Simone Biles’ Special Gesture Helped Young Gymnastics Prodigy Defend her Junior Championship Title

Published 02/28/2022, 7:30 AM EST

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Undoubtedly, Simone Biles is the greatest, most decorated gymnast of all time. Not only does she have seven Olympic medals, but the world loves her for more than that.

Biles has paved the way for athletes across the world through inspiration and motivation. Now, as it turns out, she is still doing more. Enter Ella Kate Parker, the young gymnastics prodigy who just won the Junior Winter Cup All-Around title for the second year in a row.

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As special as the day must be for the fourteen-year-old, Simone Biles made it just a little bit more special.

Simone Biles’ beautiful gesture for young Junior gymnast champion

For young Ella Kate Parker, winning a second consecutive Winter Cup Junior all-around championship became even more beautiful. This was because she revealed something quite special about her leotard.

It was none other than Simone Biles, who designed Parker’s leotard. In fact, the young teenager couldn’t even believe it herself. “I couldn’t believe she (Simone) would do that for me,” she said.

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Then, Parker shared how the two had met at last year’s championships. It was Ella Kate who had won last year’s cup as well. “We saw her at Championships last year and she wanted to do that for us,” Parker shared.

“My coach knows her,” the 2021 and 2022 Junior Cup champion said. Moreover, she was also ecstatic about her leotard, and who can blame her? After all, it’s not every day and for everyone that the gymnastics GOAT decides to flex their designing skills.

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“I’m in love with my leo (leotard) and I felt amazing in it,” Parker said. Clearly, she did, as she stood highest atop the podium at the end of the 2022 Winter Cup Junior championship.

Moreover, Simone even had her love to give back to Kate’s statement, as she took to Twitter to send her a string of heart emojis.

Simone hinted at beach wedding through Instagram

It is no secret that Simone Biles and her beau Jonathan Owens got engaged this month on Valentine’s Day. However, despite knowing she said yes, it was unclear when the wedding would occur, or where.

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Often spotted on Instagram with Owens in the middle of planning their big day, it is clear that Biles is hyped up for her wedding. A week ago, during a question-answer session with fans on Instagram, Biles decided to divulge information about the wedding venue.

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When a fan asked what a non-negotiable is for the wedding, Simone replied, “BEACH”. Additionally, she confirmed that her wedding with Jonathan Owens “will be a destination wedding”.

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Clearly, Biles wants the waves and the shore at her wedding, and her fans across the world are completely onboard with the idea.

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Samarveer Singh is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. Holding a degree in English Literature and a diploma in Fitness Sciences and Training, Samarveer is obsessed with tennis and basketball. He is also an automotive writer at HotCars.
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