Simone Biles' teammate from Paris Olympics gold medal team Hezly Rivera weighs in on competing at Los Angeles 2028

Simone Biles' teammate, Hezly Rivera recently opened up about her potential presence at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Both the athletes recently concluded their 2024 season after performing at the Gold Over America Tour.

Biles wrapped up her Paris Olympics with four medals, of which three were gold and one was silver. Her first gold medal came in the team all-around event, where she and her team scored 171.296 points. Her individual brilliance continued as she clinched her second gold in the individual all-around event, scoring 59.131 points to outshine Rebecca Andrade's 57.932 points. The 27-year-old bagged her third gold in the vault event, where she scored 15.800 points. Biles also won a silver medal in the floor exercise.

Meanwhile, Hezly Rivera concluded her Paris Olympics campaign with one gold in the team all-around event. Following this, both the gymnasts performed in the Gold Over America Tour, which commenced on September 16 at Oceanside and recently ended on November 3.

Days after completing her tour, Rivera conducted an 'ask me a question' session on her Instagram handle. One of her fans asked whether she would be competing in Los Angeles.

"Will you be trying for the Olympics in 2028?" the user asked.

To this, the gymnast replied:

"Yes that's the goal!!!"

Hezly Rivera’s Instagram story

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Simone Biles exuded pride in Hezly Rivera qualifying for the Paris Olympics

Hezly Rivera qualified for the Paris Olympics by securing third place in the beam balance event at the Olympic trials, behind Simone Biles and Suni Lee. Following this achievement, Biles heaped praise on the 16-year-old and exuded excitement about having her on the team. Here's what Biles said: (Via Olympics.com)

"Should we teach her how to drive before she gets to Paris? Like, jeez. She’s so young, she’s so cute, she’s so smart, she’s beautiful. We’re really proud of her for making this team and we’re really excited to show her the ropes and at least she doesn’t have to do it alone, she has four veterans that have been there before.”

Rivera also expressed her happiness at being selected for the team, saying:

"I can't believe I'm part of this team. I never would have thought this would happen."

Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast of all time after her brilliant performance at the Paris Olympics, as her Olympic medal tally reached 11.