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BILES, SIMONE, and Michelle Burford. ​COURAGE TO SOAR: a Body in Motion, a Life in Balance.​ ZONDERVAN, 2018.

Correa, Carla. “Simone Biles Didn't Compete for Two Years. She's Still Dominant.” ​The New York Times​, The New York Times, 16 Aug. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/sports/simone-biles-gymnastics.html.

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Early Life and Training
.......after finding out his grandchildren got placed into foster care. In 2003, the couple officially adopted the two youngest children, Simone and Adria, and Ron's sister Harriet, adopted the two oldest.

Ron and Nellie met when Ron was in the Air Force and Nellie was attending college in San Antonio, and they had two sons named Adam and Ron Jr. together. Simone holds a Belize citizenship through her mother and she refers to Belize as being her second home. Religiously, Simone and her family practice Catholicism.

In 2012, Biles switched from public school to home schooling and the change allowed her to increase her training from approximately 20 hours a week to 32 which led to her improved success during the 2012 season. Simone Biles spent all her secondary education as a homeschooler and graduated in the summer of 2015. Simone verbally committed to UCLA on August 4, 2014, announcing her decision on Twitter. She planned to defer enrollment until after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On July 29, 2015, she announced that she would turn professional, forfeiting her NCAA eligibility to compete for UCLA.In January 2018, it was announced that Biles had enrolled at the University of the People to study business administration and become the university's brand ambassador.

 

Biles first tried gymnastics at 6 years old as part of a day-care field trip. The instructors suggested she continue with gymnastics. Biles soon enrolled in an optional training program at Bannon's Gymnastix. She began training with coach Aimee Boorman at age 8.Simone's sister Adria was also a gymnast. Adria started competition gymnastics at the age of 9, and trained alongside Simone until 2016 when she decided to retire from gymnastics making it to level 9. Officially in 2016, Nellie and Ron Biles opened the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas. Simone is currently training and is sponsored by the gym.

In August 2017, Simone came forward that she was in a relationship with Stacy Ervin Jr. who is director and head coach at the World Champions Centre. Stacy is a former Michigan gymnast and was on the Men's National Team. Together the couple adopted a French- bulldog named Lilo in 2018. They are currently still together.        

NEW PARAGRAPH

On January 18, 2018, Biles released a statement on Twitter confirming that former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar sexually assaulted her. Simone also called out USA Gymnastics for having an alleged role in allowing the abuse to happen and for covering it up. Simone did not attend the court hearings that were held in Lansing, Michigan from January 16 to 24, 2018 because she was not emotionally ready to face her abuser again. On January 24, 2018 Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40-175 years in prison by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina by famously saying, "I just signed your death warrant". In May 2018, it was announced that Biles and the other survivors would be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. At the 2018 U.S. National Championships Biles designed and wore a teal leotard that not only honored the survivors of the scandal, but made a powerful statement of unification of standing together.

Junior[edit]
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2011[edit]
--In 2012, Biles switched from public school to home schooling and the change allowed her to increase her training from approximately 20 hours a week to 32 which led to her improved success during the 2012 season. needs to be in the first section

2012[edit]
.After this performance, Biles was named to the U.S. Junior National Team by a committee headed by Márta Károlyi: national team coordinator from 2001-2016.

2017[edit]
  After the 2016 Rio Games, Simone decided to write an autobiography with co-journalist Michelle Burford, Courage to Soar: A body in Motion, A Life in Balance, that will describe her inspirational story of being a successful elite gymnast. According to the Los Angeles Times, Simone stated," I want people to reach for their dreams and there are so many people who have inspired me with their love and encouragement along the way-and I want to pass on that inspiration to readers." The book will be released November 15. Her book hit number one on The New York Times best sellers Young Adult list the week of January 8, 2017. On February 3, 2018, The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar premiered on Lifetime. The film is based on Biles' book, Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance and focuses on her journey to becoming an Olympian.

2018[edit]
Biles was officially added back to the National Team on March 1 after the Athlete Selection Committee viewed videos demonstrating Biles current performance level.

Awards
 

Biles was named Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year in December 2015, making her the fourth gymnast to win the honor.In December 2016, Biles was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise alongside swimmer Katie Ledecky. They are the first Olympians to be given this honor. In 2016, Simone Biles won Glamour Award for the Record Breaker In 2016, she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women, and as the 2016 espnW IMPACT25 Woman of the Year. She was also one of the finalists for Time magazine's 2016 Person of the Year. Biles was also nominated for a 2016 ESPY award for Best Female Athlete along with Elena Delle Donne, Katie Ledecky, and Breanna Stewart; Stewart won the award. In July 2017, Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete. She is the second gymnast to win this award after Nastia Liukin won it in 2009. In 2017, Simone won the Shorty Awards for the best in sports. At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, Simone won favorite female athlete, and won Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year in 2017. Simone Biles was named one of the most influential people in the World list by Time (magazine).

Sponsors
As of November 11, 2015, she was a Nike-sponsored athlete – announcing this news through Twitter. Shawn Johnson is another Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast who is sponsored by Nike. On November 23,2015 Biles signed with GK Elite Sportswear to have a exclusive line of leotards. In 2015, Biles partnered with Core Power to become a new member of its Everyday Awesome team of athletes. In August 2016, Kellogg's sponsored 'The Final Five" by putting their picture on the Gold Medal Edition of Special berries. On the backside it features Simone Biles with one of her gold medals from Rio. After the 2016 Rio games, Biles received endorsements from Procter & Gamble, The Hershey Company, and United Airlines. In September 2016, Biles signed with Mattress Firm being s spokesperson for the company's program of supporting foster homes. In 2016, Biles partnered with Spieth America to create a line of gymnastics equipment, and partnered with Beats By Dr Dre to becoming a brand ambassador. In 2018 she became a brand ambassador and collaborated the Caboodles to create a collection of products for women with active lifestyles.