Sports
October 2, 2023
Another Gymnastics Skill Once Called Impossible Will Now Be Called Biles
Houston-area native Simone Biles completed her long pursuit of the Yurchenko double pike at the world championships on Sunday.
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Sports
August 7, 2023
Simone Biles Won’t Say It Yet, but She’s Gunning for Paris 2024
After topping the field in her return to competition, the gymnastics GOAT appears to have her sights set on next summer’s Olympics.
Sports
August 3, 2023
What Should Fans Expect From the Next Phase of Simone Biles’s Career?
After a two-year layoff, the gymnastics GOAT returns to elite competition at Saturday's U.S. Classic. Watch out, 2024 Olympics.
Sports
June 28, 2023
Like So Many All-time Greats, Simone Biles Can’t Stay Away
The seven-time Olympic medalist will return to competition this summer, according to USA Gymnastics.
Sports
July 28, 2021
Simone Biles Doesn’t Owe Us Anything
Stepping away from competition at the Tokyo Olympics was as tough as any dismount in the Texas gymnast's career—and she stuck the landing.
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Sports
July 27, 2021
When Simone Biles Comes Home to Houston, Throw Her a Darn Parade
The gymnastics GOAT withdrew from competition at the Olympics, but she’s already accomplished enough to deserve a lifetime of gratitude.
Sports
July 21, 2021
How Simone Biles Turned World Champions Centre Into America’s Best Gym
The Olympic champion has attracted some of the country’s top gymnasts to her family-owned facility near Houston.
Sports
June 15, 2021
Simone Biles’s NFL Safety Boyfriend: “I Didn’t Know Who She Was”
The Houston Texans’ Jonathan Owens on falling for the Olympic gymnast during the pandemic and watching her compete in person for the first time.
Sports
March 25, 2021
Simone Biles on the Tokyo Olympics and the Outrageously Difficult Vault She Might Try There
She’s been practicing a Yurchenko double pike—a technique no woman has ever landed in competition.
Sports
December 16, 2019
The Moments That Defined Texas Sports in 2019
This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
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Sports
October 11, 2019
May We Never Stop Being in Awe of Simone Biles
The Texas gymnastics star is poised to set yet another record at this weekend’s finals.
Best Thing in Texas
August 12, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: Once Again, Simone Biles Shows Why She’s the Greatest of All Time
Over the weekend, she became the first person ever to perform two gymnastics moves.
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Sports
November 18, 2018
The Power Issue: Simone Biles Is Putting Global Fame in Service to the #MeToo Movement
The world-champion gymnast from Spring is taking misogyny to the mat.
Sports
October 19, 2018
USA Gymnastics Is a Mess, and Simone Biles Won’t Stand for It
The former president was indicted. The interim president resigned. And there are still hundreds of victims.
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Sports
August 20, 2018
Simone Biles Sent a Message to Survivors of Sexual Assault
How her leotard speaks volumes about something that USA Gymnastics won’t talk about.
The Texanist
August 24, 2016
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the August 2016 issue.
Sports
June 22, 2016
Gold Rush
She’s tiny, intense, explosive—and the most breathtaking Olympian you’ll be watching this summer. Meet Spring gymnast Simone Biles.