Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let's start there. “She can’t even explain it the doctors she sees probably can’t even explain it to her,” said Laurent Landi, who along with his wife Cecile has coached Biles since 2017. Something about the scene evoked, as Nellie Biles puts it, “a PTSD moment.” Biles ran off the floor to gather herself following a trigger she never saw coming. Instead, she's “still flipping out here,” still finding her way to World Champions Centre — the spaceship of a gym the Biles family runs — and training alongside other Olympic hopefuls, many of whom are nearly a decade younger and grew up idolizing her.

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Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost
3 months ago

Simone Biles' post-Olympic tour is helping give men's gymnastics a post-Olympic boost

The Independent  

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How Simone Biles detoxified gymnastics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Simone Biles detoxified gymnastics

The Telegraph  

As the Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade prepared for her beam dismount, a cry rang out around Bercy Arena: “Come on, you got it.” The source of the shout was Simone Biles, the all-time queen of gymnastics. Even though she had already fallen in her own routine, Biles was supporting her leading rival in a manner that transcended national boundaries. After …

How Does Simone Biles Want To Be Remembered? Her Answer Is Short And Sweet
5 months ago

How Does Simone Biles Want To Be Remembered? Her Answer Is Short And Sweet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles will undoubtedly leave a legacy as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. “Someone who loved the sport, had fun doing it, and just was authentically herself,” she told Hoda Kotb on NBC’s “Today” Tuesday. While her Paris Olympics may be a wrap, Biles isn’t ready to retire, and she’s still not ruling out …

Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris
5 months ago

Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles was left fuming with Olympics fans for 'shushing' in the middle of her balance beam routine on Monday after a rare mistake saw her miss out on a medal. Simone Biles was left fuming with Olympics fans for 'shushing' during her beam routine "I don't think we've ever seen Simone Biles fall off the beam at a major …

Simone Biles Olympics 2024: The Olympics’ biggest hero has beef with its biggest villain.
5 months ago

Simone Biles Olympics 2024: The Olympics’ biggest hero has beef with its biggest villain.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Though this beef has been brewing for a while, it burst into the public consciousness earlier this week, after the U.S. nabbed a gold medal in the team final and captain Biles posted some photos of her teammates and her celebrating on Instagram alongside a curious caption: “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic …

Olympics fans laud Simone Biles for post-vault moment with top rival after USA star admitted she 'doesn't want to compete with her no more'
5 months ago

Olympics fans laud Simone Biles for post-vault moment with top rival after USA star admitted she 'doesn't want to compete with her no more'

Daily Mail  

Olympics viewers had nothing but respect for Simone Biles and her top rival Rebeca Andrade after the pair embraced during the vault finals. Biles narrowly edged out the Brazilian athlete with a score of 15.3, which earned her another gold medal. Simone Biles and her top rival Rebeca Andrade embraced during the vault finals Saturday Biles narrowly edged out the …

Simone Biles opens up about anxiety as she says she’s most nervous about vault
5 months ago

Simone Biles opens up about anxiety as she says she’s most nervous about vault

The Independent  

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Simone Biles Posts Message To Haters Ahead Of Olympics Gymnastics Team Final
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles Posts Message To Haters Ahead Of Olympics Gymnastics Team Final

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles had a message for critics ahead of her first medal competition at the Paris Olympics: Don’t even think about commenting on her hair. JUST DON’T.” Simone Biles competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 30. LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images In …

Column: Whatever happens at the Olympics, Simone Biles has written a comeback story for the ages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Whatever happens at the Olympics, Simone Biles has written a comeback story for the ages

LA Times  

Simone Biles has already won the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Gymnastics is always one of the most popular events of the Summer Olympics and Biles is the world’s most decorated gymnast. But in recent interviews and with her new documentary series, “Simone Biles Rising,” she has made clear she is interested more in promoting awareness of the mental and physical …

