Fans are worried after seeing Simone Biles wearing a thick black boot after the 2024 Paris Olympics. Some are concerned that she is injured or hurt after performing in two apparatus finals on Monday, August 5. This is because Biles made several uncharacteristic errors on the last day of women’s gymnastics at the event, falling on the balance beam and stepping out of bounds several times in the floor exercise. She then appeared on the Today show a few times to explain what’s going on. Here’s why Simone Biles is wearing a boot during the 2024 Olympic Games.
Why is Simone Biles wearing a boot?
Simone Biles is wearing a boot as a “precautionary” measure after the 2024 Paris Olympics and to recover from “a little bit of soreness,” as she explained in an interview with the Today show.
The next day, Biles appeared again on the Today show in the morning and reiterated that she is trying to rest up her calf muscle “as much as possible.” The gymnast explains that she will be going on tour in several weeks, referring to the Gold Over America Tour that begins on September 17, 2024 and runs until November 3, 2024. This show appearing all across the United States is otherwise known as the “Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour Starring Simone Biles,” so it’s important than the main star is able to make a full recovery.
During the warm-ups for the floor exercise final, Biles fell backwards fairly hard on her signatures Biles II, a triple-twisting double back. She admits that she over-rotated the move on purpose, though this could have aggravated the minor calf injury she suffered early during the Olympic Games. This might explain why she decided to power through some of her tumbling passes in the floor exercise final, leading to several out-of-bounds penalties that cost her the gold medal on the event.
