Simone Biles performs a breathtaking floor routine in front of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift at the Olympic qualifiers

June 30, 2024

On Friday, Olympic star Simone Biles won the highest individual score on the first night of the U.S. Olympic team qualification in Minneapolis. Her floor exercise received 14.850 points and the total score 58.900. Her teammates Jordan Chiles with 56.400 and Suni Lee with 56.025 points came in close behind.

The floor routine was particularly impressive and was celebrated by fans online, especially because it was based on an instrumental version of Taylor Swift’s 2017 “…Ready For It?” Call and ended with a clip of “Delresto (Echoes),” a song by Travis Scott featuring Beyoncé.

Biles began using Swift’s song during her floor exercise at the 2024 Core Hydration Classic in May. NBC reports that Biles was involved in the musical mix. Her choreography was by French dancer Gregory Milan, who has worked with the French national team.

“Everyone kind of wanted something different — both the choreographer and the music,” Biles said of the experience. “I actually hate learning a new floor routine, that’s the worst thing for me. So I just let everyone pick what they wanted. Actually, my agent suggested Taylor Swift (and) then I found this Beyoncé song that I really liked and we kind of did it together. I love Taylor Swift and I love Beyoncé. … Those are my girls!”

Chiles also led her 2024 floor routine with Beyoncé, even wearing a leotard inspired by some Renaissance World Tour looks. The music starts with “Black Parade,” then “My House,” “Energy,” and “End of Time.” It ends with “Lose My Breath” by Destiny Child.

“You know me, I’m a Beyoncé fan,” Chiles said. “I saw Renaissance, I went to the show, I did all these things. When I saw her documentary, I realized a lot of things, so I can definitely give her flowers.”

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