Simone Biles is flying to the Olympic Games in Tokyo with teammate MyKayla Skinner

Why Simone Biles is the GOAT

Simone Biles, Get ready to say “Kon’nichiwa” to Tokyo.

The 24-year-old gymnast, who won four gold medals at the Rio 2016 Games, has just left for the 2020 Olympic Games, which start on July 23. And of course she brought the fans with her by taking a behind-the-scenes look at her flight to Japan on Wednesday July 14th.

“TOKYO BOUND w / your new Pilots”, Simone teased her latest adventure while posing in the cockpit in a blue tank top.

Teammate MyKayla Skinner, 24, was by her side on the long journey across the Pacific. Shown in a pink crew neck, she commented, “Cutest Pilots everrr !!”

On MyKayla’s Instagram Story, she shared another way she’s hyped for the Games: an Olympic manicure with the famous rainbow rings. “See you soon,” MyKayla wrote while giving her followers a look from her seat on the plane.

Simone kissed her boyfriend Jonathan Owens goodbye before departure. As she wrote in her Insta story: “Bye, I love you so much.” He posted it again and wrote back, “See you in a few weeks, go kill it in Tokyo.”