Simone Biles has shared her support for Winter Olympics star Mikaela Shiffrin after she posted a heartbreaking message to fans.MORE: Simone Biles is engaged! See the heartwarming proposal and stunning ringMikaela took to social media to share a powerful message about the online hate and trolling she has received as she struggled through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Mikeala was one of Team USA's big hopefuls but she failed to finish the women's combined event, and lost control during the opening few seconds of her run in the giant slalom; Mikeala was defending her 2018 gold medal.WATCH: Simone Biles falls off mat during Tokyo 2020 qualifying roundsShe fell and skied out, ending her 30-race streak, and ended up being disqualified from the event."I know this all too well.
Ana Navarro Calls Nancy Pelosi’s Warning For Olympic Athletes ‘Un-American’
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Ana Navarro, 50, didn’t hold back during a “Hot Topics” discussion about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s grave warning to Olympic athletes during a Friday February 4 episode of The View. The frequent guest co-host passionately explained that she felt like the House Speaker’s advice to athletes to not speak out against the Chinese government was “un-American.”
Pelosi gave the message to Olympic athletes to be cautious and not protest against China’s human rights violations during a speech on Thursday. “I would say to our athletes: you’re there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government, because they are ruthless. I know there is temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that, but I also worry about what the Chinese government might do to their reputations, to their families,” Pelosi said.
After the video of the House Speaker played, Ana said she didn’t “like this at all,” and called out the politician for discouraging athletes. She cited the Uyghur genocide as a prime human rights issue that should be called out. “That’s so un-American. What China has done to the Uyghurs is something that should be protested, and if there’s any athlete who wants to have the courage to do that, and I understand. This is about athleticism, but it’s also a huge worldwide platform,” she said.
Ana then turned her attention to the deciding bodies for the annual Olympic games, and she said that the committee should be more thoughtful when deciding where the games will be held. “The one’s I’m angry at is the International Olympic Committee, who keep looking at places and hosting things at places like Sochi. If we know that China has committed genocide and has imprisoned over one
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