Simone Biles.Photo: simone biles/instagram
Simone Bilesis one step closer to competing at theTokyo Summer Olympics!
On Saturday, the 24-year-old Olympic gold medalist shared avideoof herself and her teammates heading to practice after they landed in Tokyo for the forthcoming sporting event.
The clip was posted on Biles’Instagram Storyafter she took part in a fun moment with fans, where she asked them to reveal a secret in a prompt on her social media page.
“I’m off to practice now yall,” Biles wrote alongside the video. “Thanks for sharing your secrets. Im shook.”
A day prior, the gymnast also shared amoving photoof herself after she landed in Tokyo, where she was seen rocking a Team USA Olympics bathrobe as she puckered her lips for the clip.
Simone Biles/Instagram
“TOKYO BOUNDw/ your new pilots 💙✈️,” Biles wrote on Instagram.
The athlete — who will be competing as a team alongside Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum — also posted a picture of herself from the aircraft’s cabin.
“@TeamUSA is taking the #RoadToTokyo to the skies – next stop, Japan!” she captioned thesnap.
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Before making the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team for the second time, she became the first woman toland the risky Yurchenko double pikeat the U.S. Classic.
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Last month, Bilesopened up to PEOPLEabout what she’s looking forward to in Tokyo. “I’m excited to be in an atmosphere where everybody kind of wants the same thing and is striving for perfection and they’re so dedicated and they’ve been trying so hard,” she said. “Soperseverance is what draws me to the Olympics, personally. I think that’s what I’m most excited for.”
source: people.com
