The 26-year-old – the most decorated gymnast in history – ended her two-year hiatus as she won the US Classic in Chicago.
SIMONE BILES SAYS she always knew she would return to gymnastics after her experience at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was her first competition since the Olympics in 2021, when she suffered “the twisties” – a phenomenon which temporarily affects an athlete’s spatial awareness – and withdrew from five of her six finals to focus on her mental health. “I worked on myself a lot, I still do therapy weekly and it’s just been so exciting to come out here and have the confidence I had before.”
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