Simone Biles Has THIS Special Role at 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony Read more….

Simone Biles wasn’t among the Team USA members who walked in the Closing Ceremony procession.

That’s because the gymnastics star had a different role to play as the 2024 Paris Olympics came to a close on Aug. 11: helping Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass kick off the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. During the event, which saw France pay tribute to Olympics history and the top women’s marathon runners become the final 2024 Paris athletes to be awarded their medals, Simone and Karen took the stage alongside Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and President of the Paris Organising Committee Tony Estanguet to receive the Olympic flag.

However, Simone’s role was just the beginning of the LA28 kickoff as H.E.R.’s National Anthem performance ended with Tom Cruise leap into the Stade de France, where the ceremony was taking place, and take the flag and chaperone it to its new home in Los Angeles. the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre further welcomed the Olympics to L.A. before an emotional finale in Paris.

Of course, Simone’s special appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony comes amid controversy in Olympic gymnastics.

On Aug. 10, the Court of Arbitration for Sport reversed the inquiry that led to Simone’s teammate Jordan Chiles earning the bronze medal in the floor routine, saying Jordan’s coach Cecile Landi didn’t submit her appeal withing the one minute parameter—instead lodging it at one minute and four seconds—leading to the International Gymnastics Federation restoring the original ranking from the Aug. 5 competition.

(ICYMI: Romania’s Ana Barbosu had been in the third position before Cecile submitted a successful appeal over the Jordan’s routine difficulty that boosted the 27-year-old’s score from 13.666, to 13.766—just over Ana’s 13.700.)

The decision, which caused the International Olympic Committee to announce that Jordan’s bronze medal would be rescinded and awarded to Ana, 18, has been met by a lot of outcry—including from Jordan’s fellow Team USA gymnasts Simone, Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera and Jade Carey as well as Aly Raisman. Ana herself weighed in on the situation.

Still, the matter isn’t over yet as USA Gymnastics has since appealed the ruling and submitted evidence suggesting Cecile had spoken to Olympic officials within the one minute margin and did not violate the rules.

But while one aspect of the 2024 Paris Olympics hasn’t come to an end just yet, keep reading to see all the highlights from the Closing Ceremony.