Shocking Moment: Simon Bills is suspended for cooperation with ..
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There is more to give, ”said Simon Bilz to reporters at a night press conference on Sunday, June 30, shortly after she was chosen as part of a female gymnastics team of five people, heading for the Paris Olympic Games next month. Biles will compete alongside Sunee Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera.
The four, excluding Rivera, also competed together in the Tokyo 2021 Games, winning one silver medal in the team event and five individual medals, including Lee’s gold in the individual all-around. But their experiences were somewhat overshadowed by Biles’ struggles at the time: She suddenly withdrew from most of her activities, citing her mental health and a case of “surprise,” and her teammates had to intervene to unexpectedly during his absence.
On Sunday, Lee and Biles floated the idea of ”redemption” in the form of a return to another Olympic Games. “We weren’t in the best circumstances…but I feel like we have a lot of weight on our shoulders to prove that we’re the best athletes,” Biles said. “We’re more mature, we’re smarter, we’re more consistent.”
“I know we are stronger than what we showed in Tokyo. So I think it has to be for us, because it can’t be for anybody else, because that’s not why we’re doing it. We’re doing this for ourselves, for the love of the sport and the love of representing the United States,” she said. “So we’re just going to go out there and do our best.”
Biles touched on a number of other topics, including how she defines success, having the support of her husband, Jonathan Owens, and what she plans to do.