Merely taking inventory of Simone Biles’ medal cabinet is exhausting. So you can imagine the sheer volume of work that must have gone into scaling a peak no other gymnast has summited.
At the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which concluded in Antwerp recently, Biles increased her World and Olympics medal tally to 37, making her the most decorated gymnast ever — male or female — at the sport’s two signature events ahead of the retired Vitaly Scherbo. This haul includes an astounding 23 World and 4 Olympic gold medals.
