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At 27 years old, Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> is Team USA\u2019s oldest female gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games in 72 years. As she makes history, the seven-time Olympic medalist reflects on how she has treated her \u201colder\u201d counterparts, like 30-year-old Aly Raisman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES \u2013 JUNE 30: (Back to front, left to right) Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, Simone Biles, and Jordan Chiles celebrate after being named at the U.S. Olympic Team for women\u2019s gymnastics at Target Center in Minneapolis, United States on June 30, 2024. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After qualifying for the\u00a0U.S. Olympic women\u2019s gymnastics team<\/a> on Sunday, June 30, Biles spoke with the press about her age, prompting her to offer an apology to Raisman, who was just 22 when she was the team captain at the<\/span>\u00a02016 Rio Olympic Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely have to apologize to Aly for calling her grandma because, whew,\u201d she said during the conference. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m way older now than me calling her grandma when we were younger.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eight years after her first Olympic Games in Rio, Simone Biles, 27, has an apology for her former team captain, Aly Raisman, who was dubbed \u201cgrandma\u201d back then at just 22. \ud83d\ude05\ud83d\udc80\ud83e\udd2a#USAGTrials24<\/a> #Paris2024<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/f0bhUnZ8O3<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd, you know, it\u2019s what, 11 [p.m.]? So, it\u2019s definitely past my bedtime,\u201d she joked. \u201cSo, I know Aly would be cracking up right now. I\u2019m a lot older and more mature. What was the rest of the question? See, I\u2019m forgetting.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the oldest member of Team USA, she also explained her recovery process and how differently her body feels now in comparison to the Rio Games eight years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely have to take care of recovery mentally, physically. After Classics, I swore I couldn\u2019t walk. I was like hobbling to the plane, so that was exciting. After Championships, I felt a little bit better and after day one of Trials, I was actually surprised I could walk. So I was like, \u2018Woo, I\u2019m actually not as sore, I\u2019m not hurting,\u2019 \u201d the gymnast said.<\/p>\n

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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES \u2013 JUNE 30: Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the women\u2019s U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials on June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Biles continued, \u201cSo it takes a big part. So recovery, I just have to take a little bit more serious. Back in Rio, I could do anything. I\u2019d never needed tape, nothing. I was just like a little hamster on a wheel, always running.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2024 Olympics are set to be a redemption arc for Biles after she suffered from a debilitating case of the \u201ctwisties\u201d<\/a> in Tokyo in 2021 and dropped out of the majority of her events.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n