After pulling out of the Tokyo Olympic games due to mental health concerns, legendary United States gymnast Simone Biles is set to make her return to the Olympics. As she makes her return, Biles decided to use a Taylor Swift song for part of her floor routine during Olympic trials this week – and Swift took notice.
During the first portion of her floor routine during Friday qualifiers, Simone Biles used a portion of the iconic Taylor Swift song “…Ready For It?” which is the opening track of Swift’s album Reputation. And Swift was clearly a fan of the performance and Biles’ choice of music.
“Watched this so many times and still unready. She’s ready for it tho,” Swift said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Watched this so many times and still unready. She’s ready for it tho👏👏👏🥇🇺🇸❤️
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 29, 2024
Obviously, Biles and Swift are two of the most iconic and popular women on the planet, so Swift’s praise for Biles quickly went viral on social media with people offering their reactions.
me and Taylor both love Simone biles we are the same https://t.co/Rouv0UOTv8
— Elizabeth || Paper Ring Enthusiast 💍 (@LizAmericana) June 30, 2024
Noted Simone Biles fan lands in the @NBCOlympics mentions https://t.co/tu8mSRm7bk
— Justin Karp (@jskarp) June 30, 2024
Unreal https://t.co/yZusMtJfjp
— Samantha Peszek (@samanthapeszek) June 30, 2024
Taylor x Olympics content is my niche https://t.co/MBsomlhvyz
— Sarah Jenkins (@sarahjenkinsxo) June 30, 2024
TAYLOR AND SIMONE YUPPPPPPP MY BRAND https://t.co/YPkyfKDigq
— jodie (@jlb26_) June 30, 2024
TAYLOR AND SIMONE YUPPPPPPP MY BRAND https://t.co/YPkyfKDigq
— jodie (@jlb26_) June 30, 2024
Biles has already established herself as one of the greatest women’s gymnasts of all time, winning four Olympic gold medals and 23 gold medals at the World Championship throughout her career, in addition to several silver and bronze medals as well. She will have a chance to further add to that legacy at the Paris Olympics this summer.
