WATCH: Video of little Simone Biles on vault routine goes viral following Paris Olympics gold

By Marie Amani

Modified Aug 03, 2024 20:20 GMT

Simone Biles is undoubtedly one of the greatest gymnasts and is continuing to impress with her impeccable performances at the Paris Olympics. Biles started chasing her passion as a young girl full of dreams and has left a mark on every global stage she has been on.

Following her win on the vault routine at the Paris Olympics, a video of Biles doing a routine as a kid has gone rival.

In the video, Biles is seen putting up a good fight, but unfortunately falling and getting upset. She is seen folding her arms while walking away in disappointment.

The X user captioned the video:

"Simone Biles as a child🤸🏿‍♂️."

From having lofty ambitions as a child, Biles has risen through the ranks to get to the top level. She is now a seven-time Olympic champion, having already won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics.

At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Biles won four gold medals, in the team and individual all-around, the floor exercise, and the vault routine.

Mental struggles prevented Biles from making a similar impact in Tokyo three years ago, but she still managed to win one silver and one bronze medal.

However, she made her comeback in dominant fashion at the Paris Olympics. Biles was integral in Team USA's gold medal win in the women’s all-around at the Bercy Arena.

She began her solo campaign with a win in the individual all-around, successfully reclaiming her title before her win on the vault. She will now switch her focus to the balance beam and floor exercise events.

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Simone Biles reveals one of her closest challengers who is keeping her on her toes at Paris Olympics

Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade (Source: Getty)

Simone Biles spoke about the opponent she fears as she looks to continue her impressive streak at the Paris Olympics.

Biles admitted that Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade is one of her biggest challengers. Andrade finished a close second in both the women's vault and individual all-around events behind Biles.

In a post-event press conference, Simone Biles said that Andrade gets her out of her comfort zone and quipped that she is tired of competing with her.

"I don’t want to compete with Rebeca anymore, I’m tired. Like, she’s way too close and I’ve never had an athlete that close so it definitely puts me on my toes and it brings up the best athlete in myself, so I’m excited and proud to compete with her but I don’t like it no more. I’m getting uncomfortable guys, I don’t like that feeling, I was stressing," Biles shared.

The duo will face off against each other in the two remaining events, the balance beam and floor exercise, where Biles will hope to extend her unbeaten streak with Andrade hunting for her first win at the Paris Olympics.