I guess having "greatestofalltimegreatestofalltimegreatestofalltime" constantly pounded into her head took too great of a toll on her. Maybe she thought she'd BETTER live up to that, because if everybody's been saying that, it must be true!
Well she has also adopted that title by stitching a goat into all of her leotards. I do feel bad for her, but she also had a hand at putting pressure on herself. I think she got too cocky.
When you think about it, she still is the GOAT! The bar was raised since she came on the scene.. She has nothing else to prove. She can impart her knowledge to new gymnasts in the future.
she didn't even need to compete this olympics to be the greatest of all time. she already is. she's cemented her place in history the last 8 years and no one can take that from her.
She played into it wearing the goat on her leotard, shoes, etc. I said for a few years now that she needs to be humble about it and now it has come back to bite her.
Despite being from Russia, I really feel sorry for Simone (( I believe, that this situation is not her fault, and you guys, have every right to question the work of national team's pshycologists and coaches. It's their job to make sure that atheltes are in their best mental shape before important competitions.
I think these Olympics are harder on the athletes. The planning for preparation is done years in advance then suddenly everything got pushed back a year, which would have messed things up. Even then they didn't know if they were going ahead. The gymnasts are young and they're not allowed out of their apartments outside of competition.No training, no sessions with coaches other than via Zoom, no visiting family. There's also the threat of COVID lingering.
Yeah, considering that Larry Nassar has abused these girls since they were underage, there is clearly some mental trauma that follows that. If they allowed to happen I am not surprised that they don't have proper psychologists
But if she had all these problems, why did she go to Japan? Why make a move so impressive, but so hard, when with simpler moves she knew she was going to be on top. Russia without double, double triple moves beat us. Why was she on the team if she knew her mental status was not the best? She choke whether you see it or not. Up to this point no one had beaten her before and she choke. Better to say I have mental issues than they are better than me.
I'm so worried about her! It's probably really serious if she's pulling out ahead of time, but it's great that Jade gets a chance. And I love what you said about "we support them at the highs, we should support them at their lows" 100%!
I'm worried too, but I think she's making the right move. She was SO much happier after she made the decision to pull out of team. Did you see her? That was a woman who was about to break, then made the hard call, and knew she'd made the right call and was so relieved and supportive of her team mates. This has hit me particularly personally, since I've also had to quit some big things due to what I thought was mental health, but turned out to actually be an undiagnosed autoimmune disease. And oh my god, it is so hard to walk away from big things you care about because your body/mind just won't cooperate. And I was lucky, no one in my life gave me crap (though I also didn't have much active support from anyone), and I still felt so terrible and like such a loser. BUT, I knew in my bones that I had made the right choice, and I know that sense of whole-body relief that you're no longer trying to carry what you just can't handle anymore. And so I firmly believe that whatever is going on, this is, strangely, a good sign--a sign she's taking care of herself, a sign she'll find her way wherever she needs to go to get better.
@@erinm9445 Absolutely agree! I also have chronic illnesses, so I definitely understand, our society puts too much pressure on people to perform and makes people feel bad when they can't. I just want her to be happy, she's given everyone else enough and if she wants to focus on herself or her body/mind then she definitely should-- while it would be cool to see that vault get named after her, that pales in comparison to her agency and wellbeing!
We are witnessing the most epic choke-job in the history of sports. She's fine. Nothing to worry about. She's just afraid of looking terrible out there, and she doesnt have the mental strength to try to get her groove back during practice over the next few days. So she gave up.
I wish the world was as supportive of Gabby when she went through her mental health struggles at 2016 Olympics. Instead, MyKayla fans tortured her and other people harassed her about everything from her edges to if she was a patriot.
I have to put responsibility to the media and to fans who hyped her up so much to be the GOAT, you think that didn't get to her? She is a great there is no doubt and she has already accomplished medals but putting her on the pedastal of being the GREATEST has put pressure on her mentally and media and people who put her so high up share responsibility.
While I agree it is part media's fault (I always found the american cockiness unhealthy), she is 24 and can decide how to approach an important event. And touring the TV shows it is not the way to go. Do it after the event if you feel like it, but do not watch TV, do not read newspapers, do not give interviews before competitions. One needs to focuse and not get pressured or intimidated or whatever.
Seriously I find some people's attitides a bit unreal. The truth is she choke under pressire. She is the oldest of everyone there. She knew gymnastics at her age was going to be like this. She is not the first older girl who lose to younger competitors. Champions retire champions, that is why she did it. She created the buzz of that big move on vault. They chose her for the team even though she made mistakes. All for all those big moves she made. You mean to tell me that the media and fans were not the same in Rio. The difference she was younger. She should've retired. Now to save face after all her mistakes and her lack of deliverance, use the PC phrase, I'm going to focus on my mental health. "Send her all your love", good grief!
I think the current environment with the pandemic has made it different.There is a lot less support for athletes and a lot less freedom and preparation allowed. Plus the year delay will have hurt an older gymnast like her who would have timed her comeback to fit in with the original date.
@@Lupita311 You can't realistically compare Rio and Tokyo. Aly and Gabby were the more experienced teammates and could bear some of the media pressure that the US gymnasts experience. The team was a bit more balanced in that regard than this current team. Rio also had Michael Phelps in swimming as the big story. This time, it's almost all on Simone alone. Not even close to the same experience for her.
No, that's not the media fault. She Very much embraced it. She has been wearing leotards with the Head of a goat animal for some time now. So she loved the attention.
Americans kinda destroy there own. Too much hype. Imagine all other countries with great gymnasts quiet but Americans all over the place making so much noise. Glad the Allyson Felixes had there run early with less noise. Who knows she wouldn't have lasted that long. Well Simone has enjoyed the competitions she has had in her career. Hope future athletes are given a breather. If media won't then they will have to bury there heads under just to keep sane
Consider the pressures Simone has been under: 1) Nassar abuse and sentencing. 2) Worldwide pandemic. 3) Postponement of the Olympics for one year. 4) Incessant media hype about being the GOAT and focus almost solely on her in the run-up to the games. 5.) Lack of audience at the competition - the quiet must be so disconcerting. 6.) Issues with scoring her incredible performances. 7.) Restructuring of the USAG and change at every level. 8.) Young team members looking to her for leadership. 9.) Absence of friends/family at the games. 10.) The level of her abilities and the pressure to perform those high-level vaults, etc. I mean it is MASSIVE. And she's only 24. Even with tons of international competitive experience, you can see why it would be too much.
Watching her in the lead-up to the games, you could tell there was something going on. With every competition getting closer to Tokyo, she looked more and more unhappy and stressed. As much as I would love to see her compete, I hope she makes the best choice for her own health. It says a lot that when she was interviewed after the medal ceremony, she said she was happier acting as the coach and supporting the other girls than she was competing. She looked happier on the sidelines than I can remember seeing her in ages.
@@potocatepetl of course Jade will give her best! WoW indeed, nobody so that coming. Jade, I root for you, and to Simone all my love and wish you a good recovery.
I feel so bad for her, but I'm hoping this'll shut up the all weirdos who assumed she would win gold in the all around and decided to call her selfish for not competing in the team final.
I thought she pulled out of team to focus on her single competitions? I don't think she is selfish, i thought she was choosing her battles cause she wasn't in the best mental health state. Too bad... she is amazing.
@@AshleyKarys Team gold is the most coveted for federations (as it brings in the most money). Individual gold is the most coveted for the athletes as the AA is the official Olympic champion.
@@AshleyKarys I agree with you, and I've always admired the culture of the genuine prioritisation of the team gold over individual golds amongst Russian athletes. But the athletes are not business people and do not think the same way that those who run the federation do--even if they were former athletes themselves. When a country with a decentralised system wins team gold, it means all the individual gyms get money. But when a country with a centralised system wins team gold it means all of the money goes to one place; hence why I say the priorities vary greatly between athlete and federation. All sports rely on funding, sponsorship and investment to survive, so unless a sport is particularly popular on its own (e.g football) then one of the primary ways in which (international) sports secure the aforementioned is by the performance of national teams at major international competitions [continental and world championships, mid-season multisport championships (e.g. the Commonwealth/European/Pan American Games etc) and the Olympic Games]. Hence why team gold is *much* more important to national governing bodies than it is to athletes, even in countries like Russia where the athletes themselves are more focused on winning the team title. But with regards to money in the case of athletes though, Simone Biles is a rare exception. She is one of the only gymnasts I can think of to have become a millionaire whilst competing (American or otherwise). Because USAG do not pay the majority of their athletes anything because accepting pay would require them to turn professional and subsequently sacrifice their opportunity to attend university on a sports scholarship. Furthemore even those that do get paid (i.e. the post graduate male gymnasts) do not get paid very much at all, relying on sponsorships and endorsements etc to survive. Hence why very few female gymnasts turn professional at all, the window to make money and the amount they can make is not worth them sacrificing a free education, even though women's gymnastics is more popular than MAG). In contrast to this, Russia pays even if its junior athletes. Again, it might not be a lot of money, but they do not compete for free. Even it's pre-juniors receive a stipend--meaning they can save money throughout their careers. But most of all you have to remember, the amount athletes get paid is in accordance with the popularity of their sport, so I frequently use football in the U.K as an example of this. A British footballer can play for a *VERY* mediocre team and still be on a 6-figure salary form the age of 18 due to football being the most popular sport in the world; even in Russia - russia.com/activity/football/. But artistic gymnastics has barely a fraction of the viewership, with figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics drawing in much wider audiences and the Russian team/athletes being far more dominant in both; esp RG, as Irina Viner-Usmanova is married to Alisher Usamanov (one of the richest men in Russia)--meaning the RG programme essentially has an endless stream of funding. So in conclusion the degree to which certain titles are coveted vary greatly depending on who it is one is talking about. If it is an athlete, individual titles typically matter more as that is what boosts their profile in the sport (esp as gymnastics is an indiviual sport). But for federations the team title is more important as it brings in as many medals as there are individual finals (5--as the FIG is scrapping the 4-man team format after Tokyo) in spite of it being a single event.
wow, after all the interviews of her saying she cant wait an now this what happened between trials an now,never seen an athlete of this calibre do this,wish her well though
I'm sure she felt ready because she nailed nationals and this was going to be the same routines. Something happened to her in that time and her focus was off. Its not safe to do her complex moves without proper mental focus which could lead to life threatening falls. Glad she didn't get hurt and proud of the other girls who stepped up and won silver!
