Simone Biles captured the world’s attention during the 2024 Paris Olympics. She played a crucial role in helping Team USA win gold and became the first woman to ever win the all-around title in non-consecutive Olympics.
After winning three golds and one silver medal, Biles returned home as the most-decorated gymnast, male of female, in U.S. history. Following her devastating run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to her dominant performance in Paris, the 27-year-old was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year in January.
Biles is in line to win another major award, as she earned a Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award nomination on March 3, one of the most prestigious international honors in sports.
Biles has won the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award three times. If she wins a fourth time, Biles will tie tennis legend Serena Williams for most wins (5) by a female. Biles and Williams have each won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year award once. Roger Federer holds the record for the most wins (6).
The Olympic superstar reacted to the big news on Instagram. She posted on March 4, “I’m so incredibly honored to be included in this list of amazing nominees!! ❤️✨ #Laureus25 @laureussport.”
The other nominees include Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Aitana Bonmati, Sifan Hassan, Faith Kipyegon, and Aryna Sabalenka. The winner will be announced in Madrid on April 21.
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Biles documented her journey to Paris in Netflix’s “Simone Biles: Rising,” during which she gave a cryptic answer on the possibility of returning to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The docuseries director Katie Walsh asks Biles, “Are we saying goodbye to something we love?”
She replies, “Mentally, rewiring your brain is so hard. And nobody really truly looks at themselves in the mirror and is like, ‘I need to work on myself and I’m going to work on myself. Showing up is the hardest part. If I look back at my career, honestly, the thing I’d be most proud of is staying true to myself and never swaying from that.”