Simone Biles is back at the Olympics, and no one is telling her what to do anymore
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles is back at the Olympics, and no one is telling her what to do anymore

New York Times  

One went on when she probably should have stopped. With the United States trying to break Russia’s stranglehold and simultaneously win its first gymnastics Olympic team gold medal, Béla Károlyi sent Strug off with words of encouragement spliced with an ominous tone. He told her to “shake it out.” Unsure if the U.S. had secured enough points to win the …

Simone Biles Rising review: Netflix’s new docuseries enters the Olympics megastar’s mind.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles Rising review: Netflix’s new docuseries enters the Olympics megastar’s mind.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. There’s a formidable Team USA–issued pandemic mask Biles calls the “COVID dog muzzle”; Team USA trading pins, forever untraded ; Ralph Lauren outfits for the opening and closing ceremonies, presumably hideous but still in their garment bags; a boarding pass from LAX to Tokyo. “I used to just sit here and cry …

Simone Biles reveals 'weekly therapy' has helped her regain confidence for the Olympics after getting the 'twisties' in Tokyo
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles reveals 'weekly therapy' has helped her regain confidence for the Olympics after getting the 'twisties' in Tokyo

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles will be under a huge spotlight as she represents Team USA for a third time later this month at the Paris Olympics. Those therapy sessions have helped Biles regain her confidence after getting the 'twisties' in Tokyo. Biles withdrew from the team all-around competition at the last Olympics due to the 'twisties', a state of mind where gymnasts …

Simone Biles is extraordinarily gifted. Netflix doc looks at what makes her ordinary
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles is extraordinarily gifted. Netflix doc looks at what makes her ordinary

LA Times  

The Olympics are coming, and coming to television, which means that soon we’ll be seeing, along with cute little spots on la vie Parisienne, a panoply of short informational films on American athletes, introducing us to their families or childhood dreams or tragedies overcome, in order that we may invest more fully in their quests for gold. If you are …

Simone Biles has moved past Tokyo. If critics can’t, she says that’s their problem, not hers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles has moved past Tokyo. If critics can’t, she says that’s their problem, not hers

Associated Press  

Simone Biles has spent the last three years moving past the Tokyo Olympics. When one of her former Olympic teammates welcomed her first child late last year, Biles admitted she felt a pang of “that’s what I should be doing.” Only she’s not. “I’m like, ‘Can you stop being so good and fall every now and then?’” said Alicia Sacramone …

Simone Biles’ redemption song continues to silence Tokyo demons
6 months ago

Simone Biles’ redemption song continues to silence Tokyo demons

The Hindu  

For a generation, Simone Biles has defined gymnastics. At the Tokyo Games in 2021, Biles — regarded by then as one of the best of all time — had a bout of the disorienting ‘twisties’. At the World Championships last year, she increased her World and Olympics medal tally to 37, making her the most decorated gymnast ever — male …

Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure

Associated Press  

SPRING, Texas — Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let’s start there. “She can’t even explain it the doctors she sees probably can’t even explain it to her,” said Laurent Landi, who along with his wife Cecile has coached Biles since 2017. “She almost didn’t go back out there,” Nellie Biles said. There is part of Biles that feels like “that’s …

Simone Biles thought ‘the world is going to hate me’ after experiencing the twisties at the Tokyo Olympics
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles thought ‘the world is going to hate me’ after experiencing the twisties at the Tokyo Olympics

CNN  

CNN — Simone Biles has revealed that she thought “the world is going to hate me” after withdrawing from the gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics. Gold or bust – don’t come back.’” Biles is set to compete at the Paris Olympics later this year. She returned to the sport last year and became the most decorated male or …

Simone Biles targets Paris Olympics 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Simone Biles targets Paris Olympics 2024

The Hindu  

With her comeback gaining steam, US gymnastics great Simone Biles said Thursday she would “love” to chase more gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “That’s the path that I would love to go,” Biles said in an interview on NBC’s Today show, the first time since her return from a two-year hiatus that she confirmed the Paris Games were in …

