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Simone Biles

Simone Biles

American gymnast

Jan 23, 2026

39:32
We just did it.
39:35
Came back, and you're like, okay, that was cool.
39:37
But then you're like, wait, this Olympics is way bigger? Because to us, it's big, but you don't realize how it is globally.
39:46
And so I think that was scary.
39:48
But again, I feel like...
39:49
Going in, I was nervous because the pressure that I had on myself to perform well since I had performed at the Three Worlds prior so well.
39:58
I was like, I just want it to go well.

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46:56
with the
33:58
Let's go back to the runway.
33:58
So in the back, like, we already knew my gymnastics was kinda janky, like, in training, I was having twisties already.
33:58
But I'm trying to push past that and I would literally tell the team- my teammates like, "I'm fighting demons.
33:59
I'm fighting demons right now, but I'm gonna do it for you guys." Because, like, it was, the cords were not connected.
34:00
So I literally felt like I was fighting my body and my mind to do these tricks.
34:01
So we're trying to, um, do some different things in the back and I'm like, "Okay, I can't do a full enough beam.
34:02
Can I please go back to my double-double?" Which is way harder, but I know if I twist more, it's better for me.
36:50
You looked shocked.

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