and Ukraine.

While the U.S. has seen success in other gymnastic disciplines, rhythmic gymnastics has not been one to date. Team USA has zero medals headed into the 2024 Games.

Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The two rhythmic gymnastics events will take place at La Chapelle Arena.

Here is a look at the competition schedule (all times ET):

The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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Whether through her words, her actions, or her music, the Olympic silver-medal winner is helping to change the landscape — and the soundtrack — of gymnastics. 

As a young gymnast, Chiles said she didn’t see herself represented in the winners on the podiums or in most of the routines.

“My voice now, no matter what, I have learned that it’s going to be heard,” she said on NBC’s “My New Favorite Olympian.”

That determination to be as authentic as possible, not only for herself, but for the little girls seeing the now champion perform, comes through in every routine.

The beat of a 1990s hip-hop star has been heard when Chiles is on the mat. The style of a modern-day global icon has been seen. The impact of an influential Black gymnast has been felt. 

“Whether people like it or they don’t, you can like me or if you don’t like me, that’s how it works here,” she said. “That’s how it works in the world. That’s how it works in life.”

Chiles, after winning a silver medal with Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, went on to turn the gymnastics mat into a dance floor.

During her sophomore season at UCLA in 2023, she used a 1990s hip-hop medley for her floor routine at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. From DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Shoop,” Chiles’ execution wowed the crowd and the judges, earning a perfect 10 that helped send UCLA to the National Championships. 

She wasn’t the first to use hip-hop during a routine, as opposed to the sport’s traditional classical music. But she was the latest, and her routine went viral.

“I loved Jordan’s routine so much,” Chiles’ UCLA teammate Margzetta Frazier told NBC. “I’m sure that was such a culture shock for them.”

Chiles continued to change the culture at the U.S. championships in May.

The 23-year-old wore a leotard she was inspired to design with GK Elite Sportswear after seeing Beyoncé’s outfit during her “Renaissance” tour. Colorful, bedazzled and empowering, Chiles brought Beyoncé’s look from the stage to the mat for a design unlike any other worn in the sport.  

“I am that girl,” Chiles told The Washington Post in a nod to Beyoncé’s song. “I am going to look in the mirror and be OK with myself.” 

That sentiment, in Chiles’ experience, had not always been shared within the gymnastics community.

When she first began gymnastics in 2007 at six years old in her home state of Washington, she said there weren’t enough girls of color in the gym to even fill an Olympic podium. 

“It was literally me and this other girl who was trying to go for the Olympics during that timeframe,” she said.

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From 1980 when Luci Collins became the first Black woman to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Olympics to the time Chiles began gymnastics, only two other Black women had represented Team USA in women’s gymnastics. 

The lack of diversity in the sport became more glaring to Chiles as she got older and began to experience discrimination. 

“I was about 15, 16 years old when I was like, ‘wait, something’s not right’ because I wasn’t getting judged the same,” she said. 

“My mom finally told me. She was like, ‘You’re not doing anything wrong, it’s kind of like who you are and your skin color.”

Chiles considered leaving the sport.

“I wanted to be done because I didn’t think, one, the sport wanted me,” she said. “I didn’t think people around me wanted to see this beautiful Black girl in a (leotard) anymore. There were a lot of things that were going through my head.  But now when I think back, I’m happy I didn’t do that.”

Just as the music and wardrobes can change in gymnastics, so too can the times.

Chiles, of course, went on to win an Olympic silver medal in the team final with Simone Biles, Suni Lee and Grace McCallum. 

In 2022, she won three world medals and became part of a historic group — along with Konnor McClain and Shilese Jones — that marked the first time in the history of the U.S. Gymnastics Championship that three Black women topped the podium.

“I was like, ‘There’s no way that we just did an all-Black podium,” Chiles said.

It was a dramatic change from when Chiles was one of only two girls of color in the gym. Chiles continues to help the sport grow with her success and by partnering with the nonprofit organization Brown Girls Do Gymnastics, which aims to increase access to gymnastics for people of color. 