@@veselanacheva5222 it is clear that the pressure the media and her fans put on her got into her, saying that she will win gold over and over again made her more nervous
Can everyone see how epic it will be for Brazil having their first olympic medal in women's gymnastics and it can be a gold one, praying for rebecca to do her best and hit beam and UB connections for that 58.000+
Too bad. I was looking forward to seeing her. Maybe there's still hope for the individual events. Maybe FX? But somehow I doubt it. It would be sad to see her crumble after a "bad" qualifying (for her standards) and a bad vault on Team finals, when she's still the best and has so much to offer the sport.
I think this is now Adrade's gold to lose if she replicates what she did in qualifying. Suni and Gelya also has a shot. It's going to be an exciting final but I wish Simone all the best!
I remember in a documentary about the Atlanta Olympic US WAG team. Amanda Borden thought Dominique Dawes was going to be Team Captain but was surprised when she was voted by everyone. She was surprised that the usually formidable Dominique Dawes was crying hysterically before the team competition despite that being her 2nd Olympics. The emotional & mental daggers are real. Even for the GOAT. Remember that Simone was this jumpy, giggly, huggy girl before & during Rio. Look at her now. What were they (USAG) chiselling into her head after her 1 year vacation that her headache (mental state) was this bad?
That 1996 team was great and Shannon Miller is my alltime favorite gymnast and childhood idol. I remember during the all around finals in 96, both she and Dominique had a bad floor routine, were very disappointed for a moment, but then soldiered on and finished well. And a couple of days later, Shannon won the gold medal on beam and Dominique won bronze on floor.
Um, we might not see her for the rest of the Olympics.I can see why she’s so stressed out. Even when she’s withdrawing people are clamoring for her to do the most difficult and dangerous skill in women’s gymnastics. Y’all are relentless
I doubt she will do vault finals, especially since that is the event that induced the panic attack. I don't want to see her throw herself back out there on the same event that caused the world to see her mental breakdown.
She pulled out of AA, as well as team, so no, you wont see her do anything for the rest of the Olympics but maybe she will sit there and cheer on the team.
Specifically, she has what is called the “twisties.” It’s a serious mental block that makes you lose awareness in the air. It’s something that needs to be worked through in the relative safety of a practice gym, not on a hard surface Olympic floor.
I feel partly guilty just because we all (including myself) has put far to much pressure on simone! And now it's getting to her! I'm glad she is speaking out and saying that it's actually okay to not be okay and it's actually okay to proritize your mental well being over a medle! On Instagram I've seen so many awful comments such as "she let down her team and her country" "she isn't a goat" and that's a load of bullshit! She was doing what was best for the team, Simone said it herself that she has been having a little bit of the twisties! That's dangerous!
I think the mental issue she is suffering from is I may not win so I am not going to play. She accepted the Olympic spot. There are plenty of other girls who worked just as hard and are also under tremendous pressure and stress that should have had the chance to compete and actually WANT to be there. She bailed in the middle of Team Finals... not a team player.
i'm devestated to hear this news, especially because i really wanted her to be the second ever repeat gold AA medalist after larisa.. but i'm hoping she'll stay healthy & recover before EFs. simone hate will not be tolerated and i will literally come for u if i ever see any smh
All my support & love for Simone. It is the right decision. She has already accomplished so much. I have read some really mean comments on her withdrawal from the team final. For all her haters and critics - she owes you nothing.
but can we recognize how this "tea" account is actually just information. like very good, quality videos great audio by the way. no shade no tea just great information!
I think Jade has a good chance to grab gold. Her UB & BB are better than OK. We all know her vault and floor prowess. Now, if only the execution & consistency….. She could perhaps channel Gabby Douglas circa London 2012 where she stuck when it really mattered and surpassed Jordyn & Viktoria.
What i dont understand is whats different this time? She has always worked with psychologists and she was doing so well in competition almost up until tokyo, i know the pressure is high but i never expected her mental health would become this bad to a degree that she basically drops out. This may sounds bad but i was dissapointed in her for quitting on her team, i love that she took care of her mental health but if she knew she was this bad since practice she shouldnt have competed, so an alternate stepped in, instead she did a bad vault then left the other 3 to compete on their own. A watered down routine from her wouldve helped greatly even if she isnt at her best, you should never back off your own team, if she decided to compete whe shouldve not withdrawn
I believe the alternate shoud be swapped in at latest 24 hours before the qualification began, so if Biles first felt it in warmup yesterday, then they couldn't take an alternate in stead
Wtf ... How did an Olympics veteran get last minute jitters this bad? Don't USA gymnastics team have mental coaches or psychologists on hand for the team? I believe Mykayla covered this in one of her RUclips videos. Simone Biles pulling out like this is akin to robbing another gymnast chance of Olympic glory. I am just so bewildered by this change of event, from the GOAT to the least dependable.
Finally someone who sees it like it is. She is a professional athlete. Blaming this on the fans and media and not on her is the sad part. A veteran gymnast who wants to retired as the best and saw that she couldn't deliver now say my mental health and everyone will forget how bad she did the first day of competition.
health isn't always a stable thing. You really think she liked to go out like this? I think she was well aware what kind of meet she was at and this was not the time to joke around. She had immense pressure on her and also a history of assault in so many ways. Even "veteran gymnasts" are humans, don't forget that. And she is only 24 years old. Honestly, sacrificing her health isn't worth any medal ever, that goes for anyone! Also, she didn't "rob" others of a medal, she isn't responsible alone for a success. It's unfair to out it on her shoulders alone
@@Lupita311 well, we all know what she's capable of. Even if so, why would she take the risk in stating it has to do with her mental health? She gets so much crap about it because people clearly, in 2021, still don't understand how devastating mental health issues can be. She could have just said it was an injury if she, after your theory, needed a reason to flake out
@@MrsFrappucchino well, we know that she is good and it should have stayed like that. If as you said she has mental issues she can't control, why did she go for this team. We all know and no one says it, she should've retired. Every great gymnast who tries to compete after 22 has a mediocre particilation, even Nadya was awful on her last Olympics. She sould know when it is time to call it quits. Compare her to Rio and see her on Nationals and on her first day in Tokyo. Mistakes after mistakes. In floor, bb and uneven bars. That is why she created that big vault and she failed miserably so here it is Mental health
Can someone confirm if Jade is actually capable of making the podium 😱😳?! She’s never been considered an all arounder (I’ve considered her one), but omg if she actually medals, she’ll prove everyone wrong! I’m gonna cry 😭💖
She could do the skill that she has submitted on floor. But Jade received a weak score on beam - 12.866 (D:5.4 E:7.4) and that’s what will cost her a medal if she doesn’t change something else.
It is unlikely she medals, she qualified 9th. Already she is a big winner, going to compete AA, while everybody always said she was 'just' a specialist. Go Jade!
i feel like she has that "all or nothing" mentality. like girl it's just a mistake, keep going. It's okay to lose. you're not a freaking robot to do everything perfectly.
People need to realize these girls were molested for years and carry that trauma. They do not owe us performances. She said for a long time 2020 was going to be her last Olympics and she was ready for it. She did not ask for a pandemic & to have to train an additional year and wait to retire. She likely feels “not good enough” anymore & she feels it training since she is old for gymnastics. She is still the best though to us. If she is not confident she can injure herself or even break her neck out there. So if she believes she cant do it then stand down & stay safe is the best. We cant argue with her and force her
I think America's belief that we all have to "be best" is killing not only athletes, but common person. No one wants to admit it's ok to not be perfect and that's what's led to the gymnastics community and all this scandal. They're chasing perfection, which doesn't exist. If they don't get ahold of this mentality all around another athlete will follow in Naomi Osaka and Simone and Gabby's path in a few years time.
Biles fully embraced and ran with the GOAT status! Let’s NOT put all the blame on the media and fans when she herself GLOATED about being the GOAT… Instead of remaining humble and focused like Jade Carey for example, Biles got cocky and even defended being cocky in at least one of her interviews… She literally is the one who got in her own head but the problem is she can’t get herself out and just focus on performing… I feel so sorry for the other gymnasts like MyKayla Skinner who worked so hard and did NOT get a chance because of favorites like Simone Biles!💔
I have been following gymnastics since I was a little girl and I have never seen anything like this before. Didn't she realize her situation before she was literally on the competition floor and the competition had already started...Did she become paralyzed by the thought of not winning...I'm sure all the elite athletes are under intense pressure but that comes with the job. I'm not a fan of Jordan chiles' style of gymnastics but she showed guts performing her routine on bars with minimal warm up. All credit to her, and the other 2 ladies, consistent Grace and elegant Sunisa.
