ANTWERP, BELGIUM – October 08: Simone Biles of the United States on the podium with her gold medal after her victory in the Women’s Balance Beam Final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships-Antwerp 2023 at the Antwerp Sportpaleis on October 8th, 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Simone Biles fans and gymnastics enthusiasts in the Houston area are in for a treat later this year.
READ MORE ;Simone Biles returns to the Lone Star State for the Gold Over America Tour
Biles is set to headline the 2024 Gold Over America Tour, which will feature several of the biggest names in gymnastics in what the tour’s website describes as “a pop concert-style spectacle showcasing athletic brilliance, championship journeys and of course, the Gold Squad dancers.” The tour will make 30 stops throughout the United States following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, including one at Toyota Center that is scheduled for Oct. 19.
In addition to Biles, the Gold Over America Tour will feature other elite gymnasts such as Fred Richard, Shilese Jones and Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos. The tour previously came to Houston in 2021, when Biles was joined by Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner and others.
Biles, who grew up in Spring, is the most decorated gymnast of all-time with 37 combined world championship and Olympic medals. This includes 27 total gold medals—23 world championships, and four from the Olympics. Biles has previously expressed her desire to compete at the 2024 Summer Games.
Outside of her athletic accomplishments, Biles has maintained a fairly prominent presence in the Houston area throughout her career. She’s been frequently spotted at local professional sporting events since her rise to fame during the previous decade, with her husband, Jonathan Owens, playing playing defensive back for the Houston Texans from 2019-2022 .
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Tickets for the Gold Over America Tour are set to go on sale May 17 at 10 a.m., according to the Toyota Center website. Prices have not been released yet, but tickets for the 2021 version ranged from $30.50 to $195.50.
