National tour by Simone Biles | |
Location | United States |
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Venue | various — see venues |
Start date | September 21, 2021 |
End date | November 7, 2021 |
No. of shows | 35 |
Simone Biles concert chronology |
The Gold Over America Tour, also called Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour, was a 2021 gymnastics-themed touring show headlined by Simone Biles.
In late 2019, Biles announced her plans to launch an all-woman tour that would be a mixture of sports and entertainment intended to inspire the next generation of female athletes. [1] Slated to take place after the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the tour was to mount shows in 35 cities.
Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi was the first cast member announced, [2] followed by other high-profile gymnasts, including 2020 Olympians Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum, and MyKayla Skinner; [3] and fan-favorites Morgan Hurd, Laurie Hernandez (who also provided the pre-recorded narration for the opening act), and Chellsie Memmel. [4]
The tour ran from September to November 2021, played 34 shows in 32 cities (three dates were cancelled), sold 182,000 tickets, and grossed $19.3 million. [5] One news outlet called it a "gymnastics-meets-pop-concert spectacular". [6]
A second 30-city tour began in fall 2024. [7]
Name | Accomplishments |
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Simone Biles | 2016 and 2020 Olympic gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), 5x World AA Champion |
Ellie Black | 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic gymnast , 1x World medalist |
Jade Carey | 2020 Olympic Champion (floor), 4x World medalist |
Jordan Chiles | 2020 Olympic silver medalist (team) |
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos | 2020 Olympic gymnast , 2019 European Champion |
Nia Dennis | NCAA Champion, UCLA gymnast |
Laurie Hernandez | 2016 Olympic Champion (team) and silver medalist (balance beam) |
Morgan Hurd | 2017 World Champion (AA), 5x World medalist |
Shilese Jones | 2018 Pan American Champion (team) |
Grace McCallum | 2020 Olympic silver medalist (team), 2x World medalist |
Chellsie Memmel | 2005 World Champion (AA), 2008 Olympic silver medalist (team), 6x World medalist |
Katelyn Ohashi | American Cup Champion, NCAA Champion, UCLA gymnast |
MyKayla Skinner | 2020 Olympic silver medalist (vault), 4x World medalist |
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Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the Code of Points used to score performances and regulates all aspects of elite international competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations such as British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games.
Kurt Bilteaux Thomas was an American Olympic gymnast and part-time actor. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and in 1978 he became the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. In 1979, he won six medals at the world championship, setting the record for most medals won at a single world championship by an American gymnast, a feat matched only by Simone Biles in 2018. He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Thomas was favored to win a medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete due to the USA boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games.
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Elsabeth Ann Black is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented her country at the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic games. She is the 2017 World all-around silver medallist, making her the first Canadian gymnast to win a world all-around medal, and she led the Canadian women's gymnastics team to a bronze medal in the 2022 World Championships team final, the first world team medal won by a Canadian gymnastics team. She won a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2022 World Championships. She is also the 2018 Commonwealth Games all-around champion, a two-time Pan American Games all-around champion, and a six-time Canadian national all-around champion. At the 2020 Olympic Games, Black placed fourth in the balance beam final, the highest placement in the Olympics for a female Canadian gymnast.
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Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos is a French artistic gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships. She is the 2019 European all-around champion, a two time European champion on the floor exercise, and the 2021 European champion on the balance beam. She is also the 2018 European silver medalist with the French team, the 2019 European silver medalist on the balance beam, and the 2017 European bronze medalist in the all-around. She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she placed sixth with the team and on the uneven bars and eleventh in the all-around. She is the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024 French all-around champion, and she won the Longines Prize for Elegance in 2019.
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Kayla Kecia DiCello is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World bronze medalist and the 2023 Pan American Games champion in the all-around. On the junior level, she is the 2019 Junior World vault champion and the 2019 U.S. Junior national all-around champion. She was an alternate for the 2020 Olympic team and the gold medal-winning 2023 World Championships team. She also competes for the University of Florida women's gymnastics team.
Kara Eaker is an American artistic gymnast. On the balance beam she is the 2018 Pan American and 2019 Pan American Games champion and a two-time United States national silver medalist. On floor exercise she is the 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist and the 2018 Pan American bronze medalist. She was a member of the American teams that won gold at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the 2018 Pan American Championships. She was an alternate for the 2020 Olympic team.
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