Simone Biles: Daily Routine

With two-a-day practices, compression boots, and no coffee in sight, Simone Biles keeps her mind clear and her body ready.

Even before Simone Biles touched down in Rio de Janeiro for her first Olympic games, the American artistic gymnast was already seen as one of the greatest and most dominant athletes in her sport.

Born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, Biles first tried her hand at gymnastics at the age of 6 years old during a day-care field trip. By 8 years old, she was training with artistic gymnastics coach Aimee Boorman, and was competing at an elite level by 14, racking up tremendous success over the next few years.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, all eyes were understandably on Biles and she didn’t disappoint, scoring gold medals in the all-around, vault, and floor; bronze on balance beam; and gold as part of the U.S. team. Fast-forward to the 2020 games, Biles was being hailed as a once-in-a-lifetime talent and she was feeling the pressure, describing it as “weight of the world on my shoulders.”