Simone Biles going for team gold at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the World Championships in 2019.

Biles talks with her grandfather, Ron, as she trains in Houston in August 2013. Biles grew up in Spring, Texas, just outside of Houston.

Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. She won gold in the individual all-around.

Biles poses after winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships. She finished first in the individual all-around.

Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. She successfully defended her title in the individual all-around.

Biles, left, poses at home with her grandparents Ron and Nellie, who adopted her and her younger sister Adria, right.

Biles practices in Houston in January 2016.

Biles, right, and fellow gymnast Gabby Douglas stand during the opening ceremony of the 2016 US Olympic Trials. Both made the team. Douglas was the Olympic all-around champion in 2012.

Biles celebrates with her teammates after the US Olympic Trials in 2016.

Biles competes on the balance beam at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She won gold in the individual all-around and the team all-around. She also added two more golds and a bronze.

Biles competes on the uneven bars at the 2016 Olympics.

From left, US gymnasts Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas celebrate after winning gold in the team all-around at the 2016 Olympics.

Biles celebrates with the gold medal she earned for her individual all-around title at the 2016 Olympics.

Biles has her legs held by host Jimmy Fallon as she plays a game called Hungry Hungry Humans on “The Tonight Show” in August 2016. Also playing were actor Donald Glover and some of Biles’ teammates.

Biles poses with swimming legend Michael Phelps, Raisman and actress Olivia Munn during a recording of the show “Lip Sync Battle: All Stars Live” in September 2016.

First lady Michelle Obama rests her elbow on Biles’ head as President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in September 2016. The Obamas were hosting an event for US Olympians.

Biles takes a photo with a young fan in Houston in September 2016.

Biles competes in “Dancing with the Stars” with Sasha Farber in 2017. They would finish in fourth place.

Biles speaks after receiving the ESPY Award for best female athlete in 2017.

Biles performs with the Houston Texans cheerleaders in December 2017.

Biles competes on the uneven bars during the 2018 World Championships. She won gold in the individual all-around.

Biles soars through the air while competing on the uneven bars at the World Championships in 2019. Again, she won gold in the individual all-around.

Biles celebrates after winning the balance beam final at the 2019 World Championships.

During the GK US Classic in May 2021, Biles became the first woman in history to land a Yurchenko double pike vault in competition.

Biles lands awkwardly while competing in the team all-around at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021. Biles stumbled on the vault landing and then pulled out of the competition over mental-health concerns.

Biles is congratulated by coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi after they realized Biles would win an Olympic bronze medal in the balance beam final in July 2021. Biles had pulled out of several events earlier in Tokyo, citing mental health concerns. Specifically, she said she had “the twisties,” a mental block in gymnastics in which competitors lose track of their positioning midair. Her bronze medal tied her with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals ever won by an American gymnast.

From left, Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman are sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2021. They sharply criticized how FBI agents handled the sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor now serving a long prison sentence.

President Joe Biden awards Biles with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in July 2022. Biles, 25, became the youngest person ever to receive the award. “When she stands on the podium,we see what she is: absolute courage to turn personal pain into a greater purpose, to stand and speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,” Biden said.

Biles appears on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in September 2022. On the right is US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Biles competes in the uneven bars at the Core Hydration Classic in August 2023. It was her first competitive event since 2021, and she won the all-around.