But that's how pressure works.... I'm sure she felt off even before she started competing but she still felt the immense pressure to help team USA get the gold. So she probably still thought that she could and should compete. The fact that she now also pulled out off the All Around shows that she wasn't being selfish like some people low-key accused her of. I'm proud of Simone!
maybe you never heard of it before because even 10 years ago, people would have been ridiculed if they stepped aside for mental issues. Mental health is only taken seriously in the last few years, and prior athletes were understandably too scared they would have been destroyed for it. Look at what happens to Simone in 2021, at least half the people give her crap about it and don't show the slightest bit of empathy so how should athletes back in the day have done it? I am glad we're doing much better about that now
Exactly, she's under a lot of pressure, I thought that sports give you the mental strength as well as muscle strength. Isn't that the reason we have sports centers in the inner city? To make kids strong and say no to drugs and gangs? So that is a lie? I don't deny mental health is important, but in Simon Biles case, it wasn't an issue till she realized how bad she was performing. She flew out of bounds on floor not one step about three or four steps two feet, the last thing was falling after the vault. I bet she is embarrassed, I would be embarrassed too, but that is not a mental condition.
Did anyone else notice that there seemed to be not much focus and discipline down on the competition floor in respect to the US? It seems like there is no one in charge of the team. Coaches don't seem to be keeping the girls in a competitive state of mind. I feel for all of the girls, I hope they can all pull together and put out their best routines in the AA and event finals.
It’s too bad an alternate couldn’t have jumped in during team finals. This is the Olympics. The Olympics! I’m all about mental health. I’ve been through the ringer myself. None of us known what she’s dealing with. I feel very sorry for her. However, something just feels off to me with so much praise for her opting out. It’s just how I feel. Maybe I’m just disappointed because of the high expectations for the team. Maybe I’m in denial and need to come to terms. It just feels like she quit when hundreds of gymnasts would have done anything to be in her spot.
Yeah I agree, I love Simone and I'm devastated for her that she won't end her career with a bunch of 2020ne gold medals, and I support her decision to pull out. I think she made the right decision to pull out (it would be awful is she ended up seriously hurt trying to win a medal) However, idk how I feel about her being painted as some sort of champion for mental health.
My heart goes out to her. Mental health and general health are the priority, not medals. Good for her for making the best decision for herself notwithstanding what people think.
If its a mental health issue due to the pressure then it has probably snowballed for her now. I would not be surprised if she retires completely from the 2020 Olympics now. I wouldnt even be surprised if she retires from the sport completely. I get the feeling she was doing this entire Olympic run out of shear fortitude. She is probably completely turned off of competing. There were clues such as her wanting this to just be over. And that there should be some level of enjoyment to this. I dont either are true for her after that long delay from the pandemic. It did a mental thing on her. Lost her mojo so to speak. Now to make things worse Im sure she feels she let everyone down. She has already said she doesnt feel she even deserves the silver team medal. Tragic situation for her for sure. When youve been built up due to such success and youre confidence is so high that you buy into the idealization yourself (because one at that level would almost have to either get on the hype ride or have doubts its all true right?) and then perfection is threatened it then underminds the confidence and you start doubting yourself. A mistake for Simone on the floor, vault or whatever the skill is under the microscope so intensely that it becomes a monster that gets into your head also. So many factors. However, this is where the greatest champions live and have to overcome. This is when legends are made. And this is why there will always be a question mark in many peoples minds. Questions on her legacy that no one, even people that dislike her, could have placed if she had stepped up and dug deep. This will haunt her legacy sadly.
we're allowed to think whatever we want of her decision. We all have different cultures and ethics. Some of us think you should tough yourslef up for a few days in order to not let your team and country down, some of us act this way. So we should all be allowed to not show respect, when we don't respect. another athelte could have taken her place if she was not that selfish ans had taken this decision before she understood that she would'nt make gold this year.
I'm so glad Simone is prioritizing her mental and physical health over everything else. She's incredibly strong, has already proven she's the GOAT, and doesn't owe anyone anything. I just really hope that because of this, people won't discredit whoever gets the gold in the all-around by saying "well Simone wasn't there so it doesn't count".
poor girl. i hope she's ok. she did the USA so proud. i also hope very much that she gets into a better headspace; i'm glad she had the wherewithal to take care of herself because that vault could have ended up VERY badly. a true queen
@@YouAreMySunshine2 Simone has been competing (and winning) at elite level for 9 years now, she can differentiate between performance jitters and anxiety. There was no way in hell team USA could win a gold without Simone, even with Jade or Myk on the team. Simone was their savior, but she herself was injured since trials.
Simone u amazing girl!!! Wot u don in the sport is so grate and u bought so many people to the sport and now they all love it cuz of u. U made us love gymnastics and we start teaching ourselfs som flips cuz u inspire us. No matter what any 1 says u a LEGEND and u fantastic. We 6 years old and u always gona be are favorite! Get wel soon. We love u🥰😍😍 good luck to the rest of the girls in da team they very special to🥰🥰😘
It's so crazy. She as working so hard for this moment. And she is so capable. She has difficulty who nobody has. Maybe she have this blocage, it's typical from gymnast. The mind think so much, the total easy difficulty become no more possible. I have that wenn i was young. Steingruber had that before Rio. It's a blocage
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 Quitting is perfectly fine when the activity isn't doing anything good for you. The Olympics are cool and all, but they're not everything. If your head is so bloated to talk down on Biles, let's see you do even 10% of the skills she is capable of. No? Then sit your @ss down.
Now I've seen it all. Everyone is praising a quitter and calling it noble instead of what it really was... selfish and disgraceful. What a way to tarnish her legacy. I've personally lost all respect for her. Quitting in the middle of the Olympics is so disrespectful to her teammates, the gymnasts who would have loved to go the Olympics in her place, and the country as a whole. And everyone praising a QUITTER like this is appalling to me. Champions don't quit. They persevere and fight as hard as they can to the end. Winners never quit and quitters never win. I wish her as a person the best in life, but this decision she made was incredibly selfish and disgraceful.
I haven't always been the biggest fan of Simone, specially because with her competing, it is expected that she will win. Which has made the sport less exciting. But at the same time nobody can deny her greatness and this is very saddening and shocking news
jade carey for aa gold just to rub it in toms face? andrade for silver? suni bronze? please gymnastics gods make this the podium 🙏. gutted for simone all this hard work on her comeback to not be able to compete in the aa. I’ve seen a lot of hate on her for abandoning her team from stupid people who know nothing abt gymnastics. The whole gymnastics community understands how important mental health is and how dangerous it can be if her health is not right.
That doesn't make sense! If she had issues then why did she go to the Olympics and even started the all round competition with the team? Did her mental health just suddenly happen in the middle of the competition?
Another Vanessa Atler... All the pressure that has been put on Simone is something we should all as a whole reflect on before it affects another human being with special abilities.
I just feel like Atlers biggest problem was competing in the wrong quad when you HAD to do AA. She would have KILLED it (as she often did) if she didn’t have to do bars
Held back tears reading this this morning, I just really hope she’s ok and can get the help she needs❤️❤️ NBC should be ashamed of showing a reel in their Olympic coverage of every-time Simone has “failed”
I really REALLY hope American media, mainly NBC, takes a step back to admit and analyze their role in this. She's been their billion dollar making marketing campaign for far too long. So much so that they've dehumanized her in a way. They've talked about her like some sort of indestructible machine. Not a beautiful, smart, wonderful woman who happens to be good at gymnastics and is imperfect like everyone else. This needs to not ever happen again.
@@AshleyKarys I'm glad Tim can shut up, but I'm sad this happened at Simone's cost. Also I'm pissed that V. Rodionenko can gloat after this, I was hoping that she would retire and leave the program to Aliya or someone with a brain and a heart, and leave the beautiful Russian gymnasts alone, but since they won under her, she's gonna be staying and continuing the abuse.
@@usagtea8072 I’m glad this happened to show the US they can’t wrap up competitions two/three years out but so sad that it’s come at the expense of an athletes mental health. Shades of the USSR mentality coming out “Win whatever the cost may be”
@@AshleyKarys I agree with most of what you've said. Didn't Grishina have a breakdown in team finals, force an unprepared Mustafina to do a shaky beam routine, and also make a huge mistake on floor, causing Russia to come in 2nd? Grishina also did basically the same thing, yet she didn't receive this much hate from the media (God knows what happened inside her gym, those coaches and her family members were brutal) but at least she was spared by the media. It's not like Russians don't quit (cough cough Khorkina), but what Simone did shouldn't be called quitting.
@@AshleyKarys I'm not even from USA, and Grishina's parents apparently stole her Olympic prize money because she made mistakes in the finals, but that's not the issue at the moment. You're saying that Russians never quit and are blaming the US coaches as if Russian coaches never do any of that. Russian coaches are just as abusive, they've literally starved and stunted many young girls with great potential. I love the Russian gymnasts, all of them are amazingly talented and hardworking. But the insane pressure causes any top athlete to falter, and even Russian gymnasts have had breakdowns in the past and nearly cost their country a medal (Anastasia Grishina in 2012, Khorkina in 2000, Gelya was having a breakdown in 2016, but thankfully Aliya helped her pull herself together, etc). The point is Simone had a breakdown like so many others , she is possibly injured and in a lot of pain. Had she continued, she'd have gotten herself even more injured, or even lost the medal altogether. So don't say that Simone is a quitter because she couldn't handle the pressure or let her team down.
I feel like Simone should try to medal on bars and go for a beam gold or silver. But she should 100% take care of herself before she makes the decision to compete in these two apparatus finals.
It's wise of her to prioritoze her mental health over the competition. Good luck to her and thanks for sharing her talent and for pushing the gymnatics to a different level.
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 what's your point? Are we supposed to be happy about it? You are crazier. Besides where in my post did i say im sad about it?
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 I hope you never have to deal with trauma and mental health issues. I hope you never have to wake up each day wondering if you're going to be okay or having to pretend to be okay. Learning to prioritize self is an act of self love and support for self. It is important, and Simone is more of a hero for this act alone. Stop talking about things you clearly don't have empathy nor understanding about. Every time you talk shit about Simone, you talk shit about every person who deals with mental health issues. You say, "You can't be sad. You can't take a break. You can't love yourself." You are vile, cruel, and pathetic.
