Ever since Simone Biles smashed it at the Paris Olympics with four medals, everyone’s been asking the same thing: “Is she retiring?” And honestly… she hasn’t been competing. She’s been living her best life: enjoying her honeymoon after a year of marriage, cheering on her husband at NFL games, hanging out with friends. Gymnastics? Not so much.

Fast forward to December 2025, and it seems Biles might be exploring a completely new path: one that leads to the Winter Olympics 2026.

Yes, you read that right. The sport? Figure skating. And yes… it looks like figure skating might be her next adventure. As more recently, Simone Biles was spotted on the ice, and surprisingly, she handled it like a pro, maintaining her balance with ease. Even Simone Biles shared the video on social media and captioned it as, “Come with me to my first ice skating lesson…Today’s goal is to learn how to stop and skate backwards.”

That is when Britain’s best ice dancer, Lilah Fear, who was recently crowned with Grand Prix Final bronze, provided some advice to Simone Biles.

Lilah Fear shared: “Okay, hold on. I saw a thing online that she wanted to learn. And I said to the universe, I will be her teacher. Guess they didn’t hear me, so I’ll teach you still, Simone, anytime. That’s pretty nice.” But Lilah’s admiration goes beyond skating.

She once told Team GB, “Outside of skating, I admire Simone Biles so much. I study psychology, and knowing in Paris that she was going to face this huge fear in front of the world the strength and courage gives me chills. I bow down to her.” And really, who wouldn’t? We know at the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles shocked the world, not with medals, but with her courage.

Nearly overcome by the notorious curse of the twisties, a perilous mental blockage that interferes with aerial awareness, she took the heart-sinking step to withdraw partway into the competition. Roll on to the Olympics in Paris, and Simone Biles was back with a vengeance. She did not compete; she mastered, and her routines were even more powerful than ever.

However, after years of being at the top of the gymnastics field, a new question arises: what would make a champion such as Simone drift to a different sport altogether?

Simone Biles is turning hobbies into adventures

Simone Biles, after 22 years of the highest level of competition in gymnastics, is now on a break from the sport. She is also trying new activities she enjoys, such as horseback riding, pilates, taking long walks with her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, and, most interestingly, ice skating. During NFL games, she can be seen cheering Owens at the field, and she even gives him a lucky kiss as a pre-game superstition. But what is it with ice skating that has so much of her attention?

The ice rink, however, seems to have caught her full attention. “The rink is literally three minutes from my house and I pass it all the time going to and from the airport,” Simone Biles explained. “I am like, okay, that’s going to be a fun, little hobby… Just random sidequests.” She laughed, “I’ve already called the ice rinks I know they’re tired of hearing from me.”

On why she picked this new adventure, she added, “Gymnastics… was so much fun for me, you don’t even realize you’re exercising. So I wanted to feel that similar feeling.” Her curiosity and drive show that even champions never stop exploring new challenges.

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These days, Simone Biles is branching out in every direction. She is a recent creative partner and board member of Religion of Sports (ROS), a sports-media production company co-founded by a number of big names.

In this role, she is venturing into media production in this role, a contributing factor in the shaping of stories, particularly those that bring into focus athletes and their experiences. Projects such as the Netflix docuseries Simone Biles: Rising have already allowed Simone Biles to venture into the world of media, and she appears to have every intention of using her influence to highlight significant matters like mental health, athlete welfare, and representation.