Legendary Team USA gymnast Simone Biles posted videos on her Instagram story on Monday showing her celebrating at a nightclub following her success at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Along with the videos, Biles included a caption poking fun at herself: "The reason I'm unwell this morning," and "If you see me out at the club, please tell me to go home for my own sake and health in the a.m."
While Biles may have been regretting her decision to party, she undoubtedly earned the right to let loose after winning four total medals, including three golds, in Paris.
By returning for a third Olympics, Biles cemented her status as one of the greatest of all time. Her 11 career Olympic medals and seven gold medals are tied with Věra Čáslavská for the second most by a woman in Olympic artistic gymnastics history behind only Larisa Latynina, who won 18 total medals and nine golds in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biles was dominant at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning five total medals and four golds, including gold in the individual all-around and team events, and she was expected to repeat the feat at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
However, Biles experienced a mental block known in gymnastics circles as "the twisties," which forced her to pull out of the all-around and most other events. She still managed to salvage a silver in the team event and a bronze in the balance beam.
Given Biles' struggles in Tokyo and the fact that she was going to be 27 by the time the 2024 Olympics rolled around, it was unclear for quite some time if she was going to give it another go.
Biles ultimately decided to come back for redemption, and it turned out to be a great decision, as she won gold in the individual all-around, team and vault events, along with silver in the floor exercise.
When combining her Olympics success with what she has done at the world championships over the years, Biles now has 41 total medals and 30 gold medals to her credit.
In recognition of her incredible accomplishments in Paris and over the course of her career, Biles was bestowed the honor of carrying the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony.
Biles has nothing left to prove in the sport of gymnastics, but it is fair to wonder if she would consider trying to make one more Olympic team since 2028 will be a home Olympics for American athletes in Los Angeles.
If Biles does try to take part in one final Olympics, she will have a chance to become the first woman in history to win individual all-around gold at the Olympics three times.
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