Someone had mentioned to me that the team of these elite athletes try and make sure they peak at the right time. Unfortunately I think she peaked back at the olympic trials. That also adds to her confusion and timing. What a mess.
She had mistakes in the Olympic trials too that were very uncharacteristic and even said then she was dealing with a lot on her mind. She's only human and I am proud of her if she wins or if she doesn't.
Though she dropped out only one of her scores went i guess she still able to get a team silver medal with her team, maybe that all she wants, let other girls shine, she got many medals. It makes sense she pull out of ALL around now her scores not high enough and they gotta stick to the rules. Event finals hmmm.
I totally support Simone. It sounds like she excelled so high because she LOVES gymnastics. But then the world changed her focus to: do gymnastics to be the best ever. A distraction that is hard to escape on the world stage.
I’m so disappointed for her, I want her to be healthy, and I want her to finish her second Olympic Games strong!! I really hope she gets in another performance on event finals, in case she retires soon. She is a hero of mine and I just want to see her succeed!
Well first Nasser goes to prison in USA gymnastics people are fired for a physical abuse. Now someone's going to go to prison and being fired for mental abuse.
So NOW, as more and more is coming out about this most stunning event (Simone's withdrawal from competing) a feeling I had since CLASSICS I am now learning was not wrong AT ALL. Simone recently stated in one of her social media postings that she suffered a TORN LIGAMENT at World's 2019 which NONE of her fans knew until now and she stated as well that 2-3 weeks ago (Trials I am sure) she RE-INJURED herself again something that NONE OF US knew until now either. I have been INSISTING since Classics that something is not PHYSICALLY right with Simone because I had never seen her ankles being taped before and definitely not so heavily. Despite what was said to the press, I was not convinced. Night two of Trials suggested to me that all was not well with her MENTALLY as well and I think that was CLEAR to everyone. Come all the way to Olympics quals and I became 100% convinced that Simone was not all there PHYSICALLY and NOW I know it to be TRUE. It appears now that the MENTAL stress of having to perform always at her best with an injury that does not allow her to perform the most DIFFICULT routines with confidence put a Kibosh on what could have been the single most OUTSTANDING athletic performance of the WHOLE Olympics. She is not alone in this regard though, Dina Asher Smith Britain's main hope in the 100 and 200m ADMITTED today to carrying a serious injury a while now which NO ONE but her team knew about. She was able like Simone to compete in events prior and still win but that was because she was having ONE race to compete on a given day but here at the Olympics she has to run ROUNDS and now that injury has caught up to her. She could not qualify for the 100m finals and now has to withdraw from the 200m event which she stood an EXCELLENT chance of medaling. The time has come for athletes to STOP HIDING their PHYSICAL and MENTAL struggles. It would allow them to be more selective in what competitions they take part in. It will probably cost them a title here or there but in Simone and Dina's case would have ensured that they are FIT to compete on the BIGGEST STAGE.
Jade is also competing vault and floor with Simone for EF. I’m curious if Simone withdrawals from that if McKayla will be put in, as she was the next highest qualifying person. I’d love to see Simone do her double pike on vault, but I’d love for McKayla to be able to compete something for a medal too.
If I am not mistaken, if Simone withdraws from the event finals the only final Mykayla could replace Simone in would be the vault. No one scored high enough on floor, beam, or bars to replace Simone since you have to finish in the top eight to advance.
So brave and courageous... What a great example to set for the younger girls on your team that it's okay to quit when you're not the best.. Maybe reevaluate doing all the talk shows and commercials that I'm sure have net you a pretty penny if you can't handle the pressure. Mental health is important, but so is wisdom.
Happy for Jade and wishing Simone a smooth recovery. She is the greatest of all time and her legacy speaks for her. If she has to pull out of event finals, does that mean McKayla can compete since she would then be the top 2 just like how Jade is filling for the AA?
It's time people start crediting every Olympian, sports should be about artistry and entertainment, stop pressuring athletes for medals. Simone has shown everyone how it should be by stepping out. We all know she could have easily won. Running after medals has made athletes robotic, let them enjoy the sport, we should also enjoy all the diverse skills they bring to sports whether they win medal or not
Excuse me, but why do you think people compete and train for years to make it to the Olympics? For medals. Even the Greeks who invented these events centuries ago did it for the glory of getting the gold. Seriously, are you for real. Let's cheer for the last place says no one, in their right mind. It is the athletes who pressure themselves, only loosers blame others for their mistakes and lack of ability.
No the goat performs no matter what Allah Michael Jordan LeBron James Tom Brady they don’t quit because they had a bad day and were crying that’s a failure not a goat
I never cared for the term GOAT. she's great and she's won a lot of medals. she has her strengths, like powerful tumbling on floor and sky-high vaults, but others are better at other things.
I don’t understand why Simone pulled out…I mean I support her decision but I’m gutted and can’t help but to think about how hard she’s worked to get here, I hope she can pull it together for event finals, I can’t imagine how she’s feeling…🥺
She shouldn't do any finals. She bailed on the team and didn't deserve that team medal after she dropped out. Give the other gymnasts a chance to compete who actually want to be in the Olympics.
I hope she will compete vault and floor. I know she has to first think of her mental health, but saying good bye to gymnastics like this.... she will regret it I assume. I know I would. Unless she wants to try again in 4 years.
I guess having "greatestofalltimegreatestofalltimegreatestofalltime" constantly pounded into her head took too great of a toll on her. Maybe she thought she'd BETTER live up to that, because if everybody's been saying that, it must be true!
Well she has also adopted that title by stitching a goat into all of her leotards. I do feel bad for her, but she also had a hand at putting pressure on herself. I think she got too cocky.
When you think about it, she still is the GOAT! The bar was raised since she came on the scene.. She has nothing else to prove. She can impart her knowledge to new gymnasts in the future.
she didn't even need to compete this olympics to be the greatest of all time. she already is. she's cemented her place in history the last 8 years and no one can take that from her.
She played into it wearing the goat on her leotard, shoes, etc. I said for a few years now that she needs to be humble about it and now it has come back to bite her.
Despite being from Russia, I really feel sorry for Simone (( I believe, that this situation is not her fault, and you guys, have every right to question the work of national team's pshycologists and coaches. It's their job to make sure that atheltes are in their best mental shape before important competitions.
Will jade Carey compet AA?
Yes.
I think these Olympics are harder on the athletes. The planning for preparation is done years in advance then suddenly everything got pushed back a year, which would have messed things up. Even then they didn't know if they were going ahead. The gymnasts are young and they're not allowed out of their apartments outside of competition.No training, no sessions with coaches other than via Zoom, no visiting family. There's also the threat of COVID lingering.
Yeah, considering that Larry Nassar has abused these girls since they were underage, there is clearly some mental trauma that follows that. If they allowed to happen I am not surprised that they don't have proper psychologists
But if she had all these problems, why did she go to Japan? Why make a move so impressive, but so hard, when with simpler moves she knew she was going to be on top. Russia without double, double triple moves beat us. Why was she on the team if she knew her mental status was not the best? She choke whether you see it or not. Up to this point no one had beaten her before and she choke. Better to say I have mental issues than they are better than me.
Sunisa Lee and/or Rebecca Andrade as 202One Olympic AA Champion! 🥇🤞
I think Gelya has a shot too!
@@liukin95. Agreed but she CANNOT fall on beam. I also selfishly want Suni and/or Rebecca with gold as they don’t have gold.
Let’s go Suni and Rebecca! Happy they have this opportunity of a lifetime
Listunova. 🥇
She got 2pc’d. She’s not in AA.
I'm so worried about her! It's probably really serious if she's pulling out ahead of time, but it's great that Jade gets a chance. And I love what you said about "we support them at the highs, we should support them at their lows" 100%!
Same, I’m really really worried about her.
I'm worried too, but I think she's making the right move. She was SO much happier after she made the decision to pull out of team. Did you see her? That was a woman who was about to break, then made the hard call, and knew she'd made the right call and was so relieved and supportive of her team mates.
This has hit me particularly personally, since I've also had to quit some big things due to what I thought was mental health, but turned out to actually be an undiagnosed autoimmune disease. And oh my god, it is so hard to walk away from big things you care about because your body/mind just won't cooperate. And I was lucky, no one in my life gave me crap (though I also didn't have much active support from anyone), and I still felt so terrible and like such a loser. BUT, I knew in my bones that I had made the right choice, and I know that sense of whole-body relief that you're no longer trying to carry what you just can't handle anymore. And so I firmly believe that whatever is going on, this is, strangely, a good sign--a sign she's taking care of herself, a sign she'll find her way wherever she needs to go to get better.
@@erinm9445 Absolutely agree! I also have chronic illnesses, so I definitely understand, our society puts too much pressure on people to perform and makes people feel bad when they can't. I just want her to be happy, she's given everyone else enough and if she wants to focus on herself or her body/mind then she definitely should-- while it would be cool to see that vault get named after her, that pales in comparison to her agency and wellbeing!
@@Emileigggggh Agree 100%!
We are witnessing the most epic choke-job in the history of sports. She's fine. Nothing to worry about. She's just afraid of looking terrible out there, and she doesnt have the mental strength to try to get her groove back during practice over the next few days. So she gave up.
I wish the world was as supportive of Gabby when she went through her mental health struggles at 2016 Olympics. Instead, MyKayla fans tortured her and other people harassed her about everything from her edges to if she was a patriot.
Gabby didn't speak up...she assuaged fans.
We all knew Skinhead wasn’t right
She will never be a better gymnast than Gabrielle Douglas
If this narrator gets any more lively a funeral is gonna break out.
