Simone Biles Makes Epic Comeback With Taylor Swift-Inspired Floor Routine

Are you ready for it?

Simone Biles stole the show at the 2024 Olympic Trials on Friday, leading the field with a score of 58.900. Teammates Jordan Chiles and Suni Lee follow with 56.400 and 56.025, respectively.

While the night was filled with several memorable moments, Simone Biles left no crumbs after her incredible floor routine to a soundtrack featuring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

As The Blast previously reported, Simone Biles withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to mental health issues, specifically citing the "twisties." While her departure shocked many fans, her decision gained widespread support and sparked conversations about mental health in sports.

After taking a short break from the sport, Biles returned to compete in the balance beam final on August 3, 2021, and won a bronze medal, marking her official return to gymnastics.

Three years later, the 27-year-old is ready to compete in the biggest sporting event in the world as 2024 Olympic Trials are underway.

On Friday, June 28, Simone Biles made a triumphant return to the gym as she and her teammates competed in the Olympic Trials at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

This is the first of two nights for the women's trials, and Biles didn't hold back. She took first place in all-around by 2.5 points.

One of the highlights of the night was when the 27-year-old took the floor and performed her routine to “… Ready For It?” by Taylor Swift and “Delresto (Echoes)” by Travis Scott and Beyoncé.

The iconic floor routine kicks off with a bang as the iconic heavy thumping beats of Swift’s “… Ready For It?” take over the gymnasium.

She wasted no time as she wowed the crowd with a triple-double hearted tumbling pass, landing perfectly. The rest of her performance went flawlessly, aside from one misstep when she went 1/10 out of bounds after her third tumbling pass.

To no surprise, the crowd went wild, and the video has now gone viral.

"MISS GOAT DIDNT COME TO PLAY SHE WAS IN SPACE LIKE I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE SAW THAT," one X user wrote after seeing Biles's floor routine.

"Phenomenal, and the music choice," another said.

"Give her the medal already," a third chimed in.

As a fourth expressed, "She is phenomenal... she is GOLD!!!"

While Simone Biles, once again, proved why she is the GOAT with her Taylor Swift/Beyoncé floor routine, there is more to the story.

Grégory Milan, the French choreographer behind the routine, said he was inspired by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a groundbreaking modern dance company established by Ailey in 1958.

According to The New York Times, Ailey focused his work on the Black American experience and gained international acclaim with his iconic ballet, 'Revelations,' in 1960. The group of dancers is not defined by one particular type of dance, but rather showcases a blend of diverse styles and techniques, leading to "an artistic fluidity that Milan wanted to infuse in Biles’ routine."

“I wanted to have an Alvin Ailey mindset just because of what they represented,” he told the outlet. “At the beginning, I had in mind that she would do something that shows she’s emerging, that she’s breaking the barriers a bit of gymnastics to say: ‘It’s over now, I’m not a little girl anymore. After everything I’ve gone through, I’m now a businesswoman, I’m a married woman, I’m a happy woman.'”

While it may look extremely complicated to the public, Milan says most of the dance moves in Biles's routine are simple.

“I wanted her to appear noble with something very pure, with her magnificent arms, the look in her eyes. I wanted something more athletic, more square, more geometrical,” he said of the choreography.

“Sometimes you don’t need too much, just a look, a way to position your arm, the way you carry a movement, and that’s what Simone succeeded in doing,” he added. “We feel she’s at peace, she’s happy, she’s calm so that when she heads to the corner to do her big tumbling passes, she needs to feel grounded, feel strong, feel safe to start her tumbling pass.”

Day two of the Women's Olympic Trials will take place on Sunday, June 30.