Fans are concerned after seeing Simone Biles wearing a chunky black shoe following the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Some are worried that she is injured or in pain following her performance in two apparatus finals on Monday, August 5. This is because Biles made several uncharacteristic mistakes on the final day of the women's gymnastics event, falling on the balance beam and stepping out of bounds multiple times on the floor exercise. She subsequently appeared on the Today show a few times to explain what's going on. Here's why Simone Biles is wearing a shoe at the 2024 Olympics.

Simone Biles is wearing a boot as a “precautionary measure” after the 2024 Paris Olympics and to recover from “a little bit of muscle soreness,” as she explained in an interview with the Today Show.

The next day, Biles appeared on the Today show again in the morning and reiterated that she is trying to rest her calf muscle "as much as possible." The gymnast explained that she will be going on tour in a few weeks, referring to the Gold Over America Tour that starts on September 17, 2024 and lasts until November 3, 2024. This show that will be shown all over the United States is also known as the "Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour Starring Simone Biles", so it is important for the main star to make a full recovery.

During the warm-up for the floor exercise final, Biles fell backward quite hard on her signature Biles II, a triple-twisting double back. She admits to intentionally over-twisting the move, though it may have aggravated a minor calf injury she sustained early in the Olympics. This could explain why she decided to push through with some of her tumbling passes in the floor exercise final, leading to several out-of-bounds penalties that cost her the gold medal in the event.