Your comment is so funny! They way she says wow
remind me of Spongebob's "regularbob"
I have to put responsibility to the media and to fans who hyped her up so much to be the GOAT, you think that didn't get to her? She is a great there is no doubt and she has already accomplished medals but putting her on the pedastal of being the GREATEST has put pressure on her mentally and media and people who put her so high up share responsibility.
While I agree it is part media's fault (I always found the american cockiness unhealthy), she is 24 and can decide how to approach an important event. And touring the TV shows it is not the way to go. Do it after the event if you feel like it, but do not watch TV, do not read newspapers, do not give interviews before competitions. One needs to focuse and not get pressured or intimidated or whatever.
Seriously I find some people's attitides a bit unreal. The truth is she choke under pressire. She is the oldest of everyone there. She knew gymnastics at her age was going to be like this. She is not the first older girl who lose to younger competitors. Champions retire champions, that is why she did it. She created the buzz of that big move on vault. They chose her for the team even though she made mistakes. All for all those big moves she made. You mean to tell me that the media and fans were not the same in Rio. The difference she was younger. She should've retired. Now to save face after all her mistakes and her lack of deliverance, use the PC phrase, I'm going to focus on my mental health. "Send her all your love", good grief!
I think the current environment with the pandemic has made it different.There is a lot less support for athletes and a lot less freedom and preparation allowed. Plus the year delay will have hurt an older gymnast like her who would have timed her comeback to fit in with the original date.
@@Lupita311 You can't realistically compare Rio and Tokyo. Aly and Gabby were the more experienced teammates and could bear some of the media pressure that the US gymnasts experience. The team was a bit more balanced in that regard than this current team. Rio also had Michael Phelps in swimming as the big story. This time, it's almost all on Simone alone. Not even close to the same experience for her.
No, that's not the media fault. She Very much embraced it. She has been wearing leotards with the Head of a goat animal for some time now. So she loved the attention.
I'm manifesting the gold medal for Suni, she deserves it so much!
Americans kinda destroy there own. Too much hype. Imagine all other countries with great gymnasts quiet but Americans all over the place making so much noise. Glad the Allyson Felixes had there run early with less noise. Who knows she wouldn't have lasted that long. Well Simone has enjoyed the competitions she has had in her career.
Hope future athletes are given a breather. If media won't then they will have to bury there heads under just to keep sane
Consider the pressures Simone has been under: 1) Nassar abuse and sentencing. 2) Worldwide pandemic. 3) Postponement of the Olympics for one year. 4) Incessant media hype about being the GOAT and focus almost solely on her in the run-up to the games. 5.) Lack of audience at the competition - the quiet must be so disconcerting. 6.) Issues with scoring her incredible performances. 7.) Restructuring of the USAG and change at every level. 8.) Young team members looking to her for leadership. 9.) Absence of friends/family at the games. 10.) The level of her abilities and the pressure to perform those high-level vaults, etc. I mean it is MASSIVE. And she's only 24. Even with tons of international competitive experience, you can see why it would be too much.
Plot twist after plot twist. In the team final it got so intense it didn't even bother me there was no crowd in the stadium
same here! I was so tense all the time, it was stressful to watch 😂
Watching her in the lead-up to the games, you could tell there was something going on. With every competition getting closer to Tokyo, she looked more and more unhappy and stressed. As much as I would love to see her compete, I hope she makes the best choice for her own health. It says a lot that when she was interviewed after the medal ceremony, she said she was happier acting as the coach and supporting the other girls than she was competing. She looked happier on the sidelines than I can remember seeing her in ages.
Suni Rebecca jade podium please
Ikr !
No its the other way around. Rebecca, Sunk and then whoever.
@@royalty2924Loveuh.. this is my dream podium lol
This is shocking and devastating but OMG JADE I’M SO PROUD WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT I’M THRILLED FOR HER
Her maybe once in a life chance. Let's hope she will give her best.
@@potocatepetl of course Jade will give her best! WoW indeed, nobody so that coming. Jade, I root for you, and to Simone all my love and wish you a good recovery.
shocking indeed, USAG shouldn't bear all the pressure on this girl alone, it's best for us to respect her choice
I'm sad about her but kind of hoping Mykayla gets to compete con vault :(
If Simone pulls out of vault final aswell, would Myk or Steingruber get her spot?
Steingruber is first reserve.
@@usagtea8072 She's not because Skinner scores higher but was 2PC. So if Biles is out, Skinner replaces her.
@@cinnamon3533 Yes, that was my thought process behind my question
Aha, thanks for clarifying!
I feel so bad for her, but I'm hoping this'll shut up the all weirdos who assumed she would win gold in the all around and decided to call her selfish for not competing in the team final.
I thought she pulled out of team to focus on her single competitions? I don't think she is selfish, i thought she was choosing her battles cause she wasn't in the best mental health state. Too bad... she is amazing.
Weirdos...ha
@@AshleyKarys Team gold is the most coveted for federations (as it brings in the most money). Individual gold is the most coveted for the athletes as the AA is the official Olympic champion.
@@AshleyKarys I agree with you, and I've always admired the culture of the genuine prioritisation of the team gold over individual golds amongst Russian athletes. But the athletes are not business people and do not think the same way that those who run the federation do--even if they were former athletes themselves.
When a country with a decentralised system wins team gold, it means all the individual gyms get money. But when a country with a centralised system wins team gold it means all of the money goes to one place; hence why I say the priorities vary greatly between athlete and federation. All sports rely on funding, sponsorship and investment to survive, so unless a sport is particularly popular on its own (e.g football) then one of the primary ways in which (international) sports secure the aforementioned is by the performance of national teams at major international competitions [continental and world championships, mid-season multisport championships (e.g. the Commonwealth/European/Pan American Games etc) and the Olympic Games]. Hence why team gold is *much* more important to national governing bodies than it is to athletes, even in countries like Russia where the athletes themselves are more focused on winning the team title.
But with regards to money in the case of athletes though, Simone Biles is a rare exception. She is one of the only gymnasts I can think of to have become a millionaire whilst competing (American or otherwise). Because USAG do not pay the majority of their athletes anything because accepting pay would require them to turn professional and subsequently sacrifice their opportunity to attend university on a sports scholarship. Furthemore even those that do get paid (i.e. the post graduate male gymnasts) do not get paid very much at all, relying on sponsorships and endorsements etc to survive. Hence why very few female gymnasts turn professional at all, the window to make money and the amount they can make is not worth them sacrificing a free education, even though women's gymnastics is more popular than MAG).
In contrast to this, Russia pays even if its junior athletes. Again, it might not be a lot of money, but they do not compete for free. Even it's pre-juniors receive a stipend--meaning they can save money throughout their careers.
But most of all you have to remember, the amount athletes get paid is in accordance with the popularity of their sport, so I frequently use football in the U.K as an example of this. A British footballer can play for a *VERY* mediocre team and still be on a 6-figure salary form the age of 18 due to football being the most popular sport in the world; even in Russia - russia.com/activity/football/. But artistic gymnastics has barely a fraction of the viewership, with figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics drawing in much wider audiences and the Russian team/athletes being far more dominant in both; esp RG, as Irina Viner-Usmanova is married to Alisher Usamanov (one of the richest men in Russia)--meaning the RG programme essentially has an endless stream of funding.
So in conclusion the degree to which certain titles are coveted vary greatly depending on who it is one is talking about. If it is an athlete, individual titles typically matter more as that is what boosts their profile in the sport (esp as gymnastics is an indiviual sport). But for federations the team title is more important as it brings in as many medals as there are individual finals (5--as the FIG is scrapping the 4-man team format after Tokyo) in spite of it being a single event.
wow, after all the interviews of her saying she cant wait an now this what happened between trials an now,never seen an athlete of this calibre do this,wish her well though
I'm sure she felt ready because she nailed nationals and this was going to be the same routines. Something happened to her in that time and her focus was off. Its not safe to do her complex moves without proper mental focus which could lead to life threatening falls. Glad she didn't get hurt and proud of the other girls who stepped up and won silver!
Thats looks too suspicious. Hm.... Dont believe it too much. What is the real reason we will realize later, I think
@@veselanacheva5222 it is clear that the pressure the media and her fans put on her got into her, saying that she will win gold over and over again made her more nervous
@@veselanacheva5222 I think you're right👍👍👍
I've never seen or heard of anything like this in my life. She is going to regret this for the rest of her life, long after we've forgotten about it
Can everyone see how epic it will be for Brazil having their first olympic medal in women's gymnastics and it can be a gold one, praying for rebecca to do her best and hit beam and UB connections for that 58.000+
learning from the mistake we made with Britney :]
Too bad. I was looking forward to seeing her. Maybe there's still hope for the individual events. Maybe FX? But somehow I doubt it. It would be sad to see her crumble after a "bad" qualifying (for her standards) and a bad vault on Team finals, when she's still the best and has so much to offer the sport.
she should not compete anymore - this is her last rodeo.
Her withdrawal gives the other girls on her team a shot at the individual. Nit a bad thing. Hope Suni or Chiles gets it.
@@otherworld11 Does your crystal ball also predict the weather? I'd like to know if it's gonna rain this week.
@@CAMC4955 Jade is competing in her place, not Jordan. Jordan had a bad day at qualifying unfortunately.
No there is no hope. She has pulled out of AA as well as the team competition. You will maybe* get to see her sit the bench.
I think this is now Adrade's gold to lose if she replicates what she did in qualifying. Suni and Gelya also has a shot. It's going to be an exciting final but I wish Simone all the best!
If Suni throws in her full difficulty on bars, which I am sure she will, it will be VERY close, like maybe a hundredth of a point.
