The American icon admitted what marked her entire career: I should have finished long before Tokyo – Športky.sk

LOS ANGELES – American gymnastics icon Simone Biles has announced that she should have ended her top career long before this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, she wanted to continue fulfilling her Olympic dream, even though it ultimately took a big emotional toll.

Twenty-four-year-old Biles was predicted to dominate in gymnastics competitions in Tokyo, but in the end, due to mental problems, she resigned from team all-around and did not compete in individual all-around, she missed the finals on parallel bars, freestyle and jumping. In the end, he won the only precious metal – a bronze medal on the balance beam.

“If you look at what I’ve been through for the past seven years, I’ve never been to the Olympic team again. I was supposed to finish long before Tokyo.” said in an interview for New York Magazine Biles, who is a four-time Olympic winner from Rio de Janeiro 2016 and has a total of 32 medals from the Olympics and World Championships. According to her, her fears of mental well-being became apparent before she arrived in Japan.

I didn’t let him take away my joy

In the past, she has also been the victim of sexual harassment by American gymnast Gymnast Larry Nassar, and this has marked her entire career. “It was too much. But I didn’t want to take from him something I’ve been working on since I was six. I didn’t let him take that joy away from me. So I suppressed it in me as long as my mind and body allowed me to do, “ said Biles, who continues to be active in gymnastics and is currently touring the United States as part of the Gold Over America Tour exhibition series.

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