Taylor Swift obsesses over Simone Biles's routine: Here's why
What's the story
Pop sensation Taylor Swift has publicly praised Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles for her floor routine set to Swift's song Ready for It? during the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials.
The 34-year-old singer expressed her admiration on social media, stating, "Watched this so many times and still unready. She's ready for it tho."
This comment was in response to a video of Biles's performance posted by the NBC Olympics & Paralympics account.
Biles's routine
Biles performed 'hardest tumbling pass' to Swift's track
The 27-year-old Biles began her routine with Swift's track from the 2017 album Reputation.
During her performance, she smoothly and effortlessly executed what a commentator described as the "hardest tumbling pass in the world," the triple-double, as Swift's song played in the background.
To note, this challenging move was first performed by Biles during the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2019.
Twitter Post
Have you checked out this video yet?
…Ready for it?
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) June 29, 2024
SIMONE BILES’ FLOOR ROUTINE 🤩 #USAGTrials24pic.twitter.com/kUcQsBDqw4
Biles' success
Biles incorporated Travis Scott's song, topped women's qualifying list
In addition to Swift's track, Biles also incorporated Travis Scott's song Delresto (Echoes), featuring Beyonce, into her Friday floor routine.
Despite a few wobbles in the beam event, her performances on the floor, bars, and vault contributed to her finishing the first half of the women's qualifying in first place.
The gymnast was cheered on at Minneapolis's Target Center by her mother Nellie and husband Jonathan Owens, a Chicago Bears player.
Swift's tour
Swift entertained fans in Europe amid Biles's triumph
While Biles was impressing audiences in Minneapolis, Swift was concurrently entertaining fans during the European leg of her globe-trotting Eras Tour.
The singer is currently performing in Ireland after celebrity-filled shows in London that included an on-stage appearance from her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
During her performances at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Friday and Saturday, Swift embraced the colors of the Irish flag and shared insights about her pandemic-era album, Folklore.