Inside Simone Biles’ mental health: Anatomy of an Olympics breakdown

This wasn’t the first time bronze-medalist Helen Maroulis, 29,competed in the Olympic games, but it’s the first time the athlete was having a “different” experience while doing so. The female wrestler has been on the “mat” since she was 7-years-old and she prepared for the Tokyo games for years.

withdrew from the French Open in May, her actions raised awareness to those struggling around the world. The Japanese tennis star has since been extremely vocal about her internal battles and it seems to have started a ripple effect.

GOAT gals! Katie Ledecky praised her “good friend” Simone Biles for prioritizing her mental health amid the Tokyo Olympics, where both women cemented their titles as the greatest of all time in their respective sports.

Simone Biles‘ Olympic journey may not be over just yet. While mental health struggles caused the 24-year-old gymnast to sit out of most of the Tokyo Olympics, aside from the balance beam final where she won bronze, Simone said she is “keeping the door open” to possibly compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Tough in many ways. Simone Biles’ coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, revealed that the 24-year-old gymnast’s aunt unexpectedly died amid the Tokyo Olympics.

Everyone knows comedian and Loose Women panellist Judi Love as a straight talker. She'll tell you exactly what she thinks, but do it in a way that may well make you laughas well as think! And in her latest OK! column - available only to OK! VIPs - the star shares her feelings about various matters that have struck a chord, including the story of legendary US gymnast Simone Biles, and her participation in the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games.

Simone Biles is back to the Tokyo Olympics. The gymnast will return to compete during the balance beam final on Tuesday after withdrawing to focus on her mental health.“We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S.

Simone Biles is incredibly grateful with her fans, after noticing all the support she received amid her difficult decision to withdraw, making her realize why she is more than just an amazing gymnast.The outpouring of love and support “I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before,” she shared.The fan-favorite star took to Twitter to open up about her feelings after withdrawing from Thursday’s competition at the Tokyo

Good in the ‘Wood?Earlier this week, we saw P!nk stand up for the Norwegian beach handball team’s choice to wear shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms, offering to pay their fine (which the European Handball Federation decided to donate anyway to a “major international sports foundation which supports equality for women and girls in sports”).On July 27th, reports started popping up about Simone Biles deciding to pull out from the Tokyo Olympic Games.The USA Gymnastics Twitter account

Still the GOAT — no matter what. Simone Biles‘ has withdrawn from the women’s gymnastics individual vault and uneven bars event finals at the Tokyo Olympics after stepping back from the women’s team and individual all-around competitions.

The world’s greatest gymnast, Simone Biles, has bowed out of scheduled Olympic events for the third time this week. On Tuesday, she removed herself from women’s team competition. On Thursday, Biles said she would not participate in the individual all-around final.

Simone Biles is opening up about her «twisties» problem. After exiting both the team and individual all-around competitions at the Tokyo Olympics, the 24-year-old gymnast took to her Instagram Story on Thursday to do a Q&A, revealing when her twisties started, how they feel and if she's still struggling with them.Biles noted that she was not experiencing the twisties, a mental block where gymnasts lose track of their position midair, before she left the U.S.

Even the GOAT needs a break sometimes. Simone Biles shocked the world when she bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics — but that wasn’t the first time she’d advocated for her mental health.

Jade Carey finished ninth in the qualifiers for the women's all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics, behind two of her teammates. But on Thursday, she will compete for a medal — as a replacement for Simone Biles.A day after removing herself from the team final on Tuesday, Biles withdrew from Thursday's individual all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being, USA Gymnastics said.

Simone Biles narrowly escaped getting seriously hurt during her Tokyo Olympics vault rotation on Tuesday, July 27, due to a case of the “twisties.” While most viewers don’t know what that means, to gymnasts, it is a scary experience that many have dealt with.

Dominique Moceanu is showing her support for Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics by reflecting on her own struggles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.The former gymnast was just 14 years old when she competed as part of the «Magnificent 7,» the iconic gymnastics group that won the first-ever team gold medal for the United States.

Jordan Chiles has Simone Biles‘ back.

Prioritizing her mental health. Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics final individual all-around.

withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after a faltering start on the vault, and later said in a statement she left because her mental health was "not there." Phelps said, "we carry a lot of weight on our shoulders, and it's challenging especially when we have the lights on us and all of these expectations being thrown on top of us." He added, "we’re human beings. Nobody is perfect.