PARIS, France — Simone Biles made her return to the Olympic stage on Sunday and has her first shot at a gold medal in Paris on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old is the most decorated gymnast in the world and is widely considered the best in the sport. She's back in action after bowing out of multiple events in Tokyo to protect her mental health and safety.
When is Simone Biles competing next?
Biles, along with Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and 16-year-old newcomer Hezly Rivera, posted the highest team score during Sunday's qualification round.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team will next compete Tuesday in the team final.
It was confirmed Monday that Biles will compete in all four events during the team final, despite dealing with a calf injury.
What time does Simone Biles compete on Tuesday?
The women's team final begins at 12:15 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. It will be shown live on NBC and Peacock and again in Primetime on Tuesday night.
When is Simone Biles competing in the Olympics?
Simone Biles and Suni Lee both qualified for the all-around final, which will be on Thursday.
Biles also managed to qualify for each individual apparatus final, except uneven bars.
- The women's team final begins at 12:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 30.
- The women's all-around final begins at 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1. Biles and Tokyo all-around champion Suni Lee will represent the U.S.
- The women's vault final begins at 10:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 3. Biles and Jade Carey will represent the U.S.
- The women's balance beam final is at 6:36 a.m. ET and floor exercise final is at 8:20 a.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 5. Biles and Suni Lee will compete in balance beam, while Biles and Jordan Chiles will compete in the floor exercise final.
What happened to Simone Biles at the last Olympics?
During the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Biles dropped from several events she was scheduled to compete in after suffering a condition that gymnasts call "the twisties."
The twisties are no joke for an Olympic-level athlete. It refers to a prolonged period where a gymnast suddenly loses awareness of where they are in relation to the bar and ground. At the speeds gymnasts perform routines during the Olympics, the twisties can cause serious injury if an athlete stumbles or mistimes a movement because of the issue.
When is the gymnastics team final for Paris 2024?
After coming in second in the women's team final in Tokyo, Team USA is eyeing redemption and the gold medal in Paris.
The women's team final begins at 12:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 30.
How many times has Simone Biles been to the Olympics?
The 2024 Paris Summer Games will be Simone Biles' third Olympic appearance. She made her debut in Rio and won four gold medals, including team and individual all-around, and one bronze. She returned for the Tokyo Olympics, where she won silver in the team competition and bronze on the balance beam.
The gymnastics events in the 2024 Olympics
At the Paris Olympics, there are three different disciplines: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline.
Artistic gymnastics is what most fans think of when they hear "gymnastics." Women compete in the floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and balance beam. Men compete on the pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, high bar and floor exercise.
Gymnasts are scored on difficulty and execution.
Rhythmic gymnastics, which combines the acrobatics of gymnastics with dance, is for women only. Rhythmic gymnastics has both solo and team events.
Rhythmic gymnasts perform short routines to music while utilizing a ribbon, hoop, ball and club. They're judged on difficulty, artistry and execution.
The newest gymnastics event to join the Olympic lineup is trampoline, which made its debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
In this event, gymnasts soar more than 8 meters into the air and perform a series of twists, bounces and somersaults. They're judged on difficulty, execution and airtime.
There are no team events in trampoline, just men's and women's individual competitions.