2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage
3 years ago

2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage

Associated Press  

THE BACKGROUND: It was the year that mental health took a prominent position in the sports world — led by two female athletes, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. ___ ASHLEY LANDIS, AP photographer who covered Biles at the Tokyo Olympics: I think all of us who were covering it, we didn’t really know what was going on. ___ JENNA FRYER, AP sports writer: Interestingly, I think that Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka made it OK for big top male athletes to feel comfortable saying that they, too, struggle with their own mental health. And, you know, when you see top NFL guys who play through anything saying, `Hey, I need to step back from the team and focus on me,” I think it all goes back to sort of the summer and these two female athletes, saying “No, it’s okay.

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The ‘post-Olympic blues’: Why do so many competitors suffer an emotional comedown?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The ‘post-Olympic blues’: Why do so many competitors suffer an emotional comedown?

New York Times  

The Olympics should be the pinnacle of an athlete’s career. “Sports psychologists didn’t really get it.” Athletes “wanted to be supported through the post-Olympic blues by somebody who’d been through it,” Howells says. In a 2018 paper, Howells wrote that athletes with a greater “myopic” performance focus are more at risk of the ‘blues’. “The biggest difference I’ve seen is …

At Paris, the Olympics make space for mental health too
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At Paris, the Olympics make space for mental health too

Hindustan Times  

Paris: Located on the first floor of the fitness centre inside the Athletes Village rests a first-of-its-kind room. That elite athletes, even the unmatched Michael Phelps kind, aren’t immune to mental health issues really came to the fore around the pandemic Games. An IOC Athlete365 survey revealed “that mental health was one of the top priorities for athletes”, Kirsty Burrows, …

Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks ‘bigger than them.’ They highlight issues facing Black women
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks ‘bigger than them.’ They highlight issues facing Black women

Associated Press  

PARIS — When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics later this month, it’ll represent more than a high-stakes competition for the tennis star. “I always think about this: We weren’t born playing our sport,” Osaka recently told The Associated Press. “It is critically important that they’re elevated in this …

Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?

Associated Press  

Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. “I do think there still could be more,” track star Gabby Thomas said, “but, I mean, they’re there.” Olympians Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Michael Phelps opened doors Three Olympians …

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 …

Behind The News
1 year, 7 months ago

Behind The News

ABC  

Cale Matthews, BTN Reporter: It's 6am. Professor Rosie Purcell, Melbourne University: There's an awful lot that we don't know and understand, so this is a group that hasn't really had a lot of attention paid to it, and that's ironic because most mental health issues actually start in this age range of between, say 12 to 25. Harry Bruce: You …

Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open
2 years, 7 months ago

Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open

Associated Press  

PARIS — Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a first-round loss. “It’s important now we take into consideration those problems,” said Chevalier, a former pro player who has not worked previously in the area of mental health, “not to repeat a similar situation and to prevent instead of acting when it’s already here.” New amenities for players at …

Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open
2 years, 7 months ago

Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open

Associated Press  

PARIS — Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a first-round loss. “It’s important now we take into consideration those problems,” said Chevalier, a former pro player who has not worked previously in the area of mental health, “not to repeat a similar situation and to prevent instead of acting when it’s already here.” According to Chevalier, new amenities …

Tennis pro Naomi Osaka opens up about anxiety and depression a year after French Open withdrawal
2 years, 8 months ago

Tennis pro Naomi Osaka opens up about anxiety and depression a year after French Open withdrawal

Daily Mail  

Tennis pro Naomi Osaka said she is having a 'blast' on the court 'for the first time in a while,' a year after she withdrew from the French Open due to mental health issues. Tennis pro Naomi Osaka said she is having a 'blast' on the court for the 'first time in a while,' a year after she withdrew from …

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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Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream
2 years, 10 months ago

Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream

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. “I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned after the …

Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream
2 years, 10 months ago

Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — At the Tokyo Olympics, mental health was the breakout star. “I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned after the last Olympics is being as open as possible,” snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim told reporters after she took the gold medal on Thursday in the halfpipe competition. After snowboarder Jamie Anderson, who came to Beijing as the two-time defending …

Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021
3 years ago

Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

Associated Press  

Simone Biles understands now that she was struggling long before she arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, where the unofficial face of the Games and one of the greatest gymnasts of all time was unable to force a smile and push her way through on the world’s biggest stage. Michael Phelps, retired swimmer and winner of a record 23 gold medals, …

2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage
3 years ago

2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage

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 THE BACKGROUND: It was the …

2021 sports year in review: The year Simone Biles taught us it’s OK to not be OK
3 years, 1 month ago

2021 sports year in review: The year Simone Biles taught us it’s OK to not be OK

LA Times  

A shockwave sliced through the Ariake Gymnastics Center early in the women’s team competition at the Tokyo Olympics. In early November she posted a photo of herself on a practice court with the caption, “Kinda rusty, but feels good to be back.” Biles and Osaka weren’t the only athletes whose mental health issues drew widespread attention this year. “Mental health …

'I should have quit way before Tokyo', Simone Biles says her mental health issues had begun before Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

'I should have quit way before Tokyo', Simone Biles says her mental health issues had begun before Olympics

Firstpost  

Biles was expected to dominate at the Tokyo Games but instead caused a sensation by pulling out of the opening event of the women’s gymnastics competition after being plagued by an attack of the “twisties”. Los Angeles: US gymnastics icon Simone Biles said on Monday she should have quit “way before Tokyo” but held onto her Olympic dream even though …

USA's star gymnast Simone Biles says mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour
3 years, 4 months ago

USA's star gymnast Simone Biles says mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour

Firstpost  

The 35-city exhibition, which kicks off in Tucson, Arizona, on 21 September, will incorporate gymnastics and dance elements but also feature a segment led by former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi on the importance of taking care of yourself mentally. “I wouldn’t change anything for the world,” said Biles, who left Japan with a silver medal from the team competition and …

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 …

Why gymnast Simone Biles has transcended her sport
3 years, 5 months ago

Why gymnast Simone Biles has transcended her sport

Al Jazeera  

As far as Biles’s achievements go, perhaps those at the Tokyo Olympics have been her most impressive. British journalist Piers Morgan, whose mission in life appears to be rubbishing the mental health challenges of women of colour, described her withdrawal as “a joke” and “weakness”. Although USA Olympics and the International Olympic Committee came out in support of Biles, the …

Why What Simone Biles Just Did Matters So Much To Black Women Like Me
3 years, 5 months ago

Why What Simone Biles Just Did Matters So Much To Black Women Like Me

Huff Post  

Simone Biles during the artistic gymnastics women's team final on July 28 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Why do we as a society place so much value on them pushing themselves through injuries, mental and physical?” And it gets even worse when we’re talking about mental health. Add to that the fact …

We need to do more about player mental health - ITF chief
3 years, 5 months ago

We need to do more about player mental health - ITF chief

The Hindu  

Tennis governing bodies take mental health issues extremely seriously but are aware that more needs to be done to support players in that area, International Tennis Federation chief David Haggerty told Reuters. "Mental health is very, very important," Haggerty, who is also an International Olympic Committee member, said in an interview at the Games. Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French …

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 …

Golfer Rory McIlroy '100 Percent' Backs Simone Biles over Tokyo Olympics Withdrawal
3 years, 5 months ago

Golfer Rory McIlroy '100 Percent' Backs Simone Biles over Tokyo Olympics Withdrawal

News 18  

Former world number one golfer Rory McIlroy backed Simone Biles over her Olympic withdrawal on Thursday, saying the superstar gymnast was “100%” right to prioritise her mental health. “I live in the United States and anything that came on the TV, NBC or commercials about the Olympics, it was Simone Biles — it was Simone Biles Olympics, right?” McIlroy said. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rory McIlroy '100 percent' supports Simone Biles' Olympic withdrawal over mental well-being
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rory McIlroy '100 percent' supports Simone Biles' Olympic withdrawal over mental well-being

Firstpost  

US star Biles, one of the faces of the Tokyo Olympics, abruptly withdrew from the team final on Tuesday before scratching from Thursday’s all-around final over concerns for her mental well-being. Kawagoe, Japan: Former world number one golfer Rory McIlroy backed Simone Biles over her Olympic withdrawal on Thursday, saying the superstar gymnast was “100 percent” right to prioritise her …