There, she speaks with aspiring gymnasts, and her voice is heard.  

“I’ve had times where I just look at them in their faces and I’m just like, ‘You are the most beautiful human being that God has created and I want you to know,'” Chiles said. “I’ll give them talks and whatever it is. I definitely enjoy the fact that the younger generation has someone to look up to that’s like me.”

Chiles was interviewed for My New Favorite Olympian, a series that tells the stories of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion. Subscribe to My New Favorite Olympian wherever you get your podcasts.

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The adorable 1-year-old niece of 11-time medalist Simone Biles wore the same gymnastics leotards as her aunt during the Olympics. And if cuteness was an Olympic sport, Ronni would be at the top of the podium.

Photos of Ronni were shared on social media by her mother Sammi, Biles’ sister-in-law. Ronni’s bedazzled leotards feature the same stars and stripes and crystals as those worn by Team USA. She just needs to complete the outfit by borrowing one of Aunt Simone’s gold medals. 

The Team USA leotards are made by the Pennsylvania-based sportswear company GK Elite, which has designed custom looks for Biles and her teammates. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles had a a crystal-encrusted goat head emblazoned on her leotard, symbolizing her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Leading up to the Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles designed a leotard that was inspired by an outfit Beyoncé wore during her concert tour.

Leotard replicas are sold for gymnastics fans who want to sport them in the same way sports fans wear jerseys of their favorite teams.

“We wanted to provide that same experience to our athletes so that they can wear the leotard of their favorite athlete, their Olympic team while they’re competing,” said Matt Cowan, chief executive officer of GK Elite. “We envision little girls doing handstands in front of the TV while Simone is nailing her dismount.”

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That was certainly the case for Ronni, who looks like she might be the next Olympian in the Biles family.      

We’ll pencil in her debut for the 2036 Games.

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Biles posted a two-day all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear of runner-up Skye Blakely and leaving little doubt that she appears ready to add a second all-around Olympic gold to go with the one she captured in 2016.

In front of an audience that included her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, Biles put on a four-rotation clinic that featured all the trademarks of a typical Biles performance. There was jaw-dropping athleticism mixed with precision and more than a splash of swagger.

Biles finished with the highest two-day score on all four events — something she’d done only once before at nationals (2018) — to build plenty of momentum ahead of the Olympic trials later this month in Minneapolis.

Her only misstep on Sunday came on vault. She came up short on her Yurchenko double pike — two back flips with her hands clasped behind her knees — during warmups and overcompensated when it counted, generating so much force she wound up on her back. She still received a 15.000 for her effort, a testament to a vault that’s never been completed in competition by another woman and only attempted by a select group of men.

Not that it bothered her. Biles collected herself, took a couple of deep breaths then followed it up a Cheng vault that was rewarded with a 15.1 and put a ninth national title within reach, heady territory considering no other gymnast in the history of the sport in the U.S. has more than seven.

While Biles remains above the fray as usual, there is plenty of competition for the other four spots on the five-woman U.S. team that will head to Paris as heavy favorites to return to the top of the podium after finishing second to Russia in Tokyo three years ago.

Blakely, 19, put together another impressive performance and will head to Minneapolis with plenty of momentum. Three years after her bid to make the 2020 Olympic team ended with an injury, Blakely is peaking at the right time.

Suni Lee, the 2020 Olympic champion who has spent the last year-plus battling kidney issues that have limited her training, shook off an early mistake on vault to put together elegant routines on uneven bars and balance beam that few in the world — even Biles — can match.

Olympians Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are in the mix, though both endured falls on beam on Sunday. Third-place finisher Kayla DiCello slipped off the uneven bars. Leanne Wong, perhaps looking fatigued after a long season competing at Florida, also endured uncharacteristic miscues.

