Current:Home > ScamsSimone Biles can make gymnastics history, again. A look back at her medals and titles. -AssetScope
Simone Biles can make gymnastics history, again. A look back at her medals and titles.
Robert Brown View
Date:2025-04-09 17:07:58
American Simone Biles is on the brink of history. Well, more history.
As she enters the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, this coming week, Biles, 26, is just two medals shy of becoming the most-decorated gymnast, male or female. She currently has 32 medals at the world championships and Olympics, one shy of Vitaly Scherbo.
Antwerp would be a fitting city for Biles to set the mark, considering it's where she first stepped onto the world stage. At her first world championships in 2013, the then-16-year-old won four medals, including her first all-around gold.
Biles already on Mount Rushmore of gymnastics
Not surprisingly, Biles is already among the sport's greats. Her 25 medals from the world championships, and 19 world titles, are both records for any gymnast, male or female. Her five world all-around titles are the most by a female gymnast.
And her seven Olympic medals tie her with Shannon Miller for most by an American gymnast.
Unable to view our graphics? Click here to view them.
How to watch history unfold: World championship TV schedule
Biles and the U.S. women begin the world championships Oct. 1 with qualifying. The first medal opportunity comes Oct. 4, where the U.S. women will be heavy favorites to win what would be a record seventh consecutive world team title. The Americans have won every world title going back to 2011 — with Biles being a part of four of those teams.
The women's all-around final is Oct. 6 and Biles will be the heavy favorite to win. She hasn't lost an all-around competition since 2013, and her score the first night of the national championships was nearly 2 1/2 points better than what Brazil's Rebeca Andrade scored in winning her first world title last year.
Biles is also likely to have opportunities to add to her medal collection on vault, balance beam and floor exercise during event finals Oct. 7-8.
The finals will air on Peacock in the United States. Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 3-6 for the team and all-around finals, and at 8 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 7-8 for the event finals. There also will be a highlights show at 2 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 8 on CNBC.
The qualifying sessions can be streamed at allgymnastics.tv. Highlights from qualifying, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, also will be posted to NBC Sports' digital channels.
Here's how Biles has collected her 32 medals in her 10-year career on the world stage:
veryGood! (4)
Related
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- Will March Madness produce mascot mayhem? Some schools have history of bad behavior
- After beating cancer, Myles Rice hopes to lead Washington State on an NCAA Tournament run
- Panel urged to move lawsuit to state court that seeks shutdown of part of aging pipeline in Michigan
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Alabama becomes latest state to pass bill targeting diversity and inclusion programs
- The young are now most unhappy people in the United States, new report shows
- Ted Danson felt like a liar on 'Cheers' because of plaque psoriasis. Now he's speaking out.
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- When would a TikTok ban go into effect?
Ranking
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- US wants to ban TikTok, but First Amendment demands stronger case on national security
- Horoscopes Today, March 20, 2024
- Yes, authentic wasabi has health benefits. But the version you're eating probably doesn't.
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- What channel is truTV? How to watch First Four games of NCAA Tournament
- ‘Every shot matters to someone.’ Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournament
- U.K. authorities probe possible Princess Kate medical record breach as royals slog through photo scandal
Recommendation
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dip to 210,000, another sign the job market is strong
Unlock the full potential of Google: Image and video search secrets revealed!
'Survivor' Season 46 recap: One player is unanimously voted and another learns to jump
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Real Housewives of Potomac's Karen Huger Charged With DUI After Car Crash
Hot air balloon crashes into powerlines near Minnesota highway, basket and 3 passengers fall
Beyoncé will receive the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards