Simone Biles Turns Gymnastics Upside Down (Encore)
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Having been favored to become the first female gymnast to win back-to-back Olympic all-around gold medals, Simone Biles has put her mental health first today and walked away from the all-around individual competition. Some are saying it's the end of an era...but is it really the start of questioning the amount of pressure we put on elite athletes and beginning to support their mental health?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Independence Day riches and while this may seem like an odd time to be celebrating the virtues of living in America, |
| 0:07.6 | we wanted to highlight someone who we think is a truly great example of what this country should be all about. |
| 0:14.4 | Yeah, so I'm sure we can all remember when Simone Biles was favored to become the first female |
| 0:19.2 | gymnast to win back-to-back all around gold medals at last year's Olympics. |
| 0:23.2 | But being the absolute queen that she is, she put her mental health first |
| 0:28.0 | and actually walked away from the competition altogether. |
| 0:31.5 | Yeah, and I think we can agree that especially in times like these, aka the |
| 0:36.1 | apocalypse, taking care of yourself is one of the most important things a person can do. |
| 0:40.8 | Absolutely, especially when it comes to mental health, whether it's on the world |
| 0:44.7 | stage or in the privacy of your own home. We hope you're getting a nice relaxing weekend |
| 0:49.8 | Ritchie's and we'll see you tomorrow. Okay, Brooke, I'm gonna brag for a second. |
| 0:59.0 | Okay, Brooke, I'm gonna brag for a second. |
| 1:02.0 | Okay, I did gymnastics as a kid and I had the best cartwheel on the balance beam of anyone in my class. |
| 1:09.2 | Oh my God, were you the only one in the class? |
| 1:11.8 | Okay, wow. |
| 1:15.0 | If your friends can't keep you humble, who can? |
| 1:17.0 | I mean. |
| 1:18.0 | I was not the only one in the class, |
| 1:20.0 | but my Olympic dreams were crushed |
| 1:22.0 | when my family made us all move to Maryland. |
| 1:24.8 | Oh, that's too bad. |
| 1:26.1 | I mean, listen, if you would have stuck with it, you could have been the greatest of all time, |
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