Simone Biles has once again lit up the gymnastics world, and this time, it’s with joy! Just weeks ago, she was caught in the whirlwind of online criticism, leading her to temporarily step away from social media and escape to her second home, Belize, for a breather. But now, she’s back, and she’s come home to big news. Not just one announcement, but two. On July 15, Biles took to Instagram to share a moment of pride: a glowing red carpet photo from the 2025 ESPY Awards, with the iconic ESPYS logo beaming in the background. But it wasn’t just about the glam, the real highlight was in the caption she wrote beneath it…
She captioned the story, “nominated for 2 awards ,” celebrating nods for Best Athlete in Women’s Sports and Best Championship Performance for her all-around gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It is notable that in the latter category, she’s the only woman nominated, competing against Stephen Curry, Freddie Freeman, and Rory McIlroy. In a follow-up story, Biles teased something more intriguing. The image featured threads, needles, a scale, and finally, an envelope marked Simone Biles Project. While this was also intriguing, this still wasn’t the best she had for her fans to know today. Simone Biles has gone beyond the awards on the mat to the screen.
Yes, you read that right. Simone Biles’ next announcement on Instagram featured a post from Religion of Sports, which was captioned, “ROS’s Simone Biles Rising’ just received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series! ” The most decorated gymnast of all time might have to make some space in her showcase because her documentary, Simone Biles Rising, has now earned a nomination in the Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series category at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Simone Biles Rising is a Netflix original that premiered in two halves: Part 1 debuted on July 17, 2024, diving into Simone’s mental‑health hiatus and withdrawal from Tokyo 2020, and Part 2 arrived on October 25, 2024, following her triumphant return and gold‑medal performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It wasn’t Netflix itself, but its magazine, Netflix Queue, that entered the comment section, dropping, “” emoji.
After a lot of controversy, which included the Ohio-born deactivating her X account and then coming back to it, the fans of the greatest gymnast of all time have had an opportunity to celebrate. This would be one of the best things to happen for Biles in the past few weeks, and the congrats from the fans make it better.
Fans joyous for Simone Biles’ latest accolade
Wishes have started to put in for Simone. One of the fans said, “Well deserved!!! Loved that documentary “. Going into the dark chapters of her Tokyo Olympic withdrawal because of mental health issues and then taking the curve upwards to the gold medals in Paris, weaves that documentary into a great story, and might also ignite an emotional aspect for some fans as well. Another fan wrote, “Congrats to the GOAT ” Simone’s GOAT status in gymnastics might just not be restricted to the floor now, but actually to what she has been doing outside of it.
Opening up about her struggles in the documentary is part of that journey. It takes courage to speak of your vulnerabilities. Another fan commented, “Huge congrats to the entire ROS team!!! So deserving! ”. Religion of Sports (ROS) produced Simone Biles: Rising for Netflix, and previously worked with her on Simone vs Herself for Facebook Watch. Biles had taken on the role of creative partner and board member in the production house.
Another fan dropped a comment saying, “CRAZY!! Congratulations to the HOME team “. Not sure what they mean by that since nominees for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series all come from the United States– Chef’s Table, 100 Foot Wave, SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night, Social Studies, and Simone Biles: Rising. Simone Biles has not yet won an Emmy; her teammate has. So could this be her chance?
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