Simone Biles Considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, he is the most decorated American gymnast of all time, with a total of 32 Olympic and world medals. Biles is only four medals away from overtaking him Vitaly Scherbo become the most decorated gymnast in the world.
In her first Olympic appearance, Simone Biles asserted her dominance by winning five medals, including four gold and one bronze. With 19 World Championship gold medals, the 24-year-old should be the best the sport has ever seen. But 2021 has been a difficult year for the American gymnast.
The Tokyo Games were supposed to be Biles’ crowning achievement as gymnastics’ GOAT. Instead, it was a date night as she bowed out of the finals in almost every competition. The 24-year-old continued to defend her mental health before being forced to relive the horrors of the past during a hearing. Despite all the setbacks, Simone Biles landed in Forbes’ top 10 highest-paid athletes in 2021.
Simone Biles is the fourth highest paid athlete in 2021
Simone Biles’ courageous advocacy for mental health took her from sports legend to idol of the masses. The American’s ever-growing popularity saw her sign new contracts which helped her reach fourth place on the Forbes list. Simone Biles earned a whopping $10.1 million in 2021.
Only $0.1 million came from their on-field income, while the rest came from their off-field transactions. Biles first worked with Autograph to release NFTs and joined mental health startup Cerebral as “Chief Impact Officer.” Additionally, she was the face of the United States post-Olympic gymnastics tour, with the Gold Over America tour adding to her face value.
The list was dominated by the tennis ace Naomi Osaka followed by two other tennis veterans, Serena and Venus Williams. In fact, the list included five tennis players, two golfers, Ko Jin-young (6) and Nelly Korda (9) with a badminton star PV Sindhu (7) and a basketball player Candace Parker (ten).
