"I Was Freaking Out": Simone Biles’ Teammate Makes Raw Confession on How the Olympic Icon Saved Her From Self-Doubt Spiral

"I Was Freaking Out": Simone Biles’ Teammate Makes Raw Confession on How the Olympic Icon Saved Her From Self-Doubt Spiral

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were a pressure cooker, and no one felt the heat more than Simone Biles. The gymnastics legend, with four Olympic golds and a global fanbase, was poised to dominate. Then, a wobbly vault in the team final—scoring a 13.766, changed everything. Biles, grappling with the “twisties,” a mental block that scrambles a gymnast’s mid-air instincts, made a seismic choice: she withdrew from the women’s all-around final. The world ga…

In Tokyo, Simone Biles urged Jade Carey to believe in herself – it stuck with her

The two-time Olympic champion reflects on the quiet moment in Tokyo that shaped her, team redemption in Paris, and why she’s finally stepping back to figure out what comes next