The 2024 Gold Over America Tour, also called Athleta Presents the 2024 Gold Over America Tour, was the second

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-themed touring show headlined by American

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Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles Owens ( Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one ...

. It began on September 16, 2024, in

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, and concluded on November 3, 2024, in

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, Michigan, consisting of 32

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shows across the

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. Several gymnasts from the U.S. women's national team, such as

Jade Carey Jade Ashtyn Carey (born May 27, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an individual, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. women's team, nicknamed the "Golden Girl ...

Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, having previously been a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2020 Su ...

, Hezly Rivera, and

Joscelyn Roberson Joscelyn Michelle Roberson (born February 8, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and member of the USA national gymnastics team. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. Early life Roberson was bor ...

and fan-favorites

Trinity Thomas Trinity Lemyra Thomas (born April 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a four-time National Team member (2016–20). She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where she also won s ...

Katelyn Ohashi Katelyn Michelle Ohashi (born April 12, 1997) is an American gymnast who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a six-time All-American and was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics' Junior National Team, the 2011 junior n ...

joined Biles on the 2024 Gold Over America Tour. Unlike the

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, which only included female gymnasts, the second iteration featured gymnasts from the U.S. men's national team, such as Brody Malone,

Paul Juda Paul Wojciech Juda ( ; born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships and the bron ...

, Fred Richard,

Shane Wiskus Shane Michael Wiskus (born October 1, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was named as an alternative ...

Donnell Whittenburg Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. Early life and education Whittenburg was born on August 18, 1994, in Baltimore, Maryland. H ...

, and

Yul Moldauer Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer (born August 26, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise. He has been a member of the United States men's national arti ...

. International gymnasts that joined the tour included

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and Peng-Peng Lee of

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Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos (born 5 March 2000) is a French artistic gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2023 World Championships. She is the 2019 European Arti ...

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, and

Casimir Schmidt Casimir Schmidt (born 31 October 1995) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. He won the silver medal on the vault at the 2015 European Games. He is a four-time Dutch national all-around champion (2013, 2019, 2023–24). He represented the Netherlands at t ...

of the

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Background

Through her partnership with the athletic apparel company Athleta, American artistic gymnast

launched the inaugural

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following the

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. The all-woman tour, described by ''

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'' as a "gymnastics-meet-

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concert spectacular", blended sports and entertainment with the intention of inspiring a new generation of female athletes. It sold 182,000 tickets and grossed $19.3 million across 32 cities. Biles announced the second edition of the Gold Over America Tour in May 2024, as a follow-up to the

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, Fred Richard, and

Kayla DiCello Kayla Kecia DiCello ( or or ) (born January 25, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World bronze medalist and the 2023 Pan American Games champion in the all-around. On the junior level, she is the 2019 Junior World vault c ...

were among the first cast members announced. The decision to include male gymnasts for the first time was intentional, as Biles wanted to broaden the show's reach. She was especially interested in inviting Richard, noting his involvement in helping to make men's artistic gymnastics "relevant" in a country where women have dominated the sport. Other cast members were not determined until after the run-up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. The tour will also incorporate elements of

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and there were discussions held about having

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players join the "celebration of gymnastics"; all with the idea of bringing as many athletes on the show as possible. Additional dates were added in

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and

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due to high ticket demand.

Cast

Cast changes *

, one of the first athletes announced as a cast member, was removed from the tour after she suffered an Achilles injury during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. *

Shilese Jones Shilese Jones (born July 26, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2023 Wo ...

, one of the first athletes announced as a cast member, was removed from the tour after she suffered a

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and

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during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. *

Stephen Nedoroscik Stephen John Nedoroscik ( ; born October 28, 1998) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. A pommel horse specialist, he is the Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse, 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2021 ...

was previously confirmed as a cast member, but withdrew in order to compete in the thirty-third season of ''

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''. * Asher Hong was previously confirmed as a cast member but has since been removed from the cast page. *

was hurt on tour and did not appear at further events. He remained on the cast page, but was replaced with Riley Loos.

Tour dates

References

External links

2024 Gold Over America Tour official website
{{Simone Biles 2024 in American sports 2024 in gymnastics Gymnastics in the United States

Background

Cast

Tour dates

See also

References

External links