Simone Biles' 5 best floor routines of all time ranked ft. 2013 World Championships

Simone Biles is one of the most phenomenal gymnasts to have ever graced the sport, and her floor routines are her tour de force. As is the case for each event she competes in, the American’s power and sheer difficulty often leave her alone at the top of the scoreboard for her performances on the floor.

In this particular event, Biles has not one but two eponymous skills, and she remains the only person to have ever competed the Biles II successfully on the international stage.

With that, here's a look at the gymnast's five best floor performances throughout her career.

#5 2013 World Championships

Bile at her World Championships debut

The 2013 World Championships was the first sign of how dominant Simone Biles could be. Having made her senior debut just six months earlier, the ace gymnast not only qualified for the World Championships, but she was also a serious medal contender in the event.

While in Antwerp, the American was flawless, especially with her floor routine. The competition saw the first time the then-16-year-old completed a tucked double, double mount, and a double layout half out on the floor internationally, getting the move renamed to ‘ the Biles.’

Her time at the World Championships saw the future Olympian walk away with the all-around and floor exercise gold, vault silver, and a balance beam bronze.

#4 2016 Rio Olympics

Simone Biles won gold on the floor at the 2016 Rio Olympics

At just 19, Simone Biles headed into the 2016 Rio Olympics truly a seasoned veteran, having collected a total of 14 World Championships medals, 10 of which were gold. At the Games, the floor exercise final was the last gymnastics event, and Biles had already won three golds and a bronze by the time she got there.

In the final, the American was her usual impeccable self. She showed exactly why she was the three-time defending World Champion on the floor, performing the Biles combined with a stag leap, her difficulty ensuring that she finished ahead of teammate and friend Aly Raisman.

#3 2019 World Championships

Biles in action at the 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Six years after her World Championships debut, Simone Biles proved that she still had some new tricks up her sleeve in 2019. That year, fans first got to see the gymnast perform a triple-twisting double-tucked salto backwards, a move she'd been training since 2013, at the U.S Classics podium training. She later successfully competed the move at the U.S. National Championships.

Carrying forward the momentum from the national championships, Biles debuted her triple-twisting double-tucked salto backwards internationally in the qualifying stages of the 2019 World Championships, getting the move renamed to ‘Biles II.’ The move has a difficulty rating of J, making it the highest-rated skill across all apparatuses in Women's Artistic Gymnastics

#2 2023 World Championships

Biles at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

By the time 2023 rolled around, Simone Biles had already established herself as one of the best gymnasts to have ever graced the sport, and her performance at the World Championships held more symbolic importance than anything else.

Her appearance at the Championships marked the first time the American was competing internationally after she pulled out of various finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and many were skeptical of her returning to her previous level.

However, Biles proved all naysayers wrong, storming to an unprecedented sixth floor exercise title. She also clinched a sixth all-around gold and won the team and balance beam titles.

#1 2024 U.S. Core Hydration Classic

Simone Biles competes in the floor at the 2024 Core Hydration Classic

The 2024 U.S. Core Hydration Classic saw Simone Biles compete for the first time in the Olympic year, and she used her season debut to showcase a brand-new floor routine. Biles came into the competition already a favorite to claim the title, but fans were still in for a surprise.

Biles’ new routine is set to Taylor Swift’s ‘Ready For It’ and also samples Travis Scott as Beyonce. The routine was created alongside French choreographer Grégory Milan, who told the New Time that the artistic parts of her performance signify Biles breaking out of her cage.

Outside of the artistic elements, the 26-year-old’s routine continues to inculcate her trademark power, making her the one to watch out for at the Paris Olympics.