PARIS, France — Simone Biles already has one of the greatest resumes in women's gymnastics history, but with the 2028 Olympics being held in Los Angeles, American fans are wondering if she will make another run at Olympic gold.
Biles, 27, became the oldest all-around winner in more than 70 years when she took home the gold on Thursday. She finished up her Olympics on Monday by winning silver in the floor routine, the 11th Olympic medal of her career.
When asked what she still has left to accomplish after her final event on Monday, she cut off interviewer Zora Stephenson by interjecting to say, "Don't ask me that."
After sharing a laugh with Stephenson and her teammate Jordan Chiles, she kept her answer short: "Nothing, relax!"
Earlier in the games, she was equally evasive about the topic.
Minutes after she won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even at 27 she remains in a class by herself, she played coy when asked if the event marked the final time she would ever explode off the springboard in competition.
While Biles allowed she was officially retiring her eponymous Yurchenko double pike vault because “I kind of nailed that one” at the Paris Olympics, she didn't rule out a return to the Games when they move to Los Angeles in 2028.
“Never say never,” Biles said. “Next Olympics are at home, so you just never know. I am getting really old.”
And when asked on social media about her plans for the future, she kept it simple.
Why come back?
But what is there to prove for Biles? She has more Olympic medals than any living female gymnast and tied Věra Čáslavská for the second-most women's gymnastics Olympic medals of all time.
Her seven Olympic golds are tied for second all-time, trailing Larisa Latynina, who has nine golds from three Olympic games in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
When's the next time you can see her on the stage?
If you want to see Biles and some of the other top American gymnasts, Biles is bringing her Gold Over America Tour across the country. The traveling show will visit more than 30 cities from September through November, including a stop at the Family Arena in St. Charles. The St. Charles show is scheduled for Oct. 15.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
