Simone Biles reveals nightclub tried to dupe her into $26,000 champagne charge at Paris Olympics
Simone Biles said she was shocked after a Paris club tried to dupe her by charging $26,000 for a bottle of champagne during a night out following the Olympic closing ceremony.
Biles — who took home three gold medals and a silver at the Paris Games earlier this month — recalled the story in a “get ready with me ” TikTok video shared Monday, days after supporting husband Jonathan Owens in the Bears’ 27-3 preseason win over the Bengals.
“We had closing ceremonies at the Olympics. I went and after that we went out. You guys, this club tried to charge me $26,000 for a bottle of champagne. Like, are you insane?” Biles said while doing her makeup ahead of the preseason contest on Aug. 17.
Simone Biles said a club in Paris tried to charge $26,000 for a bottle of champagne while she was partying after the closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics.TikTok/Simone Biles
“Obviously, I didn’t buy it. But why would you even try to play me like that? Like, that’s wild.
“And I don’t know, sometimes the attention, I’d rather not have it. I’d rather just be as normal as possible… I don’t know.”
Simone Biles and her sister Adria Biles partied at L’Arc, a popular nightclub in Paris, after the 2024 Olympics.Instagram/Simone Biles
Biles did not reveal the name of the club.
The 27-year-old gymnast previously shared photos of her and sister Adria Biles partying at L’Arc, a popular nightclub in Paris, after the conclusion of her third Olympic GameAdvertisement
“The reason I’m unwell this morning,” Biles wrote over a snapshot on Instagram, which was taken at a private table with bottle service and signs that read “Simone Biles God 4 Life” and “Gym legend.”
Simone Biles said a club in Paris tried to charge $26,000 for a bottle of champagne while she was partying after the closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics.TikTok/Simone Biles
Simone Biles said a club in Paris tried to charge $26,000 for a bottle of champagne while she was partying after the closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics.TikTok/Simone Biles
Someone held an American flag while gold confetti fell from above.
“I’m not sure how many games I’ll be able to make because in a few weeks we go on tour,” she said, referring to the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour, which is headlined by Biles.
“I think right now we’re doing about 32 stops [on the tour].”
United States gymnast Simone Biles, right, enters the field before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field on August 17, 2024.Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports
Simone Biles of Team USA competes on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France.Getty Images
The Gold Over America Tour is advertised as bringing “jaw-dropping athletic brilliance and high-energy choreography coupled with inspirational messages of hope, strength, resilience, and determination” into arenas around the U.S. this fall.
She will be joined by her U.S. women’s gymnastics teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, among many other superstars from the gymnastics world.
