Taylor Swift is sharing her love for Simone Biles, who just earned the bronze medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
25.07.2021 - 22:41 / usmagazine.com
Women supporting women. Simone Biles had nothing but kind words for her fellow Team USA gymnast MyKayla Skinner after the latter failed to move beyond the qualifying round at the Tokyo Olympics.
“So proud of this one,” Biles, 24, wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday, July 25, with a white heart emoji. “No one understands the hard work and dedication it takes to come back from collegiate gymnastics and make an olympic team.”
After being an alternate at 2016 Olympics, Skinner, 24, became a
Taylor Swift is sharing her love for Simone Biles, who just earned the bronze medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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.
A tough decision. Simone Biles will not compete in another event at the Tokyo Olympics as she battles the dangerous twisties.
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from two more event finals at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced that the athlete, 24, will not compete in the vault and uneven bar finals this Sunday following her withdrawal from the team finals and individual all-around finals this week, in which she cited mental health concerns. She will be replaced by MyKayla Skinner.
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 feeling the love. The 24-year-old gymnast took to Twitter on Wednesday to thank everyone for their «outpouring love and support» after deciding to withdraw from the competitions at the Tokyo Olympics.«The outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before,» Biles wrote.On Tuesday, Biles exited the gymnastics team competition at the Summer Olympics after the first rotation.
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.
Justin Bieber can totally relate to Simone Biles‘ mental health decision.
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.
Stronger together. Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles assured fans Simone Biles is “not a quitter” despite her exit from the Tokyo Olympics.
Simone Biles after she decided to pull out of an event, citing mental health concerns. Simone Biles pulled out of Tuesday’s women’s team final after a mistake on vault (Martin Rickett/PA)Observers inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Centre and around the world were left stunned on Tuesday (27 July) when the four-time Olympic gold medalist was pulled out of action after misjudging her vault in the first rotation.
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.
Michael Phelps is standing by Simone Biles.
announced Tuesday that she was withdrawing from the team competition following a “stunning breakdown” at the 2020 Olympic Games, citing mental health issues — and not an injury — that were exacerbated by the pressure to be “head star” at the Tokyo Games.After her unexpected departure, the USA women’s gymnastics team ended up taking home the silver medal without 24-year-old Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist.After a fraught performance at Tokyo prelims on Monday, Biles already seemed to be
withdrawal from the team gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, many have applauded her for focusing on her mental health. But conservative talk radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton had little compassion for the star athlete, indicating on their Tuesday show that Biles' decision was selfish.“We all have emotional and psychological struggles,” Sexton said.
Simone Biles withdrew from the team finals event in gymnastics at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics earlier today (June 27), and later she revealed it was due to her mental health.