Olympian Simone Biles fired back at her haters after leading the women’s gymnastics team to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and becoming the most decorated gymnast in US history.
“lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions ❤️🥇🇺🇸,” the 27-year-old athlete sarcastically captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday.
She shared a carousel of photos of herself and teammates Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles celebrating following their victory, which earned Biles her fifth gold medal.
Biles made history as she won her eighth Olympic medal since first participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
She was declared the most decorated gymnast in US history, surpassing retired gymnast Shannon Miller, now 47, who obtained seven medals while participating in the 1992 and 1996 summer games.
“We all knew she could do it,” U.S. gymnastics technical lead Chellsie Memmel told reporters after the competition, per People.
“That wasn’t ever a question in my mind that she could do it and it continues to just solidify her place as the greatest gymnast of all time.”
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The US team — also consisting of Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles — beat Italy and Brazil, who took home silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Biles will now prepare to compete in the individual all-around finals, which kicks off on Aug. 1.
She’ll have the opportunity to take home up to four more medals as she competes with several others, including her teammate Lee, who struck gold in Tokyo.
Biles previously referred to the 2024 Olympics as the “redemption tour” for the US women’s team after they won silver while competing in Tokyo in 2020.
“I feel like we all have more to give and our Tokyo performances weren’t the best,” Biles told reporters at the Olympic trials in Minneapolis, per NBC. “We weren’t under the best circumstances, either, but I feel like we have a lot of weight on our shoulders to go out there and prove that we’re better athletes.”
While in Japan, Biles withdrew mid-competition amid a case of the twisties as she decided to prioritize her mental health.
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