Simone Biles makes mental health the talk of the Tokyo Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles makes mental health the talk of the Tokyo Games

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Brittney Griner has long been open about her ongoing battle with depression, an ailment that triggered suicidal thoughts when she was younger and last year drove her out of the WNBA bubble because the isolation was too much to handle. “If you’re not your best self, you’re not going to be the best in your sport or help …

Tokyo Olympics: Take your time Simone Biles - Ravi Shastri backs American gymnast after her withdrawal
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Take your time Simone Biles - Ravi Shastri backs American gymnast after her withdrawal

India Today  

Messages of support have been pouring in for star American gymnast Simone Biles who withdrew from Artistic Gymnastics team event and individual all-round final, citing mental health concerns. Ravi Shastri said Simone Biles need not have to explain her stance to anyone after withdrawing from the marquee events at the Tokyo Games. God bless you girls #Olympics pic.twitter.com/wMS7eV1UlX — Ravi …

‘OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

‘OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Now an analyst for NBC’s swimming coverage, he said watching Biles struggle “broke my heart.” “Mental health over the last 18 months is something people are talking about,” Phelps …

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. …

The reaction to Simone Biles shows our culture is getting better at talking about mental health
3 years, 5 months ago

The reaction to Simone Biles shows our culture is getting better at talking about mental health

Salon  

American gymnast Simone Biles is withdrawing from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games. In the past, it would have been difficult to imagine anyone competing in the "toughness is its own reward" culture of athletics and openly taking time off for mental health reasons. Chirlane McCray, New York City's First Lady and a mental health advocate, posted …

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 …

Analysis: The problem that Simone Biles just laid bare
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: The problem that Simone Biles just laid bare

CNN  

CNN — Rewind to that moment when Simone Biles, without question the greatest gymnast of all time, landed a vault awkwardly in the team competition at the Olympics. What Biles’ withdrawal highlights is the yawning gap between how we think about and treat physical illness versus mental illness. Because I had internalized the the stigma of mental health in this …

Column: ‘We can all learn from her courage’: Simone Biles not alone in mental health struggle
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: ‘We can all learn from her courage’: Simone Biles not alone in mental health struggle

LA Times  

For nearly a decade Simone Biles seemed not only unbeatable but unshakeable. “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in order to focus on her mental health,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement. “Really proud for her for prioritizing mental health and making sure that everyone knows and …

2021 Olympics: Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around final
3 years, 5 months ago

2021 Olympics: Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around final

New York Times  

Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics in order to focus on her mental health, USA Gymnastics announced Wednesday. In a statement, USA Gymnastics said that Biles will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual event finals. “Her courage shows, yet again, why she is …

Simone Biles withdraws from all-around final at Tokyo 2020 to focus on mental health
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles withdraws from all-around final at Tokyo 2020 to focus on mental health

CNN  

CNN — Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health, USA Gymnastics announced on Wednesday. Her withdrawal comes after the 24-year-old – one of the greatest gymnasts of all time – stepped away from a dramatic team competition on Tuesday, citing mental heath concerns as she attempts to protect “her body and mind.” …

Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics

NPR  

Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Star gymnast Simone Biles cited her mental health concerns for withdrawing from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC is making mental health services available in Tokyo Even before this …

Simone Biles Busts The Myth That Mental And Physical Health Aren't Equal
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles Busts The Myth That Mental And Physical Health Aren't Equal

Huff Post  

Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images Mental health and physical health are still not looked at as one and the same in sports. A Team USA coach reportedly said her exit was “not injury related” but “a mental issue she is having.” Biles later explained what happened in a press conference. “Mental health needs to be recognized as equal in importance …

‘Mental health’ behind Biles’ shock Olympic team final exit
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Mental health’ behind Biles’ shock Olympic team final exit

Al Jazeera  

The retirement from the gymnastics team competition has left Simone Biles’ future participation at the Tokyo Games in limbo. Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said “mental health concerns” were behind her shock dropping out from women’s gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics. “Once I step up onto the mat it’s just me and my head, dealing with …

Simone Biles out of Tokyo Olympics all-around gymnastics final
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles out of Tokyo Olympics all-around gymnastics final