Simone Biles is trying to enjoy the moment after a two-year break. The Olympic talk can come later
1 year, 5 months ago

Simone Biles is trying to enjoy the moment after a two-year break. The Olympic talk can come later

The Independent  

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Simone Biles says she feels really good after U.S. Classic win
1 year, 5 months ago

Simone Biles says she feels really good after U.S. Classic win

LA Times  

Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the Core Classic on Saturday. She became an advocate for mental health awareness and is still going through therapy to “make sure everything is in line so that in the gym I can just plunge in.” After carrying the weight of a sport and the U.S. team, she learned it was more …

What Simone Biles' comeback means for gymnastics and for her
1 year, 5 months ago

What Simone Biles' comeback means for gymnastics and for her

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles practices her routine before competing in the women’s balance beam at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. “It’s really inspiring to see her come back after everything she’s been through.” Tokyo all-around gold medalist Sunisa Lee, whose career at Auburn and return to elite competition have been slowed by a kidney ailment, was impressed by what she …

Simone Biles will only do the Olympics again if she knows she can win gold
1 year, 6 months ago

Simone Biles will only do the Olympics again if she knows she can win gold

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles will only do the Olympics again if she knows she can win gold, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. A source close to the Olympian told DailyMail.com that Simone now 'wants to train hard, continue excelling and get to the right frame of mind.' Simone Biles will only do the Olympics again if she knows she can win gold, DailyMail.com …

Simone Biles comments on Mikaela Shiffrin’s struggles at Winter Olympics: ‘You can’t judge somebody’s mental health through a platform’
2 years, 10 months ago

Simone Biles comments on Mikaela Shiffrin’s struggles at Winter Olympics: ‘You can’t judge somebody’s mental health through a platform’

The Independent  

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Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour
3 years, 4 months ago

Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour

Associated Press  

Simone Biles didn’t plan for her second Olympics to become a flashpoint in the evolving conversation about the role proper mental health plays in all levels of sports. “I wouldn’t change anything for the world,” said Biles, who left Japan with a silver medal from the team competition and an individual bronze on balance beam. “I gave an outlet for …

She's Still Dealing With The Twisties, But Simone Biles Wins Another Medal In Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

She's Still Dealing With The Twisties, But Simone Biles Wins Another Medal In Tokyo

NPR  

She's Still Dealing With The Twisties, But Simone Biles Wins Another Medal In Tokyo Enlarge this image toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images Jamie Squire/Getty Images TOKYO — After pulling out of multiple events to focus on her mental health, U.S. star gymnast Simone Biles was back on the mat for Tuesday's balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics. Biles says …

Simone Biles saying 'no' at the Tokyo Olympics might be her most powerful performance yet
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles saying 'no' at the Tokyo Olympics might be her most powerful performance yet

ABC  

When Simone Biles announced she was withdrawing from the Olympic team finals for gymnastics this week, I burst into tears. Simone Biles, 24, withdrew from the team final and individual all-around gymnastics events at the Tokyo Olympics this week. Like Biles, Naomi Osaka was brave enough to say 'no', to pull out of the French Open to protect herself. Like …

2021 Olympics: Simone Biles still struggling, ‘cannot tell up from down’
3 years, 5 months ago

2021 Olympics: Simone Biles still struggling, ‘cannot tell up from down’

New York Times  

Simone Biles says she “literally cannot tell up from down” when she’s in the air as she continues to battle what gymnasts call “the twisties” at the Tokyo Olympics. “Sometimes I can’t even fathom twisting,” the four-time gold medalist wrote. She said Friday she “didn’t have a bad performance and quit” in the team event. She also said she’s never …

Olympic sponsors praise Simone Biles after withdrawal
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic sponsors praise Simone Biles after withdrawal