@@72586jejones Rebeca also missed some connections on bars
@@abraaaaaa yeah if she hit all her conections on bars and bea, and if she does her cheng, definitely she has gold
I remember in a documentary about the Atlanta Olympic US WAG team. Amanda Borden thought Dominique Dawes was going to be Team Captain but was surprised when she was voted by everyone. She was surprised that the usually formidable Dominique Dawes was crying hysterically before the team competition despite that being her 2nd Olympics.
The emotional & mental daggers are real. Even for the GOAT.
Remember that Simone was this jumpy, giggly, huggy girl before & during Rio. Look at her now. What were they (USAG) chiselling into her head after her 1 year vacation that her headache (mental state) was this bad?
That 1996 team was great and Shannon Miller is my alltime favorite gymnast and childhood idol. I remember during the all around finals in 96, both she and Dominique had a bad floor routine, were very disappointed for a moment, but then soldiered on and finished well. And a couple of days later, Shannon won the gold medal on beam and Dominique won bronze on floor.
Thank you for this encouraging message of kindness. ❤
It doesn't matter, she is already goat. I want her to be happy irrespective of competition
Wait does this mean we probably won’t see the yurchenko double pike in Tokyo? Cuz she said she wouldn’t do it in vault finals cuz there’s no warm up
Um, we might not see her for the rest of the Olympics.I can see why she’s so stressed out. Even when she’s withdrawing people are clamoring for her to do the most difficult and dangerous skill in women’s gymnastics. Y’all are relentless
They would not give her more points for it so it was not worth her taking the risk. She's still the first woman to do it.
I doubt she will do vault finals, especially since that is the event that induced the panic attack. I don't want to see her throw herself back out there on the same event that caused the world to see her mental breakdown.
She pulled out of AA, as well as team, so no, you wont see her do anything for the rest of the Olympics but maybe she will sit there and cheer on the team.
@@Janellabelle she might do event finals. Nothing is confirmed
Specifically, she has what is called the “twisties.” It’s a serious mental block that makes you lose awareness in the air. It’s something that needs to be worked through in the relative safety of a practice gym, not on a hard surface Olympic floor.
I feel partly guilty just because we all (including myself) has put far to much pressure on simone! And now it's getting to her! I'm glad she is speaking out and saying that it's actually okay to not be okay and it's actually okay to proritize your mental well being over a medle!
On Instagram I've seen so many awful comments such as "she let down her team and her country" "she isn't a goat" and that's a load of bullshit!
She was doing what was best for the team, Simone said it herself that she has been having a little bit of the twisties! That's dangerous!
I think the mental issue she is suffering from is I may not win so I am not going to play. She accepted the Olympic spot. There are plenty of other girls who worked just as hard and are also under tremendous pressure and stress that should have had the chance to compete and actually WANT to be there. She bailed in the middle of Team Finals... not a team player.
i'm devestated to hear this news, especially because i really wanted her to be the second ever repeat gold AA medalist after larisa.. but i'm hoping she'll stay healthy & recover before EFs. simone hate will not be tolerated and i will literally come for u if i ever see any smh
All my support & love for Simone. It is the right decision. She has already accomplished so much. I have read some really mean comments on her withdrawal from the team final. For all her haters and critics - she owes you nothing.
"Let's hope all girls go into AA healthy..." Geez girl...I don't think drinking is the answer. '😎
lmao that's what i thought i was like wait...what
Who has been drinking?
@@minasstars AA = alcoholics anonymous
I chuckled. Thanks, I needed a laugh today!
Some of y’all are alcoholics and it shows.
I hope she retires after this. Not to sound mean but I feel like she should focus on herself from here on out tbh
but can we recognize how this "tea" account is actually just information. like very good, quality videos great audio by the way. no shade no tea just great information!
I think Jade has a good chance to grab gold. Her UB & BB are better than OK. We all know her vault and floor prowess.
Now, if only the execution & consistency….. She could perhaps channel Gabby Douglas circa London 2012 where she stuck when it really mattered and surpassed Jordyn & Viktoria.
What i dont understand is whats different this time? She has always worked with psychologists and she was doing so well in competition almost up until tokyo, i know the pressure is high but i never expected her mental health would become this bad to a degree that she basically drops out.
This may sounds bad but i was dissapointed in her for quitting on her team, i love that she took care of her mental health but if she knew she was this bad since practice she shouldnt have competed, so an alternate stepped in, instead she did a bad vault then left the other 3 to compete on their own.
A watered down routine from her wouldve helped greatly even if she isnt at her best, you should never back off your own team, if she decided to compete whe shouldve not withdrawn
I believe the alternate shoud be swapped in at latest 24 hours before the qualification began, so if Biles first felt it in warmup yesterday, then they couldn't take an alternate in stead
Wtf ...
How did an Olympics veteran get last minute jitters this bad?
Don't USA gymnastics team have mental coaches or psychologists on hand for the team? I believe Mykayla covered this in one of her RUclips videos.
Simone Biles pulling out like this is akin to robbing another gymnast chance of Olympic glory.
I am just so bewildered by this change of event, from the GOAT to the least dependable.
Finally someone who sees it like it is. She is a professional athlete. Blaming this on the fans and media and not on her is the sad part. A veteran gymnast who wants to retired as the best and saw that she couldn't deliver now say my mental health and everyone will forget how bad she did the first day of competition.
health isn't always a stable thing. You really think she liked to go out like this? I think she was well aware what kind of meet she was at and this was not the time to joke around. She had immense pressure on her and also a history of assault in so many ways. Even "veteran gymnasts" are humans, don't forget that. And she is only 24 years old. Honestly, sacrificing her health isn't worth any medal ever, that goes for anyone! Also, she didn't "rob" others of a medal, she isn't responsible alone for a success. It's unfair to out it on her shoulders alone
@@MrsFrappucchino you said it she is 24 years old, she is young to live life, but too old to compete with 16 year old gymnasts, she knows it.
@@Lupita311 well, we all know what she's capable of. Even if so, why would she take the risk in stating it has to do with her mental health? She gets so much crap about it because people clearly, in 2021, still don't understand how devastating mental health issues can be. She could have just said it was an injury if she, after your theory, needed a reason to flake out
@@MrsFrappucchino well, we know that she is good and it should have stayed like that. If as you said she has mental issues she can't control, why did she go for this team. We all know and no one says it, she should've retired. Every great gymnast who tries to compete after 22 has a mediocre particilation, even Nadya was awful on her last Olympics. She sould know when it is time to call it quits. Compare her to Rio and see her on Nationals and on her first day in Tokyo. Mistakes after mistakes. In floor, bb and uneven bars. That is why she created that big vault and she failed miserably so here it is Mental health
Can someone confirm if Jade is actually capable of making the podium 😱😳?! She’s never been considered an all arounder (I’ve considered her one), but omg if she actually medals, she’ll prove everyone wrong! I’m gonna cry 😭💖
She could do the skill that she has submitted on floor. But Jade received a weak score on beam - 12.866 (D:5.4 E:7.4) and that’s what will cost her a medal if she doesn’t change something else.
I don’t think Jade has the difficulty in beam or bars to medal in the AA. Sunny does, however
@@jasminenystrom9074 She has the difficulty on bars (14+ in qual) but beam will make her lose a medal.
One never knows, but realistically, no. Unless the other 7 girl have a bad day or she has some surprise routines that no one knows about.
It is unlikely she medals, she qualified 9th. Already she is a big winner, going to compete AA, while everybody always said she was 'just' a specialist. Go Jade!
i feel like she has that "all or nothing" mentality. like girl it's just a mistake, keep going. It's okay to lose. you're not a freaking robot to do everything perfectly.
People need to realize these girls were molested for years and carry that trauma. They do not owe us performances. She said for a long time 2020 was going to be her last Olympics and she was ready for it. She did not ask for a pandemic & to have to train an additional year and wait to retire. She likely feels “not good enough” anymore & she feels it training since she is old for gymnastics. She is still the best though to us. If she is not confident she can injure herself or even break her neck out there. So if she believes she cant do it then stand down & stay safe is the best. We cant argue with her and force her
I think America's belief that we all have to "be best" is killing not only athletes, but common person. No one wants to admit it's ok to not be perfect and that's what's led to the gymnastics community and all this scandal. They're chasing perfection, which doesn't exist. If they don't get ahold of this mentality all around another athlete will follow in Naomi Osaka and Simone and Gabby's path in a few years time.
Biles fully embraced and ran with the GOAT status! Let’s NOT put all the blame on the media and fans when she herself GLOATED about being the GOAT… Instead of remaining humble and focused like Jade Carey for example, Biles got cocky and even defended being cocky in at least one of her interviews… She literally is the one who got in her own head but the problem is she can’t get herself out and just focus on performing… I feel so sorry for the other gymnasts like MyKayla Skinner who worked so hard and did NOT get a chance because of favorites like Simone Biles!💔
I’m so happy for Jade though!
I have been following gymnastics since I was a little girl and I have never seen anything like this before. Didn't she realize her situation before she was literally on the competition floor and the competition had already started...Did she become paralyzed by the thought of not winning...I'm sure all the elite athletes are under intense pressure but that comes with the job. I'm not a fan of Jordan chiles' style of gymnastics but she showed guts performing her routine on bars with minimal warm up. All credit to her, and the other 2 ladies, consistent Grace and elegant Sunisa.
But that's how pressure works.... I'm sure she felt off even before she started competing but she still felt the immense pressure to help team USA get the gold. So she probably still thought that she could and should compete. The fact that she now also pulled out off the All Around shows that she wasn't being selfish like some people low-key accused her of. I'm proud of Simone!
maybe you never heard of it before because even 10 years ago, people would have been ridiculed if they stepped aside for mental issues. Mental health is only taken seriously in the last few years, and prior athletes were understandably too scared they would have been destroyed for it. Look at what happens to Simone in 2021, at least half the people give her crap about it and don't show the slightest bit of empathy so how should athletes back in the day have done it? I am glad we're doing much better about that now
@@MrsFrappucchinoA lot of gymnastics (at elite level) is mental strength.
@@maria_haarajoki exactly. And if this hers is not on point, she should not be competing these insanely difficult things.
Exactly, she's under a lot of pressure, I thought that sports give you the mental strength as well as muscle strength. Isn't that the reason we have sports centers in the inner city? To make kids strong and say no to drugs and gangs? So that is a lie? I don't deny mental health is important, but in Simon Biles case, it wasn't an issue till she realized how bad she was performing. She flew out of bounds on floor not one step about three or four steps two feet, the last thing was falling after the vault. I bet she is embarrassed, I would be embarrassed too, but that is not a mental condition.
im so happy for the usa and brazil!
SO so happy for Andrade, I cried!
@@usagtea8072 i mean really what was she in rio! 11th? and now 2nd!
@@si-jx1nb and she would’ve been 1st if she didn’t step out of bounds!
@@chaiboix yup! both gymnasts deserved the medal they got though
@@si-jx1nb yes. Suni deserved the gold.
I have mixed feelings about this 😭😭 💔 rebecca now we need you to win the olympic gold
Oh my god… where did you get the information? Sorry for asking but I am shocked.
No problem at all! You should always ask for receipts. It’s in the description box. It’s from the official Olympics page. ❤️
@@usagtea8072 Oh ok thanks you ❤️❤️❤️
Did anyone else notice that there seemed to be not much focus and discipline down on the competition floor in respect to the US? It seems like there is no one in charge of the team. Coaches don't seem to be keeping the girls in a competitive state of mind. I feel for all of the girls, I hope they can all pull together and put out their best routines in the AA and event finals.
It’s too bad an alternate couldn’t have jumped in during team finals. This is the Olympics. The Olympics! I’m all about mental health. I’ve been through the ringer myself. None of us known what she’s dealing with. I feel very sorry for her. However, something just feels off to me with so much praise for her opting out. It’s just how I feel. Maybe I’m just disappointed because of the high expectations for the team. Maybe I’m in denial and need to come to terms. It just feels like she quit when hundreds of gymnasts would have done anything to be in her spot.
Yeah I agree, I love Simone and I'm devastated for her that she won't end her career with a bunch of 2020ne gold medals, and I support her decision to pull out. I think she made the right decision to pull out (it would be awful is she ended up seriously hurt trying to win a medal) However, idk how I feel about her being painted as some sort of champion for mental health.
My heart goes out to her. Mental health and general health are the priority, not medals. Good for her for making the best decision for herself notwithstanding what people think.
I reckon it will be between Suni and Nina from Belgium for the bars
If its a mental health issue due to the pressure then it has probably snowballed for her now. I would not be surprised if she retires completely from the 2020 Olympics now. I wouldnt even be surprised if she retires from the sport completely.
I get the feeling she was doing this entire Olympic run out of shear fortitude. She is probably completely turned off of competing. There were clues such as her wanting this to just be over. And that there should be some level of enjoyment to this. I dont either are true for her after that long delay from the pandemic. It did a mental thing on her. Lost her mojo so to speak.
Now to make things worse Im sure she feels she let everyone down. She has already said she doesnt feel she even deserves the silver team medal. Tragic situation for her for sure.
When youve been built up due to such success and youre confidence is so high that you buy into the idealization yourself (because one at that level would almost have to either get on the hype ride or have doubts its all true right?) and then perfection is threatened it then underminds the confidence and you start doubting yourself.
A mistake for Simone on the floor, vault or whatever the skill is under the microscope so intensely that it becomes a monster that gets into your head also.
So many factors. However, this is where the greatest champions live and have to overcome. This is when legends are made. And this is why there will always be a question mark in many peoples minds. Questions on her legacy that no one, even people that dislike her, could have placed if she had stepped up and dug deep. This will haunt her legacy sadly.
It was sad to hear that she is pulling out but at the end of the day we should respect her decision
we're allowed to think whatever we want of her decision. We all have different cultures and ethics. Some of us think you should tough yourslef up for a few days in order to not let your team and country down, some of us act this way. So we should all be allowed to not show respect, when we don't respect. another athelte could have taken her place if she was not that selfish ans had taken this decision before she understood that she would'nt make gold this year.
Hope she gets better. Suni has a good chance of winning now tho
So does Jade Carey replace Simone in the top rotation or does the order get mixed up?
Rebecca Andrade for Gold, Suni for silver and Angelina or Vladislava baby for bronze please.
I'd like to switch Gelya with Suni on your list, but I'm biased haha 😉. Anyway I love them both.
ahhh i want mdjds for bronze as well😭i dont want her to leave without a medal
I bet a heavy hitter will falter and we'll get a surprise. Now that gold is wide open, there's a ton of pressure.
❤️For jade! 😢For simone-to come this far and not to compete...
When are you gonna make another video 😩😩
I hope the AA top contenders don’t have major mistakes like at 2017 worlds now that more people have a shot at gold
Suni Lee won the all around GOLD!
I'm so glad Simone is prioritizing her mental and physical health over everything else. She's incredibly strong, has already proven she's the GOAT, and doesn't owe anyone anything. I just really hope that because of this, people won't discredit whoever gets the gold in the all-around by saying "well Simone wasn't there so it doesn't count".
poor girl. i hope she's ok. she did the USA so proud. i also hope very much that she gets into a better headspace; i'm glad she had the wherewithal to take care of herself because that vault could have ended up VERY badly. a true queen
@@YouAreMySunshine2 youve clearly never been a gymnast in your life but ok. either way, hush child dont speak on things you know little about. byebye
@@YouAreMySunshine2 mental health doesn’t wait to pick a time that’s convenient for you. Or the whole dang world for that matter.
@@YouAreMySunshine2 Simone has been competing (and winning) at elite level for 9 years now, she can differentiate between performance jitters and anxiety. There was no way in hell team USA could win a gold without Simone, even with Jade or Myk on the team. Simone was their savior, but she herself was injured since trials.
Simone u amazing girl!!! Wot u don in the sport is so grate and u bought so many people to the sport and now they all love it cuz of u. U made us love gymnastics and we start teaching ourselfs som flips cuz u inspire us. No matter what any 1 says u a LEGEND and u fantastic. We 6 years old and u always gona be are favorite! Get wel soon. We love u🥰😍😍 good luck to the rest of the girls in da team they very special to🥰🥰😘
It's so crazy. She as working so hard for this moment. And she is so capable. She has difficulty who nobody has. Maybe she have this blocage, it's typical from gymnast. The mind think so much, the total easy difficulty become no more possible. I have that wenn i was young. Steingruber had that before Rio. It's a blocage
This is the craziest $hit I've ever seen in sports in my 40 years on earth. What is GOING ON
Good for her! It takes a special kind of strength to realize it's okay to put yourself first ❤
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 Quitting is perfectly fine when the activity isn't doing anything good for you. The Olympics are cool and all, but they're not everything. If your head is so bloated to talk down on Biles, let's see you do even 10% of the skills she is capable of. No? Then sit your @ss down.
Wow... well AA gold is up for grabs, Lee is most likely favorite or one of the russians
Andrade was second behind Simone in quals!
@@usagtea8072 I really hope Andrade wins it!!
Here after Suni won it! 😭🇺🇸
Now I've seen it all. Everyone is praising a quitter and calling it noble instead of what it really was... selfish and disgraceful. What a way to tarnish her legacy. I've personally lost all respect for her. Quitting in the middle of the Olympics is so disrespectful to her teammates, the gymnasts who would have loved to go the Olympics in her place, and the country as a whole. And everyone praising a QUITTER like this is appalling to me. Champions don't quit. They persevere and fight as hard as they can to the end. Winners never quit and quitters never win. I wish her as a person the best in life, but this decision she made was incredibly selfish and disgraceful.
I haven't always been the biggest fan of Simone, specially because with her competing, it is expected that she will win. Which has made the sport less exciting. But at the same time nobody can deny her greatness and this is very saddening and shocking news
jade carey for aa gold just to rub it in toms face? andrade for silver? suni bronze? please gymnastics gods make this the podium 🙏. gutted for simone all this hard work on her comeback to not be able to compete in the aa. I’ve seen a lot of hate on her for abandoning her team from stupid people who know nothing abt gymnastics. The whole gymnastics community understands how important mental health is and how dangerous it can be if her health is not right.
That doesn't make sense! If she had issues then why did she go to the Olympics and even started the all round competition with the team? Did her mental health just suddenly happen in the middle of the competition?
what happened to your channel?? wish we could get more videos from you :,(
Another Vanessa Atler... All the pressure that has been put on Simone is something we should all as a whole reflect on before it affects another human being with special abilities.
But of course we never wanna take responsibility for the shit we do as a whole.
She is a grown azz woman that is capable of making her own health decisions. Stop blaming others.
I just feel like Atlers biggest problem was competing in the wrong quad when you HAD to do AA. She would have KILLED it (as she often did) if she didn’t have to do bars
Held back tears reading this this morning, I just really hope she’s ok and can get the help she needs❤️❤️
NBC should be ashamed of showing a reel in their Olympic coverage of every-time Simone has “failed”
I really REALLY hope American media, mainly NBC, takes a step back to admit and analyze their role in this.
She's been their billion dollar making marketing campaign for far too long. So much so that they've dehumanized her in a way. They've talked about her like some sort of indestructible machine. Not a beautiful, smart, wonderful woman who happens to be good at gymnastics and is imperfect like everyone else.
