In gymnastics, visibility and recognition are everything for rising athletes. There was a time when even future stars went unnoticed for years before finally breaking through. But now, young talents have champions fighting for their spotlight. Recently, a close family member of Olympic legend Simone Biles made a heartfelt appeal to Peacock, the official broadcaster of the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

What’s the message?

Taking to her Instagram handle, Simone Biles’ sister-in-law, Sammi, shared a story where she uploaded a video of herself watching the 2025 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships. While watching the routine, she called on Peacock to showcase more athletes from the WCC. The channel appeared to have limited the showcasing of certain athletes. She wrote, “They need to show more of our WCC ladies. Wish I were there. Let’s go, WCC! Y’all look so beautiful.” 

The message was simple yet heartfelt, a call for broader coverage of their athletes.

WCC Gym’s X handle revealed that 20% of their senior women have been competing at the event. Some of the big names competing include Dulcy Caylor, Jordis Eichman, Reese Esponda, Brooke Pierson, and Tiana Sumanasekera, who are carrying forward the legacy of Simone Biles’ journey to greatness. Well, for the unaware, the WCC is an American artistic gymnastics academy, located in Spring, Texas, which is owned by the Biles family.

After the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship, Simone Biles’ longtime coach Aimee Boorman was looking to leave the Bannon Gymnastix for good. Looking at that, Biles’ mother, Nellie, who was one of the big business tycoons of her locality, owning a chain of fourteen nursing homes around Texas, suggested that the family build a gym. Then, WCC was opened in March 2014 in a temporary center before it moved to a warehouse in September.

The gym houses a 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) gym floor, and it was opened to the public back in 2016. Apart from the above-mentioned athletes, Jordan Chiles also trains at the center. French Olympian and World bronze medalist Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos also began training at WCC back in 2022.

That said, how did the athletes perform at the Xinfinity championships?

• Dulcy Caylor finished 4th with a score of 53.800.
• Tiana Sumanasekera placed 9th with a score of 53.100.
• Brooke Pierson came in 10th with a score of 52.450.
• Notably, Jordis Eichman and Reese Esponda are not listed in the top 10 for Day 2.

And while the new generation makes their rounds, where is the GOAT herself? Simone Biles has been taking it slow after her last endeavor and is betting huge on the younger generation.

Simone Biles contemplates her future as she steps away from the spotlight slowly

Since coming into the scene back in 2013, Simone Biles has reigned supreme in gymnastics. As of 2025, she has amassed 23 world titles and seven Olympic Gold medals and has led Team USA on multiple occasions. But at the recent U.S Classic, the sport’s brightest star slipped in quietly—no spotlight, no grand introductions, no podium moments. For once, Biles seemed to savor the rare calm beyond the glare.

While having a conversation with the media, she said, “I’m so happy that I was in the stands and not competing because it takes a mental toll on you as well as a physical toll.” Biles further explained that watching the future of the sport from the stands gave her a calming sensation.

Now, she has also hinted at her retirement plans, noting that it shall come on her own terms.

“I think as athletes, you always want to end up on top and it be your choice when you end. Paris was such a special moment. Of course, you have some that want to go back and repeat that success because you get really hungry for it, and you know what that feels like, and you know what you’re capable of. I’ve done so much, and I have had so much success in the sport, it’s like I want it to be my choice when I’m done. I don’t want the doctors to be like, ‘Hey. You can’t. Move on.’” 

After back-to-back triumphs, Biles understands the toll on her body and the repercussions of pushing too far. While the Olympic star may be contemplating retirement, the timing remains uncertain.