Simone Biles Read by Lindsey Vonn

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved flipping, flying, and tumbling. Her name was Simone Biles. Simone is an Olympic champion gymnast and first-ever woman to land a triple-double in competition on the floor. She’s world-renowned for making gymnastics look effortless, but Simone overcame all kinds of adversity. Listen to hear more about her adoption, struggles with ADHD, and time training with the Final Five. [This episode originally aired July 2020.] About the Narrator: Lindsey Vonn is a former alpine ski racer for the United States Ski Team. She’s won Olympic bronze and gold medals, two World Championship gold medals, and four overall World Cup titles. A New York Times bestselling author, she founded the Lindsey Vonn Foundation, which supports girls through scholarships, education, and athletics. Credits: This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and Boom Integrated, a division of John Marshall Media. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producer is Elena Favilli, and Dan Ilani. This season was produced by John Marshall Cheary, Sarah Storm, and Robin Lai. Corinne Peterson is our Production Manager. This episode was written by Farrah Penn and edited by Maithy Vu. Proofread by Danielle Oberdier. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi who has also sound designed this episode. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time there was a girl who loved flipping, flying, and tumbling.
0:08.0	Her name was Simone Biles.
0:11.0	At six years old, Simone was vivacious and confident.
0:15.0	She lived in Columbus, Ohio with her three siblings,
0:18.0	named Adria, Ashley, and Tevin.
0:22.0	Simone's home life changed when her mother's drug and alcohol addiction worsened.
0:27.0	She wasn't able to care for her children.
0:29.0	Simone and her siblings were put into foster care.
0:33.6	When Simone's grandfather Ron and his wife Nellie heard that Ron's grandchildren were in
0:38.1	foster care, they were disheartened.
0:40.9	Ron and Nellie rushed to Ohio to see the Bile's children, and they rushed to Ohio to see the Biles children and they decided that the four of them
0:46.2	would temporarily stay with them in Springs, Texas.
0:55.0	Texas.
0:56.6	One day on a daycare field trip, Simone was introduced to a local tumbling gym.
1:01.8	It smelled like chalk dust and feet, but Simone was instantly
1:04.9	mesmerized. She saw girls doing cartwheels and flips. Without hesitation,
1:12.0	she fearlessly stepped on to a mat and performed a back flip.
1:16.0	A woman named Veronica who worked at the tumbling gym watched Simone.
1:20.0	She noticed that Simone's upper body strength was unusually strong for a six-year-old.
1:25.0	How long have you been doing gymnastics? Veronica asked.
1:28.0	I've never taken a lesson, Simone replied, but she couldn't deny the rush of excited energy coursing through her.
1:34.9	Simone wasn't just good at gymnastics.
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