Simone Biles: podcast appearances and interviews

Simone Arianne Biles Owens is an American artistic gymnast recognized as one of the greatest female athletes and gymnasts of all time. She holds the record for the most medals in the history of the World Championships with 30, including all but seven gold medals. Biles is a six-time all-around champion at the World Championships and has secured multiple titles in floor exercise, balance beam, and vault. She has also been part of record-setting U.S. teams that have won five gold medals at the World Championships. Additionally, she is the most decorated gymnast in Olympic history with 11 medals, including two gold medals in the individual all-around and vault, and multiple medals across different Olympic Games. Biles has achieved notable success at the Olympic level, with two individual all-around gold medals in 2016 and 2024, and multiple other medals on various apparatuses. She has also led U.S. teams to gold medals in 2016 and 2024. In 2022, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Biles has demonstrated exceptional domestic success, winning a record nine U.S. national all-around championships, including a victory in 2024 that made her the oldest female gymnast to win the title. She is a seven-time champion across vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, and the only woman to win all five gold medals at a single U.S. Championships twice. Her accomplishments include pioneering skills on multiple apparatuses and earning recognition through awards like the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year and Comeback of the Year. Her career is marked by consistency, record-breaking achievements, and influence within the sport.