Simone Biles Opens Up On G.O.A.T. Necklace In The Olympics

As Simone Biles takes the 2024 Paris Olympics by storm, she also knows how to throw subliminals to the right quarters.

The Olympic champion, who grabbed her ninth career medal on Thursday and has attained the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) status among her peers and fans, has ascribed her motivation during the games to the “haters.”

Simone Biles has won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics so far and has received accolades from several celebrities for her brave exploits.

The celebrated gymnast declared that she decided to get her necklace with a goat pendant because her “haters” do not like her being referred to as the G.O.A.T.

Biles described the act as “a little ode” to people who love calling her by that moniker and she thought it would be really special to make one.

The necklace was handed to the star after she won her second gold in the competition by teammate Jordan Chiles after the win, and it quickly appeared on her neck.

“And the haters hate it so I love that even more and it’s just a special part of me that I have here, as well as in the village I have like a stuffed goat, just to get a reminder: ‘You can go out there, you can do it, you’ve done it before, so let’s go,'” Biles added.

Biles understood she had to deal with the best of both worlds in her career, and if all went well on Thursday night, she would wear the goat necklace as she was sure “people will go crazy over it.”

However, despite her immense success, Biles admitted to PEOPLE that she still thinks she is “Simone Biles from Spring, Tx. that loves to flip.”

The athlete got a new feather added to her cap earlier in the week by becoming the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history after earning her 8th Olympic medal.

Biles and her hardworking Team USA teammates- Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezley Rivera- showcased the spirit of unity and collaboration in sports by clinching gold in the women’s gymnastic team final on Tuesday.

Biles won her ninth Olympic medal on Thursday, bringing her total career tally to nine shiny Olympic medals.

The 27-year-old previously won gold in the all-around competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Biles’ career trajectory is undoubtedly one for the books, and she has put up impressive performances in the competition so far.

Biles has not been alone in her victories at the Olympics. Hollywood’s A-listers backed her as she performed.

The Blast reported that the star and her teammates served a crushing defeat to Italy and Brazil amidst the excitement and glamour of the Olympics, owing to the admiration of Hollywood celebrities like Serena Williams, Natalie Portman, and Jason Kelce.

Biles competed in all four exercises, including the vault, uneven bars, floor, and balance beam, while Lee pulled her weight in the uneven bars category. Chiles and Carey also performed brilliantly in their categories.

The athlete’s NFL footballer husband, Jonathan Owen, was spotted beaming with pride in his section as Nicole Kidman supported her strides with a standing ovation.

The Blast previously reported that the 27-year-old suffered a minor calf injury during her Olympics warm-up after she executed a landing.

The athlete hurriedly walked off the mat where she prepared for her floor exercise and briefly consulted with her coaches before vanishing from sight.

But a defiant Biles reemerged not long after and quickly turned her pain into a passionate performance of power and precision.

The gymnast’s breathtaking moves earned her the highest score in the competition that evening, and Biles has not looked back since 

Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, who prepared for greatness alongside the gymnast, expressed her confidence in Biles’s performance despite the injury scare.

Landi was quick to dismiss any fear of failure and doused tension among concerned fans. She explained that she had experienced a similar situation earlier in the month, but it only occurred at the games. She admired Biles’ ability to maintain composure under pressure and make pain appear easy.

Chellsie Memmel, Team USA’s technical lead, also expressed the same sentiments and reiterated that the gymnast’s well-being remained their main priority and that she would never be subjected to performing in a poor physical state.

Simone Biles is the G.O.A.T. that keeps giving!