Associated Press  

Simone Biles’ sponsors, including Athleta and Visa, are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team competition during the Olympics. “She has earned a place in gymnastics history, and has proven herself to be an amazing spokesperson and influencer who has much to offer brands even without competing and eventually in retirement.” Biles …

Simone Biles cheers on Team USA teammates in all-around gymnastics final
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles cheers on Team USA teammates in all-around gymnastics final

The Independent  

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July 29 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 5 months ago

July 29 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

Simone Biles’ sponsors offered statements of support Wednesday following her decision to pull out of Thursday’s individual, all-around gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Visa, another athlete sponsor, recognizes Biles’ “incredibly brave decision,” said senior vice president of Global Sponsorship Strategy Andrea Fairchild. Protein shake brand Core Power tweeted Wednesday morning that Biles is “showing us all that her courage …

Op-Ed: Simone Biles delivered a mental health message much of the world wasn’t ready to hear
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Simone Biles delivered a mental health message much of the world wasn’t ready to hear

LA Times  

When Simone Biles withdrew from the Olympic women’s gymnastics team final earlier this week because of her mental health, I couldn’t help but think of another Olympian — Canadian sports legend Hayley Wickenheiser — and what happens when culture tries to eat champions for breakfast. Wickenheiser is a five-time Olympic medalist — four golds, one silver — in women’s hockey. …

Simone Biles says fans’ support is helping her realize that she’s more than her gold medals
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles says fans’ support is helping her realize that she’s more than her gold medals

CNN  

CNN — Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for their “love and support” amid an outpouring of praise and well wishes from people around the world. “The outpouring love and support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I …

Simone Biles Refused To Be A Work Martyr. You Should, Too.
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles Refused To Be A Work Martyr. You Should, Too.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Tuesday, Simone Biles, the record-breaking American gymnast, withdrew from the Olympic team finals after an uncharacteristic falter on the vault, saying that she was not in a good mental place to compete. “I can’t risk a medal for the team, so I need to call it,” Biles explained after the event. “And you usually don’t hear …

Tokyo Olympics: Still the GOAT - Support pours in for Simone Biles after US Gymnast withdraws over mental health concerns
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Still the GOAT - Support pours in for Simone Biles after US Gymnast withdraws over mental health concerns

India Today  

Simone Biles shocked the sporting fraternity when she withdrew midway during the Artistic Gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. USA GYMNASTICS, U.S. GOVERNING BODY FOR THE SPORT "Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. "We applaud your decision to prioritize your mental wellness over all else, and offer you the …

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles praised for mental health stance
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles praised for mental health stance

Al Jazeera  

US gymnast withdrew from the team and individual all-around Olympic events, saying her mental health took precedence. US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles shocked the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by withdrawing from women’s team and individual all-around contests, in which she was considered a top contender, over what she said were “mental health concerns”. Spanish basketball star and Olympian Pau Gasol said …

‘Still our GOAT’: Social media reacts to Simone Biles pulling out of team competition
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Still our GOAT’: Social media reacts to Simone Biles pulling out of team competition

LA Times  

Simone Biles wrote Monday on Instagram, “I truly do feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times” and “the olympics is no joke!” The next day, the U.S. gymnastics superstar pulled herself out of the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics, citing her mental health and saying she did not want to hurt herself …

Mental strain to wait for Olympics will take toll: Biles
4 years, 9 months ago

Mental strain to wait for Olympics will take toll: Biles

The Hindu  

Reigning world and Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles says coping with the mental strain of waiting another year for the Tokyo Olympics will take a heavy toll by 2021. Biles, who turned 23 last month, told the Today show on US Olympic telecaster NBC that she expects coaches will have her in top condition, but getting her mind in …

Gymnast Simone Biles cried over Olympic postponement
4 years, 9 months ago

Gymnast Simone Biles cried over Olympic postponement

CNN  

CNN — Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says she was in the gym training when she heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympics had been postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. I just kind of sat there and I cried but ultimately it was the right decision…we need to make sure everyone in the US and around the world is healthy and …

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