This needs to not ever happen again.
@@AshleyKarys I'm glad Tim can shut up, but I'm sad this happened at Simone's cost. Also I'm pissed that V. Rodionenko can gloat after this, I was hoping that she would retire and leave the program to Aliya or someone with a brain and a heart, and leave the beautiful Russian gymnasts alone, but since they won under her, she's gonna be staying and continuing the abuse.
@@usagtea8072 I’m glad this happened to show the US they can’t wrap up competitions two/three years out but so sad that it’s come at the expense of an athletes mental health. Shades of the USSR mentality coming out “Win whatever the cost may be”
@@AshleyKarys I agree with most of what you've said. Didn't Grishina have a breakdown in team finals, force an unprepared Mustafina to do a shaky beam routine, and also make a huge mistake on floor, causing Russia to come in 2nd? Grishina also did basically the same thing, yet she didn't receive this much hate from the media (God knows what happened inside her gym, those coaches and her family members were brutal) but at least she was spared by the media. It's not like Russians don't quit (cough cough Khorkina), but what Simone did shouldn't be called quitting.
@@AshleyKarys I'm not even from USA, and Grishina's parents apparently stole her Olympic prize money because she made mistakes in the finals, but that's not the issue at the moment. You're saying that Russians never quit and are blaming the US coaches as if Russian coaches never do any of that. Russian coaches are just as abusive, they've literally starved and stunted many young girls with great potential. I love the Russian gymnasts, all of them are amazingly talented and hardworking. But the insane pressure causes any top athlete to falter, and even Russian gymnasts have had breakdowns in the past and nearly cost their country a medal (Anastasia Grishina in 2012, Khorkina in 2000, Gelya was having a breakdown in 2016, but thankfully Aliya helped her pull herself together, etc). The point is Simone had a breakdown like so many others , she is possibly injured and in a lot of pain. Had she continued, she'd have gotten herself even more injured, or even lost the medal altogether. So don't say that Simone is a quitter because she couldn't handle the pressure or let her team down.
Daphne: Jeepers! Velma: Jinkies!
Ma'am are you okay?? It's been a while...
Frr I want more of her content
I feel like Simone should try to medal on bars and go for a beam gold or silver. But she should 100% take care of herself before she makes the decision to compete in these two apparatus finals.
It's wise of her to prioritoze her mental health over the competition. Good luck to her and thanks for sharing her talent and for pushing the gymnatics to a different level.
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 what's your point? Are we supposed to be happy about it? You are crazier.
Besides where in my post did i say im sad about it?
@@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 I hope you never have to deal with trauma and mental health issues. I hope you never have to wake up each day wondering if you're going to be okay or having to pretend to be okay. Learning to prioritize self is an act of self love and support for self. It is important, and Simone is more of a hero for this act alone. Stop talking about things you clearly don't have empathy nor understanding about. Every time you talk shit about Simone, you talk shit about every person who deals with mental health issues. You say, "You can't be sad. You can't take a break. You can't love yourself." You are vile, cruel, and pathetic.
Someone had mentioned to me that the team of these elite athletes try and make sure they peak at the right time. Unfortunately I think she peaked back at the olympic trials. That also adds to her confusion and timing. What a mess.
She had mistakes in the Olympic trials too that were very uncharacteristic and even said then she was dealing with a lot on her mind. She's only human and I am proud of her if she wins or if she doesn't.
@@emharlow5176 Yap
Though she dropped out only one of her scores went i guess she still able to get a team silver medal with her team, maybe that all she wants, let other girls shine, she got many medals. It makes sense she pull out of ALL around now her scores not high enough and they gotta stick to the rules. Event finals hmmm.
I totally support Simone. It sounds like she excelled so high because she LOVES gymnastics. But then the world changed her focus to: do gymnastics to be the best ever. A distraction that is hard to escape on the world stage.
I’m so disappointed for her, I want her to be healthy, and I want her to finish her second Olympic Games strong!! I really hope she gets in another performance on event finals, in case she retires soon. She is a hero of mine and I just want to see her succeed!
Disappointed is the wrong word here. She needs to take care of herself. Anything else is secondary.
@@randomk90 being disappointed FOR her and being disappointed IN her are very different.
the way melnikova could win gold .... if she does everything perfect
The way an alternate if she hits her leaps on beam and upgrades her floor has genuine chance at a medal
@@augustisthebest1606 the way jade carey can't medal even if she hit her routine today, because she's not an all-arounder.
Goat don't quit no excuses I'm not winning I can't play. That's what happens when you pump up there ego over inflated
Well first Nasser goes to prison in USA gymnastics people are fired for a physical abuse. Now someone's going to go to prison and being fired for mental abuse.
So NOW, as more and more is coming out about this most stunning event (Simone's withdrawal from competing) a feeling I had since CLASSICS I am now learning was not wrong AT ALL. Simone recently stated in one of her social media postings that she suffered a TORN LIGAMENT at World's 2019 which NONE of her fans knew until now and she stated as well that 2-3 weeks ago (Trials I am sure) she RE-INJURED herself again something that NONE OF US knew until now either. I have been INSISTING since Classics that something is not PHYSICALLY right with Simone because I had never seen her ankles being taped before and definitely not so heavily. Despite what was said to the press, I was not convinced.
Night two of Trials suggested to me that all was not well with her MENTALLY as well and I think that was CLEAR to everyone. Come all the way to Olympics quals and I became 100% convinced that Simone was not all there PHYSICALLY and NOW I know it to be TRUE. It appears now that the MENTAL stress of having to perform always at her best with an injury that does not allow her to perform the most DIFFICULT routines with confidence put a Kibosh on what could have been the single most OUTSTANDING athletic performance of the WHOLE Olympics.
She is not alone in this regard though, Dina Asher Smith Britain's main hope in the 100 and 200m ADMITTED today to carrying a serious injury a while now which NO ONE but her team knew about. She was able like Simone to compete in events prior and still win but that was because she was having ONE race to compete on a given day but here at the Olympics she has to run ROUNDS and now that injury has caught up to her. She could not qualify for the 100m finals and now has to withdraw from the 200m event which she stood an EXCELLENT chance of medaling.
The time has come for athletes to STOP HIDING their PHYSICAL and MENTAL struggles. It would allow them to be more selective in what competitions they take part in. It will probably cost them a title here or there but in Simone and Dina's case would have ensured that they are FIT to compete on the BIGGEST STAGE.
Jade is also competing vault and floor with Simone for EF. I’m curious if Simone withdrawals from that if McKayla will be put in, as she was the next highest qualifying person. I’d love to see Simone do her double pike on vault, but I’d love for McKayla to be able to compete something for a medal too.
If I am not mistaken, if Simone withdraws from the event finals the only final Mykayla could replace Simone in would be the vault. No one scored high enough on floor, beam, or bars to replace Simone since you have to finish in the top eight to advance.
So sad. But we’ll love you no matter what.
Thx for being so positive and supportive.
Dream Podium:
🥇- Sunisa Lee
🥈- Rebecca Andrade
🥉- Angelina Melnikova/Vladislava Urazova
I really wanna see Vlada & Rebecca on the podium!
Listunova 🥇
@@catiaazevedo6205 listunoba doesnt compete AA, 2 PC rule
So brave and courageous... What a great example to set for the younger girls on your team that it's okay to quit when you're not the best.. Maybe reevaluate doing all the talk shows and commercials that I'm sure have net you a pretty penny if you can't handle the pressure. Mental health is important, but so is wisdom.
Happy for Jade and wishing Simone a smooth recovery. She is the greatest of all time and her legacy speaks for her. If she has to pull out of event finals, does that mean McKayla can compete since she would then be the top 2 just like how Jade is filling for the AA?
yes
It's time people start crediting every Olympian, sports should be about artistry and entertainment, stop pressuring athletes for medals.
Simone has shown everyone how it should be by stepping out. We all know she could have easily won.
Running after medals has made athletes robotic, let them enjoy the sport, we should also enjoy all the diverse skills they bring to sports whether they win medal or not
Excuse me, but why do you think people compete and train for years to make it to the Olympics? For medals. Even the Greeks who invented these events centuries ago did it for the glory of getting the gold. Seriously, are you for real. Let's cheer for the last place says no one, in their right mind.
It is the athletes who pressure themselves, only loosers blame others for their mistakes and lack of ability.
Simone is still the GOAT. I love how she is taking a stand for balance, and I love the other girls, who are stars in their own rights.
No the goat performs no matter what Allah Michael Jordan LeBron James Tom Brady they don’t quit because they had a bad day and were crying that’s a failure not a goat
I never cared for the term GOAT. she's great and she's won a lot of medals. she has her strengths, like powerful tumbling on floor and sky-high vaults, but others are better at other things.
I don’t understand why Simone pulled out…I mean I support her decision but I’m gutted and can’t help but to think about how hard she’s worked to get here, I hope she can pull it together for event finals, I can’t imagine how she’s feeling…🥺
Yes jade gets a chance now...
Simone should never again be put in the same Category as Michael Jordan!
I think we’ll be seeing Myk in vault finals after all.
I have a feeling Simone will do floor final but that’s it
She shouldn't do any finals. She bailed on the team and didn't deserve that team medal after she dropped out. Give the other gymnasts a chance to compete who actually want to be in the Olympics.
So Jade is taking her place or the R1 is doing it?
Jade for AA. If she pulls out of EF, Skinner will replace her on VT. R1 fills in for everything else.
@@usagtea8072 i thought it was automatically for R1 😳 omg
I hope she will compete vault and floor. I know she has to first think of her mental health, but saying good bye to gymnastics like this.... she will regret it I assume. I know I would. Unless she wants to try again in 4 years.
Jade and Suni going after that gold medal.
Something happened, hope she is ok.