Nina Dobrev Celebrates 'Explosive' Simone Biles at the 2024 Olympics: 'She Is the GOAT of All GOATs' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Nina Dobrev; Simone Biles.Photo:Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Jamie Squire/Getty

Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Jamie Squire/Getty

Nina Dobrevis aSimone Bilessuperfan!

While speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at the Shiseido Blue Project’s beach cleanup event on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the actress, 35, reminisced about attending the Olympics for the first time. She says a top highlight from her Paris trip was watching Biles, 27, in action at Bercy Arena.

For Dobrev, the spectating opportunity confirmed that Biles — now an11-time Olympic medalist— has no equal. “She is the GOAT of all GOATs,” theVampire Diariesstar declares.

Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024.Xinhua/Shutterstock

Xinhua/Shutterstock

The two did not get a chance to meet in Paris — “but [Biles] did repost my story on Instagram,” Dobrev excitedly shares.

Overall, theReunionstar says her first Olympics experience “definitely did not disappoint.”

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“Volleyball was one of my favorites,” she notes, sharing another highlight. “Just the energy in the crowd, everyone cheering and they were pumping the music. It was just a big party. It was so fun!”

“I’m a little ahead of schedule in terms of healing, but it is still a very long process," she says. “So I’m only one month, maybe three and a half now. So there’s still a ways to go.”

Dobrev notes that she is at risk of re-injuring herself, so she is trying to take things slow. “And a lot of times at this point in the healing process, people get re-injured because they feel fine. And so they start doing normal things. So I have to kind of remind myself that I’m still healing and there’s still a little bit of time to go,” she explains.

Nina Dobrev participates in the Shiseido Blue Project’s beach cleanup event on Aug. 7, 2024.River Callaway/Variety via Getty

River Callaway/Variety via Getty

She says her trip to Paris proved a bit challenging as she had to do a lot of walking around the city. “All those streets are closed, so you have to walk from venue to venue and do all these things,” she adds.

Fortunately, her boyfriend,Shaun White, joined her in Paris, helping her navigate the physically challenging situation as comfortably as possible.

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Once she’s fully recovered, Dobrev hopes to get back to some of her favorite activities. When asked what she’s most looking forward to doing, she says “Probably getting back to the mountain, but I think I’ll miss this season, which is a bummer.”

source: people.com