Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is the subject of a new two-part Netflix documentary where she reveals an inside look at her return to the gym following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “Simone Biles Rising” starts streaming on July 17.
When Simone Biles stunningly chose to withdraw from multiple events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, critics of her decision often contrasted her with another American gymnastics hero: Kerri Strug. In the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Strug famously performed her second vault with a severely injured left ankle suffered on her previous vault. She stuck the landing, balancing herself on one foot and helping bring home the first team gold medal in history for the U.S. women's gymnastics team.
” How is Kerri Strug's famous Olympic moment viewed today? In the Netflix docuseries, Biles and others reflect on seeing Strug's performance in a different light years later. Biles called the days of gymnasts performing with serious injuries during the 1980s and '90s 'borderline abuse.' Strug was only 18 during her famous Olympic performance. She was told by Team USA coach Bela Karolyi that the team needed her to vault a second time after asking if it was necessary.
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