Simone Biles Flashes Chest Piercing In Skimpy Couch Selfie
By Rebecca Cukier on May 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM EDT
Updated on December 15, 2023 at 12:54 PM EST
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Simone Biles is likely finding her name Googled a lot right now. The 23-year-old gymnast – now the world's most decorated – is now "No Title For Simone" after USA Gymnastics announced canceling next month's national championship on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simone was aiming for her seventh all-around title in eight years.
Instagram hasn't gone anywhere, though. Simone updated hers just as the news broke. While the 30-time Olympic and World medalist admitted she "cried" when the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed, her vibe today straight-up said: "Happy."
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Keep scrolling for the photo, plus the mind-blowing Handstand Challenge that saw Simone remove her pants. Her selfie today came low-key, also followed by a permanent Instagram post, with the Ohio native seen snapping herself on her couch in a skimpy and tight black tank top flashing her unusual sternum piercing – Simone braved it earlier this year. The permanent photo (pictured) showed Biles flaunting her ripped arms and looking calm and peaceful – and this is from someone whose "Tiger King" bikini post sparked a $100 bidding war.
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By far the biggest talking point for Simone has been that Handstand Challenge – seen below. The video now viewed over 2.3 million times showed the stunner delivering her jaw-dropping gymnastics skills from her home – "Ridiculousness" was on the TV in the background – with the footage seeing a perfect handstand delivered for a markedly-long period of time, plus Simone simultaneously removing her pink sweatpants with her feet. Halle Berry even commented, with the 53-year-old Oscar winner writing:
"I love you woman, but only YOU can do this."
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Simone, who is reported to have split from boyfriend Stacey Ervin Jr. after he allegedly cheated on her on Valentine's Day, has been keeping the bikini updates strong on her Instagram. A one-shouldered bikini look was sported back in April, with this month seeing Simone shout out Carole Baskin by virtue of a tiger-print bikini captioned: "Sun baskin'." Simone then channeled her sinner side in a cheeky black thong bikini as she wrote:
The post made five days ago sits at over 216,000 likes.
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The 2020 Olympics were due to see Simone compete in Tokyo. Much like everything else around, coronavirus sees the event postponed. Simone did give her opinion on the affair, saying:
"We need to be sure everyone in the U.S. and around the world is safe." The star continued to tell "The Today Show:"
"I cried, but ultimately, it was the right decision. Mentally, going another year, I think that’s what going to take a toll on us."
Simone has 3.8 million Instagram followers.