Simone Biles posted a TikTok of herself gliding across ice with the caption "2028...figure skating?" — and suddenly the internet had questions.
The gymnast with 11 Olympic medals and 23 world championship titles was joking, probably. But when the official Olympics account responds with "10/10!!!" and the NHL chimes in with approval, even a throwaway comment starts to feel like something worth paying attention to.
Biles hasn't confirmed or denied anything. She's also not exactly a beginner on skates — the video shows genuine grace, the kind of body control you'd expect from someone who's spent her life mastering movement. But there's a difference between being naturally good at something and actually wanting to compete in it again.
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Start Your News DetoxWhat's interesting isn't whether Biles will actually show up in Los Angeles in 2028. It's that she's publicly playing with the idea at all. For years, the conversation around her has centered on gymnastics — on her return to Tokyo, on her mental health, on what she owes the sport. This TikTok feels different. It's her, on her own terms, exploring something just because it looks fun.
One fan captured what everyone was thinking: "Please I beg of you to enter regional competitions. Imagine thinking you are showing up to a regular degular competition and then Simone Biles shows up." The comment got thousands of likes. People want to see her do this, not because gymnastics needs her back, but because watching Biles master a new discipline would be genuinely entertaining.
She and her husband, Chicago Bears safety Johnathan Owens, recently moved into their dream home in Texas. By all accounts, she's in a place — literally and figuratively — where she gets to choose what comes next. That might be figure skating. It might be something else entirely. Or it might just be ice skating on a random Tuesday, with no Olympics attached at all.
The 2028 Games are still four years away. Plenty of time to figure out what Biles actually wants.
