Simone Biles Wants People to Stop Asking Olympic Medalists This One Question

Simone Biles has issued a public appeal supporting fellow Olympic champions after being asked in Paris about her future during which she did not ruled out competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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Simone Biles wants fellow Olympic champions to be given time to enjoy their winning moments.

After earning her third gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and answering questions about her future at a press conference, the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history issued a public appeal.

“You guys really gotta stop asking athletes what’s next after they win a medal at the Olympics,” Simone, who has won seven Olympic gold medals and 10 overall since her debut at the Games in Rio in 2016, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Aug. 4. “Let us soak up the moment we’ve worked our whole lives for.”

A day earlier, the 27-year-old came in first place in the women’s gymnastics individual vault final, which followed her gold medal victory in the individual all-around competition and Team USA’s collective No. 1 performance at the team final earlier in the week.

At an Aug. 3 press conference, Biles spoke about her Olympic future.

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Asked if she had taken part in her final vault competition, Biles referenced her winning performance from earlier that day, saying, “Is this my last? Definitely the Yurchenko double pike. I mean, I kind of nailed that one.”

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Biles then gave a hint about whether she would compete at all in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, which would mark her fourth Olympic run.

“Never say never,” the athlete said. “The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know.”

She added, laughing, “But I am getting really old.”

While Biles is not the oldest Olympic champion, she is the oldest Olympic all-around winner in 72 years since Maria Gorokhovskaya competed at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 at age 30. And former Team USA gymnast Marie Margaret Hoesley was 35 when she took part in the same competition.

The oldest gymnast to compete in the Olympic Games is Uzbek athlete Oksana Chusovitina, who was 46 when she took part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Read on to relive some of the most emotional moments from the 2024 Paris Olympics…

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Aug. 1: Gymnastics

USA gymnast Simone Biles beams after winning gold in the women’s all-around final, sporting her “GOAT” necklace.

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Aug. 1: Tennis

Great Britain’s Andy Murray—who announced his retirement before the Paris Games—tearfully bids farewell to the crowd after being eliminated alongside Dan Evans in the men’s doubles.

Aug. 1: Table Tennis

Tomokazu Harimoto of Team Japan lets off some steam during his match against China’s Fan Zhendong.

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Aug. 1: Swimming

Men’s 200m backstroke silver medalist Apostolos Christou of Greece gets emotional while standing on the podium.

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Aug. 1: Tennis

Spanish tennis Carlos Alcaraz lets out a victorious scream after defeating Tommy Paul of Team USA in men’s single.

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July 31: Diving

Great Britain’s bronze medalists Andrea Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson share a raw moment after the women’s synchronized 10m platform diving final.

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July 31: Soccer

Korbin Albert gets emotional after scoring a goal in the women’s soccer game.

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July 31: Swimming

Team Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem celebrates her gold medal in the Women’s 100m Freestyle Final.

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July 31: Swimming

Team USA’s Katie Ledecky reacts to winning gold in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle Final.

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July 31: Swimming

French swimmer Anastasiia Kirpichnikova cries tears of joy after seeing her silver medal-winning time in women’s 1500m freestyle event.

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July 31: Judo

Serbia’s Nemanja Majdov (L) and Greece’s Theodoros Tselidis (R) share a moment after their round in the men’s 90kg round of 16 in judo. Tselildis, who beat Majdov, later won the bronze medal.

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July 31: Sabre

Manon Apithy-Brunet (L) kisses her husband France’s Bolade Apithy after his team beat Egypt.

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July 31: Triathalon

Gold medalist Alex Yee of Team Great Britain and silver medalist Hayden Wilde of Team New Zealand share a subtle celebratory moment after crossing the finish line.

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July 31: Rugby

Team New Zealand leaps for joy after beating Canada in the Women’s Rugby Sevens Gold medal match.

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July 31: Field Hockey

Agustina Gorzelany of Team Argentina celebrates her team’s first goal in a match against Spain. Argentina ended up winning the match 2-1.

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July 31: Shooting

Team Guatemala’s Adriana Ruano Oliva gets emotional after realizing she’s won the gold medal—her country’s very first—in the shooting trap women’s final.

July 30: Tennis

Andy Murray and Dan Evans of Great Britain embrace in celebration after besting Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of Team Belgium in Men’s Doubles second round match.

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July 30: Swimming

Great Britain’s Tom Dean celebrates, along with fellow teammates, after his win in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.

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July 30: Gymnastics

Simone Biles expresses elation after securing the gold medal for Team USA in the women’s gymnastics team final, making her the most decorated gymnast in history.

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July 30: Gymnastics

Team Italy reacts after finishing the women’s gymnastics all around team final with a silver medal.

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July 30: Tennis

Coco Gauff listens to a call made against her during a July 30 match against Croatia’s Donna Vekic. The controversial line correction ended the tennis champion’s run in the 2024 Olympics.

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July 30: Tennis

Jasmine Paolini reacts during her match with Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. She lost the match, exiting the games.

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July 30: Pistol Shooting

Serbian sports shooter Zorana Arunovic kisses her gold medal—her first time medaling in the sport after competing in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

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July 29: Gymnastics

Kazuma Kaya and the rest of Team Japan celebrate after earning a gold medal for the artistic gymnastics men’s team final. They were followed by Team China with silver, and Team USA with bronze.

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July 29: Canoe Slalom

Adam Burgess of Great Britain celebrates after completing his event. His team took home a silver and bronze medal for canoe slalom, a sport that sees competitors navigate a whitewater course.

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July 29: Badminton

Team Malaysia’s Tang Jie Chen and Ee Wei Toh celebrate after beating China during the mixed doubles play stage.

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July 29: Gymnastics

Asher Hong of Team USA celebrates after completing the vault at the men’s team final. He placed 9th in his event, and helped earn the Team USA men’s gymnastics team a bronze medal.

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July 29: Sabre

French fencer Manon Apithy-Brunet reacts after beating South Korea’s Choi Se-bin in the women’s semifinal bout.

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July 29: Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds up his racket in celebration after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in a second round match of the Men’s Singles tournament.

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July 29: Basketball

Ezinne Kalu and the rest of Team Nigeria celebrate their win against Team Australia.