US Olympic Gymnasts Reveal Celeb Crushes
Once again, the GOAT is going for gold.
Three years after the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team's silver medal showing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, seven-time medalist Simone Biles will spring back into action at the 2024 Paris Games alongside vets Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and newcomer Hezly Rivera.
And while there's no doubt the six-time world champion would like to add a bit of hardware to her collection of heavy medals, her priorities have shifted since a bout of the "twisties" saw her pull out of several events in Tokyo.
"I think I have to take care of myself a little bit more and listen to my body and making sure that I'm making time for the important things in my life rather than before," the 27-year-old, who wed NFL safety Jonathan Owens in 2023, told Today. "It was just like, go, go, go, and, then, making time after. This time around, it's like being intentional, going to therapy, making sure everything is aligned so that I can do the best in the gym and be, like, a good wife, a good daughter, a good friend, all the good things."
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Walking that metaphorical balance beam is key because, as it turns out, there's more victories to be claimed once Olympic gymnasts hang up their leotards.
Take Shawn Johnson and the squad she built with husband Andrew East. With a gig as a correspondent, the athlete—who collected a gold medal and three silvers while competing at the Beijing games in 2008—will be in France with daughter Drew, 4, and sons Jett, 2, and Bear, 6 months.
"It sounds very cheesy and cliche, but there is some sort of sentiment to being back at the Olympics, 16 years later, with my husband and my babies," she told E! News in May. "My kids could care less about any of it. They're going to want to, like, go to a candy store. But the fact that we're actually doing it is pretty exciting."
Of course, she's not the only Team USA alum enjoying all of life's sweetness. See what she and other gymnasts have been up to since putting down the chalk.
