“I've never been to the Olympics, so I don't know what to expect. It's better for me, just like my first Worlds... My third Worlds, I knew what it was like, so I was like, 'Oh my goodness. But this is my first Olympics, and not knowing what to expect is good for me.”

American artistic gymnast, born 1997

Simone Biles Owens is an American artistic gymnast. Born in 1997, she has become one of the defining athletes of her sport, with 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals. Her record makes her the most decorated gymnast in history, and she holds the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast. She is also tied with Věra Čáslavská as the second-most decorated female Olympic gymnast, behind Larisa Latynina.