LA Times  

Simone Biles walks alone after the women’s team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Simone Biles, who withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team competition Tuesday to focus on mental health issues that dented her confidence in her ability to perform the difficult moves that have defined her brilliant career, will not compete in the women’s all-around event final Thursday. …

Tokyo 2020: Have to protect my mental health, says USA gymnast Simone Biles after skipping women's team final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Have to protect my mental health, says USA gymnast Simone Biles after skipping women's team final

India Today  

Superstar American gymnast Simone Biles revealed on Tuesday that she pulled out of the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics because of mental health issues and not due to injury. Four-time Olympic gold medallist Biles shocked everyone at Tokyo 2020 by deciding to skip the women's team final event and saw Russia clinch the gold medal by beating team …

Celebrity fans praise Simone Biles for prioritizing mental health over Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Celebrity fans praise Simone Biles for prioritizing mental health over Olympics

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles waits for her turn to perform during the artistic gymnastics women’s final at the Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. — AB July 27, 2021 It’s impossible to understand the pressure Simone Biles—the greatest gymnast in the history of the sport—and Naomi Osaka are feeling, but we’re lucky to live in a time where young Black trailblazers …

‘Out of my body': Osaka sharp in debut at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Out of my body': Osaka sharp in debut at Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again. “More than anything else I’m just focused on playing tennis,” Osaka said. I feel definitely a little bit refreshed and I’m happy again.” She added that she was “happy” that reporters were asking her questions, then added: “I feel a little bit out of …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes have become more open to mental health, says John Gloster
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes have become more open to mental health, says John Gloster

Firstpost  

John Gloster first came to India in 2005 to become India men’s cricket team’s physiotherapist. Currently, he is the head of Sports Science at the GoSports Foundation and has worked with many of the Tokyo-bound athletes as well as grassroots athletes on sports psychology, medicine among other things. Firstpost caught with Gloster to speak on the challenges that India’s Tokyo-bound …

Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka
3 years, 6 months ago

Tennis players discuss mental health issues raised by Osaka

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka was not the first professional tennis player to withdraw during a Grand Slam tournament because of mental health concerns — and she likely won’t be the last. “And there’s always a breaking point for everyone.” Osaka brought attention to the topic in late May, when she pulled out of the French Open before the second …

Naomi Osaka says ‘athletes are humans’ in Time magazine cover article about becoming ‘face of athlete mental health’
3 years, 6 months ago

Naomi Osaka says ‘athletes are humans’ in Time magazine cover article about becoming ‘face of athlete mental health’

The Independent  

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Naomi Osaka discusses mental health struggles as she says press conference format ‘in great need of a refresh’
3 years, 6 months ago

Naomi Osaka discusses mental health struggles as she says press conference format ‘in great need of a refresh’

The Independent  

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Naomi Osaka says Michelle Obama, Novak Djokovic, and few others reached out after she withdrew from French Open
3 years, 6 months ago

Naomi Osaka says Michelle Obama, Novak Djokovic, and few others reached out after she withdrew from French Open

Firstpost  

On the topic of news conferences, Osaka said she thinks the “format itself is out of date and in great need of a refresh.” New York: Naomi Osaka says former first lady Michelle Obama and sports stars Novak Djokovic, Michael Phelps and Stephen Curry were among those who reached out to offer support after she withdrew from the French Open …

Naomi Osaka says she felt pressured into revealing her mental health struggles
3 years, 6 months ago

Naomi Osaka says she felt pressured into revealing her mental health struggles

LA Times  

Naomi Osaka says she felt “a great amount of pressure” to reveal her struggle with mental health issues earlier this year during an ordeal that led to her withdrawing from the French Open and taking a temporary break from the sport. The 23-year-old tennis star wrote in a first-person account for Time magazine about the series of events that started …

Tokyo 2020: Naomi Osaka says preparing for Olympics, will talk to media again but on my own term
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Naomi Osaka says preparing for Olympics, will talk to media again but on my own term

India Today  

Tennis star Naomi Osaka on Monday said that she is preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and will take part in the press conferences. “I am preparing myself little by little so I can be at the top of my games at the Olympics, “Naomi Osaka wrote in a message published by Japan’s national broadcaster NHK. This is especially the …

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