Chapter Analysis: From Courage To Soar
Courage to Soar, written by the 1984 Olympic Gold medalist gymnast Mary Lou Retton, highlighted Simone’s powerful gymnastics style and her extraordinary success.
The first chapter is in Simone’s perspective, which remains for the rest of the story. Simone describes her failure to make the National Women’s Artistic Junior Gymnastics Team by only one place at the 2011 Visa National Championships in St.Paul, Minnesota. Simone learned that she could train harder and be more prepared for when the Championships came around again next year.
The next chapter turns to Simone’s early childhood. Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Ohio to a woman named Shanon and had three siblings. Older siblings Ashley and Tevin, and a younger sister Adria. Because Shanon had a drug addiction, Simone and her siblings were placed into foster care, but soon taken in by Shanon’s father, Ronald Biles, and his wife, Nellie Biles. Ashley and Tevin missed their mother so they eventually returned back to Ohio and were adopted by their great aunt, while Simone and Adria were adopted by Ronald and Nellie Biles, their grandparents, soon to be called their parents. …show more content…
While in Middle School, she completed the top levels, nine and ten. In 2008, she placed second all-around in the State Championship and qualified for the Junior Olympic Gymnastics Western Championships. As a reward, her dad got her a dog. Simone began winning meets regularly. She placed third all-around and first on the floor exercise at nationals. In 2011, she won gold at her first meet as an elite gymnast. Simone was soon invited to the famous development camp at a ranch in Huntsville, Texas, after her coach sent a video of Simone’s performance to National team coordinator Martha
The first chapter is in Simone’s perspective, which remains for the rest of the story. Simone describes her failure to make the National Women’s Artistic Junior Gymnastics Team by only one place at the 2011 Visa National Championships in St.Paul, Minnesota. Simone learned that she could train harder and be more prepared for when the Championships came around again next year.
The next chapter turns to Simone’s early childhood. Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Ohio to a woman named Shanon and had three siblings. Older siblings Ashley and Tevin, and a younger sister Adria. Because Shanon had a drug addiction, Simone and her siblings were placed into foster care, but soon taken in by Shanon’s father, Ronald Biles, and his wife, Nellie Biles. Ashley and Tevin missed their mother so they eventually returned back to Ohio and were adopted by their great aunt, while Simone and Adria were adopted by Ronald and Nellie Biles, their grandparents, soon to be called their parents. …show more content…
While in Middle School, she completed the top levels, nine and ten. In 2008, she placed second all-around in the State Championship and qualified for the Junior Olympic Gymnastics Western Championships. As a reward, her dad got her a dog. Simone began winning meets regularly. She placed third all-around and first on the floor exercise at nationals. In 2011, she won gold at her first meet as an elite gymnast. Simone was soon invited to the famous development camp at a ranch in Huntsville, Texas, after her coach sent a video of Simone’s performance to National team coordinator Martha