Greatness recognizes greatness, with Taylor Swift responding to gymnastics legend Simone Biles by using her song “…Ready For It?” in her floor routine during the U.S. Olympic Trials.
The singer of “Down Bad” Reposted video of Bile's incredible floor routine. from the second night of the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials, and wrote in X: “I’ve seen this so many times and I’m still not ready. She’s ready for it though.”
The pop star was reacting to a video of the routine posted by NBC's Olympics and Paralympics account in which Biles performed the triple-double, also known as the “world's hardest drop pass,” like the song on the singer's 2017 album. Reputation juice.
Many of Swift's fans were also excited that Biles used the song for her floor routine.
“Song is clearly ‘ready for it?’ and we weren’t ready for it yet,” one person praised the seven-time Olympic medalist.
“Simone Biles kicking off her floor routine with Taylor Swift is everything,” one fan said on X, while another said, “A Simone Biles/Taylor Swift crossover makes sense.”
With two days of testing left before the Paris 2024 Olympics, Biles leads the field on Sunday with a score of 58.900, followed by Jordan Chiles in second with a 56.400 and Suni Lee in third with a 56.025.
After her first event, the uneven bars, Biles placed second. But it was his two favorite events, floor and vault, that made his points soar to first place and the crowd roar.
For her second floor routine, Biles collaborated with French dancer Gregory Milan to choreograph her routine, according to NBC.
Her performance Friday night positioned her for a strong run to qualify for the 2024 team the United States plans to send to Paris to compete in this year's Olympics. During each Olympic trials, the gymnast with the highest points automatically makes the team the United States will send to Paris, and a committee will select four more once the trials are over.
Biles withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, citing mental health reasons at the time, but her performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials indicates she is back and better than ever.
