Simone Biles is cheering for the American squad at the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The quadrennial event would be held in the Italian cities of Milan & Cortina d’Ampezzo from February 6 to February 22.
The American gymnast recently posted in support of African-American speed skater Erin Jackson, the defending champion in the women’s 500m event.
Simone Biles Supports Erin Jackson During Black History Month Celebrations
On Monday, the official LA28Olympics Instagram page, in collaboration with NBC Olympics, posted an image of Erin Jackson in honor of Black History Month.
Biles re-shared the same post on her Instagram story with applause emojis:
For the uninitiated, Jackson is a two-time World Championship medalist speed skater who also has three World Cup trophies in the 500m category. The 33-year-old won the Olympic gold medal in the same category at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and also won a gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Chile.
Meanwhile, in January this year, during an appearance on Mikaela Shiffrin’s podcast, ‘What’s The Point with Mikaela Shiffrin’, Biles had discussed handling social media negativity.
The gymnast stated how she dealt with online trolling ahead of the Paris Olympics, “No, no, Same. So I did leading up to Paris, and I was absolutely terrified of certain scenarios playing out, because in Tokyo, I would have never believed if you told me, ‘Hey, this is how Tokyo is going to playing out,’ I would have never believed you. But then, moving forward, it’s like, this can happen to any athlete.”
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Biles hasn’t played in a single tournament since the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has divided her time between charity work, vacations, and cheering for her husband, Jonathan Owens, who is a Safety for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. This season, the Bears qualified for the Divisional Playoff, where they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 17-20 in Overtime.
Addressing the chances of her participation in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Biles admitted, “I’m not sure what 2028 looks like, but I will be there in some capacity. I just don’t know right now if it’s on the floor or in the stands. But I definitely want to go and be a part of that movement.”
If she makes it, Biles will become the second-oldest American female gymnast to date to have participated at the Olympics.
