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Simone Biles has a message to those who want to know what’s next

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been quite the showing for Simone Biles and Team USA.
The 2024 Paris Olympics have been quite the showing for Simone Biles and Team USA. Screengrab from Simone Biles' Instagram page

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been quite the showing for Simone Biles and Team USA.

Biles has won three gold medals as of Aug. 4 and she has a chance to win two more. On August 5, she will compete in the balance beam and floor finals.

Yet, despite the fact that she has two more competitions to go, people are already wondering what is next for Biles.

Biles is 27 years old. An age that is young in the grand scheme of things, but it is older for the sport of gymnastics.

Whether Biles decides to retire on top after these Olympic Games, or if she returns for Los Angeles 2028, Biles is getting honest with the public.

While she’s said the Los Angeles Olympics aren’t totally out of the question, she is urging people to allow her to bask in her accomplishments for at least a few moments.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, Biles sent out another message to the public.

“You guys really gotta stop asking athletes what’s next after they win a medal at the Olympics,” she writes. “Let us soak up the moment we’ve worked out whole lives for.”

Despite her plea, Biles was asked what’s next. To which she had the perfect response.

So what is next for Simone Biles? Well she plans on “babysitting the medals” for at least a little while.

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Sara Vallone
Miami Herald
Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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