Simone Biles Reacts to Major Announcement on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
United States Olympic gymnast and one of the most renowned Olympic athletes in the international games, Simone Biles, recently took to social media to gush about one of her recent feats.
Biles was among several other women sports stars to be nominated for a prestigious award presented by the ESPYs.
On Thursday, Biles reacted to her nomination for two ESPY awards, the “Best Athlete in Women’s Sports” and the “Best Championship Performance.”
After being nominated for the “Best Championship Performance,” Biles shared a note on the subject.
“And the only woman nominated for this award,” Biles said. “Representing for all the gallsssss okaaayyyyy GRATEFUL & BLESSED. Kisses pookies.”
Biles also shared a few teary-eyed emojis when reacting to the news.
Simone Biles has been nominated for the “Best Athlete in Women’s Sports” alongside several other stars, such as A’ja Wilson, Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
She is also in a prestigious setting on the “Best Championship Performance list with Freddie Freeman, Rory McIlroy and Stephen Curry.
Simone Biles previously competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she earned three gold medals and one silver medal, adding to her incredible resume.
The 28-year-old gymnast’s gold medals came from her all-round performance, vault routine and team performance. She earned silver medal honors in the floor exercise.
Biles will now await the official announcements of the ESPYs awards on July 16 at 8 p.m. ET.
She has four previous ESPY wins: 2024 Comeback Athlete, 2021 Championship Performance, Best Female Athlete and Best U.S. Female Olympian.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.