Simone Biles - report

American artistic gymnast (born 1997)

Simone Biles Owens is an American artistic gymnast. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast and is the equal ninth-most overall. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most decorated gymnast in the history of the Gymnastics World Championships, and is considered by many sources to be the greatest gymnast of all time. In 2022, Biles was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles

2022 2023 2024

Sentiment Over Time:
A visual representation of news coverage for Simone Biles

A graph that displays the sentiment of news articles about this person or organization over the course of the year. This graph will give you a visual representation of how the sentiment has changed over time and will help you understand any fluctuations in the sentiment.

Significant news events for Simone Biles

negative
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles says the FBI and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye’ to Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women. Biles and another athlete, Aly Raisman, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee along with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
positive
Biles, 24, had been widely expected to be a multiple champion and one of the defining stars of these Games. The Chinese duo of Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing took gold and silver, as Biles ended up with the same medal she won on this apparatus at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. The 24-year-old had pulled out of all of her previous individual events due to a case of what she has called the 'twisties'
positive
Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title in the women's gymnastics all-round program. Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, said she was not in the right state of mind. The 24-year-old was spotted cheering on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team during the all-around final event. USA Gymnastics said the decision follows "further medical evaluation"
negative
U.S. gymnast Simone Biles fails to qualify for the final of the women's team event. Biles, 24, had pulled out of the team competition a day earlier citing mental health concerns. Jade Carey, who finished ninth in qualifying, will take Biles' place in the final.
negative
The 24-year-old made a serious mistake on her vault and ended up executing a much more simple skill than planned, resulting in a low score of 13.766. Team USA went on to win silver at the event, with the Russian Olympic Committee team winning gold, Great Britain taking bronze.
negative
Team USA falls to second in qualification round of women's gymnastics. Russia posts top score of 171.629, more than a full point ahead of the Americans. Reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles topped the all-around and teammate Sunisa Lee came in second.
positive
Simone Biles won the all-around title at the U.S. Classic in Indianapolis. The 24-year-old last competed at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart. Biles posted the highest scores of the night on balance beam, floor exercise and vault.