Simone Biles’ Life’s Major Decision Revealed as Gymnastics GOAT Takes On New Role

Simone Biles has pushed the boundaries of gymnastics throughout her career, setting new standards for what athletes can achieve. She holds 11 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals, more than any other gymnast in history, sealing her place at the top of the sport. But now, Biles is making a move no one saw coming. Here is a Kicker! That is not about gymnastics!

Biles is stepping into an entirely different role—sports media. She has joined the board of Religion of Sports (ROS), the media powerhouse co-founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra. Known for producing documentaries and in-depth storytelling that explore the human side of sports since 2017. “Whether I like it or not, I’ve been around the entertainment space for basically my whole professional career. If you asked me when I was younger, I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to help people. I wanted to be out in the community,” Biles told Variety.

For years, Simone Biles has openly shared that if gymnastics hadn’t shaped her life, she would have pursued nursing. It wasn’t just a passing thought—it was a real possibility. Her sister, Adria, was on a different athletic path, but Nellie, her mother, had already built a career in nursing. Nellie didn’t just work in the field; she co-owned multiple nursing homes in Texas. Her choosing nursing would have been a different story—one rooted in personal aspirations. But stepping into Religion of Sports feels just as natural.

The Ohio native’s relationship with the company is nothing new though. The Olympic champion spent the last five years in close association with ROS, tracing her journey from the Tokyo Olympics 2021 when she was battling with “twisties”, to coming back stronger at the Paris Olympics and creating history like she did. The result of this collaboration was the spectacular Netflix docuseries “Simone Biles Rising”, directed by Katie Walsh. The docuseries’ first episode went live on 17th July, 2o24 in the United States. With a 7.3 IMDB rating, “Simone Biles Rising” lets the gymnast tell her story on her own terms. Seeing Biles’ potential, Religion of Sports soon invited her to join the company’s board as a creative collaborator- the first ever in the company’s history.