2016 Simone Biles gymnastics season
The 2016 Simone Biles gymnastics season refers to the competitions that American artistic gymnast Simone Biles will participate in during the 2016 gymnastics season. Biles' 2016 season may start on March 18, 2016, at the City of Jesolo Trophy, or may start as late as June 4, 2016 – at the 2016 U.S. Classic.[2]
| Name | Simone Biles |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Club | World Champions Centre Spring, Texas |
| Coach | Aimee Boorman |
| International results | |
| Season record | 0 (ind.) 2–0 (team) |
| Current ranking | 2015 standings No. 1 (AA, VT, BB, FX) No. 18 (UB) (Dec 2015)[1] |
| Domestic results | |
| Season record | 0 (ind.) 0–0 (team) |
| Current ranking | 2015 standings No. 1 (AA, VT, BB, FX) No. 7 (UB) (Dec 2015) |
Previous season
The 2015 World Champion,[3] Biles celebrated one of her most successful seasons in 2015. Domestically, she defended her National title and won two additional National titles; a recipient of 7 senior National titles.[4][5] Similarly, in international competition, she captured the individual all-around, balance beam and floor exercise titles at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in Glasgow, Scotland.[6]
As a result of her successes, she is the third most successful gymnast at a World Championships of all time, (by total medal count) trailing only Svetlana Khorkina and Gina Gogean but, has won more gold medals than any other gymnast in the history of the World Gymnastics Championships.[7]
Sponsors
As a result of forfeiting NCAA eligibility, Biles became eligible to take prize money and earn profit from sponsors. Immediately, she signed with sports agency, Octagon.[8] Remaining signed with Octagon, later in 2015, she revealed that she had signed with world renowned sportswear brand, Nike, Inc..[9][10][11] Soon after this, in November 2015, she became an endorsed athlete for gymnastics sportswear brand, GK Elite Sportswear.[12]
Results
| Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Rim Championships | 1 | 1 | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 5 | 1 | ||||
| USA Gymnastics National Championships | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| U.S. Olympic Trials | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
References
- Minguillon i Colomer, Albert (9 February 2015). "2015 WAG Best Scores". The All-Around. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "2016 Calendar" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Graves, Will (29 October 2015). "Three-peat! Biles cruises to 3rd straight world gymnastics title; Olympic champ Douglas 2nd". U.S. News. U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Zaccardi, Nick (15 August 2015). "Simone Biles Routs Olympic Champions for Third Straight P&G Championship". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Graves, Will (15 August 2015). "Biles rolls to 3rd straight national title". Yahoo News. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Zaccardi, Nick (1 November 2015). "Simone Biles Sweeps Balance Beam, Floor Exercise, Breaks World Record". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Meyers, Dvora (16 October 2014). "The Best Gymnast in the World. How Simone Biles dominates the competition". Slate. The Slate Group LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Two-time World Champion Gymnast Simone Biles Turns Professional". Octagon. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Maine, D'Arcy (11 November 2015). "Simone Biles Signs With Nike, Immediately Gets Invited By Shawn Johnson To 'Swoosh Party'". ESPN Women. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- http://fulltwist.net/simone-biles-for-nike/
- "Olympic Marketing Notes: U.S. Gymnast Simone Biles Signs Deal With Nike". SportsBusiness Daily. American City Business Journals. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "GK Signs Simone Biles as Newest Endorsed Athlete". GK. GK Elite Sportswear. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.