Simone Biles called the Paris Games her ‘Redemption Tour’ after withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics and taking a break from the sport, and she delivered in stunning fashion.
As well as clinching the second all-round gold medal of her illustrious career, she won gold in team and vault – where she performed her celebrated Biles II, a Yurchenko double pike – and silver in the floor exercise. Her lifetime total of 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals makes her the most decorated gymnast in history.
Biles spoke from the heart on stage at the Palacio de Cibeles, and said: “I want to thank Laureus for this incredible honour. I’ve been dreaming of moments like this since I was a foster kid, so I have to say thank you to my parents for adopting me and my sister. To any foster kids – or kids in general – out there… go get ‘em, you got it. Never give up.”
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