Simone Biles didn’t have a good start as a child. Her mother was addicted to drugs. And so the American grew up first in an orphanage. However, she was later taken in and adopted by her grandfather.
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That didn’t stop Biles from becoming the most successful gymnast in United States sports history. She won seven medals at the Olympic Games, including four gold ones. There are also 25 medals from world championships, 19 of which are gold. President Joe Biden therefore awarded the 25-year-old the Presidential Medal of Freedom last week – one of the two highest civilian honors in the United States.
With a height of 1.42 meters Biles is quite small. But not in their sport. Gymnasts are on average 1.45 meters tall. But she’s shorter than the average American, who stands at 5’6″. And that led to a bizarre moment on the return flight from Washington DC after the President’s tribute.
When Biles boarded the plane, the flight attendant handed her a coloring book for children, as first reported by the trade magazine Essentially Sports. “I said, ‘No thanks, I’m 25 years old,'” she later reported on Instagram.
Another flight attendant then tried to save the situation. She offered her a drink – but only after making sure she was really old enough. “She gave me a mimosa, so it’s fine.”
This article was written by Stefan Eiselin
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