Shilese Jones, considered the best all-around gymnast in the U.S. without the last name Biles, pulled out of the championships on Friday, citing a shoulder injury though she said Sunday she was feeling better and plans to be available for trials. So will 18-year-old Kaliya Lincoln, who opted not to compete on Sunday after tweaking something during Friday night’s opening session.

Both — if healthy — figure to be serious contenders to earn an invitation to Paris (Jones in particular). If they’re not, the door could swing wide open for others and test the depth the senior elite program has been touting for years.

Douglas cited an ankle injury sustained during training this week, ending her run for a third Olympic team, according to ESPN.

“I love this sport and I love pushing my limits,” Douglas told ESPN. “I hope I can inspire both my peers and the next generation of gymnasts that age is just a number and you can accomplish anything you work hard for.”

She said she intends to continue training in preparation for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The U.S. Championships, held in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend, determine the gymnasts competing at Olympic Trials later this month. Douglas was slated to compete on three of the four events at the Championships after failing to qualify as an all-around competitor.

Her last competitive outing was the Core Hydration Classic in Hartford, Connecticut earlier this month, where she withdrew after struggling on the uneven bars.

Douglas, 28, pulled out of the competition in the first rotation. She hit a clean set in warmups, but fell twice on the uneven bars in competition for a 10.100.

Douglas returned to competition for the first time since the 2016 Rio Olympics at the American Classic in Katy, Texas in April. She placed 10th in the all-around there, but she qualified to compete at the U.S. Championships on three events.

She first announced her intention to return to the Olympics on “Hallie Jackson NOW” earlier this year.

Douglas had initially intended to return to competitive gymnastics at the Winter Cup in February, but withdrew days before the competition due to a positive Covid test.

“I have to give myself a little bit of grace,” Douglas said at a training in Hartford. “It ended rough for me in 2016, so I didn’t want to end on that note. I want to make sure I end on love and joy instead of hating something that I love.”

Douglas said she “felt so much nostalgia.”

“I love this generation,” she said. “We’re pushing the boundaries and saying, ‘Hey, you don’t have to be 16.’”

Douglas’ 2012 performance in London made her the first Black gymnast to win the Olympic all-around gold medal. At the 2016 Olympics, Douglas helped the U.S. women to their second consecutive win in the team event, garnering her a third Olympic gold medal.

She did not make a run for the most recent Olympics in Tokyo, a move many in the gymnastics world interpreted as a de facto retirement announcement.

If she had been named to the U.S. Olympic team in Paris, Douglas would have been the first American woman since Dominique Dawes to make three Olympic teams. Simone Biles, who was Douglas’ teammate in Rio, is also eyeing her third Olympic team this summer.

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• Gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina to miss first Olympics since 1992

The Uzbekistani gymnast has competed in eight consecutive Olympic Games, beginning with the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. She announced Thursday that she sustained an injury before her final qualification opportunity, the Asian Championships in Tashkent.

The 48-year-old gymnast became an icon for her resilience and longevity in a sport known for early retirements. 

“I will not be able to take part [in the Asian Championships] and I am very upset, as I have been preparing for this competition for a long time,” Chusotvitina said in an Instagram post. “I started doing all-around and I wanted to perform in our country, in front of our fans. But, unfortunately, tomorrow you will not see me among the participants.” 

Chusotvitina is a two-time Olympic medalist, having won a team gold medal with the Unified Team in 1992 and a bronze on the vault representing Germany at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the oldest female gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games at 46.

Chusovitina moved to Germany in 2002 while her son received treatment there for acute lymphocytic leukemia. She represented the German federation from 2006-2012, when she changed her nationality back to Uzbekistan, her home country.

Emma Malabuyo, an alternate for the U.S. women’s team in Tokyo, was slated to face off against Chusovitina for the final qualification spot to Paris. Malabuyo now represents the Philippines and the Asian Championships is her last Olympic qualification opportunity.

Chusovitina initially planned to retire after the Tokyo Olympics but continued to train. She has not announced whether the Paris Olympic cycle will be her last.

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