🤸♀️🏅🔙 Simone Biles Dey Show Sign Say She Wan Return To Top Level Gymnastics
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Di superstar gymnast, Simone Biles, wey we bin expect say go scatter everywhere for di 2021 Tokyo Olympics but wey con mental health issue disrupt am, and wey no compete since dat time, e be like say she dey plan to bounce back one year before di Paris Games. 🎗️🌐🎌
Biles, wey be 26 years, dem don write her name join people wey go participate for U.S. Classic, wey dem schedule for Aug. 5 near Chicago and na di competition wey dem dey use prepare for di national gymnastics championships wey go hold for Aug. 24-27 for San Jose, Calif. 🇺🇸🏆🗓️
She no make any big show as she join; nobody sabi whether she fit regain di form wey make Biles carry four Olympic gold medals, and seven in total, including di all-around title for di Rio de Janeiro Games for 2016. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🌐🎖️
Plenty people for di sport dey wonder whether Biles go retire from competition after di Tokyo Games, where she withdraw from most of di events because of mental block, and start her life outside gymnastics. After many years of trying to meet expectations and make people happy, she dey look forward to start new chapter. Dis spring, she marry Jonathan Owens, wey be defensive back with di Green Bay Packers. 🤔🏈💑👰
But other gymnastics experts don dey suspect say Biles fit try return to compete for at least di vault, which in some ways no need too much training pass other events. Her entry into di U.S. Classic fit show say Biles believe say she fit still dey important for national and international gymnastics, even though U.S.A. Gymnastics talk say to register for the event “no mean say you must participate.” 🤔🏆💪
Dem write Biles name join participants list, wey get past champions and current contenders, no too confirm say she dey plan to compete for Paris, but e make am possible. Her coaches — Laurent and Cecile Landi — na French people, and she don talk before say e go be honor to win medal for them for their home country. 🏅🇫🇷🏆
“We no dey make comments on her return to di U.S. Classic other than say we dey very excited for her and we dey take am one day at a time,” na wetin Cecile Landi talk for text message. “No pressure. Just dey enjoy di experience!” 📱😁🗣️
For Tokyo, dem expect say Biles go win at least three individual events while she dey try to become di first female gymnast to repeat as all-around Olympic champion in more than half a century. Dem promote am well well as maybe di most anticipated star of those Games, but she carry plenty pressure enter di event. That time, she still dey process di trauma of being one of di survivors of sexual abuse scandal wey scatter di sport. 🎌🥇💔
Biles na among hundreds of gymnasts and other athletes wey Lawrence G. Nassar, wey be former national team doctor, abuse. She and others publicly criticize U.S.A. Gymnastics and di United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee in ways wey no follow di normal way of a sport wey dey encourage athletes to keep quiet while dem dey compete. Shortly after di Tokyo Games, she also join di gymnasts wey testify to Congress about di F.B.I.’s big mismanagement of di case. 😡🏛️🚫
Once di Tokyo Games start, di stress of everything make her lose her ability to know where she dey for air, wey be condition wey fit dangerous wey dem dey call for gymnastics as di “twisties.” 🎌🤸♀️🧭
She come out from di team finals and she no compete for di individual all-around competition. Biles talk that time say she dey shake and she no fit sleep, she describe herself as no dey di correct “head space” to continue and she dey fear say she fit injure herself. “E just dey bad when you dey fight with your own head,” na wetin she talk. 🧠💥😟
She no lose hope, though, and for di final day of di gymnastics competition for Tokyo, Biles gather her self well well and with a modified routine win bronze medal for di balance beam. “I no expect say I go carry medal come house,” na wetin she talk that time. “I just dey go out there do this for me.” She add: “To get one more opportunity to dey for di Olympics mean everything to me.” 🥉🙏🌍
While Biles face some criticism for coming out from plenty events for Tokyo, many people appreciate her for her openness when she dey discuss her mental health and for admitting say she no dey strong. 😤🧘♀️💙
Join other athletes like di swimmer Michael Phelps, di tennis player Naomi Osaka, di figure skater Gracie Gold and di basketball players DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love, Biles reject di long tradition of stoicism in sports and represent a cultural shift in a willingness to publicly talk about anxiety, depression and pressure. 🏊♂️🎾⛸️🏀🗣️
Sian L. Beilock, wey be di president of Barnard College for New York that time (and now di president of Dartmouth), wey be cognitive scientist wey dey study athletes, business people and students and why dem dey succumb to pressure, talk about Biles during di Tokyo Games: “I dey clap for her say she fit know say she no dey di right state of mind and step back. What a hard thing to do. Di pressure to continue too much. And she fit find di strength to talk say, ‘No, dis one no correct.’” 🏫👩🔬💡
Di willingness of Biles and others to talk out show say mental health issues dey affect everybody, na wetin Beilock talk. 💬💪💚
NOW IN BLACK AMERICAN SLANG
🤸♀️🏅🔙 Simone Biles Be Flexin’ Signs She Might Bounce Back to Elite Gymnastics
Aight, so we got our girl Simone Biles, ya heard? The queen of the mat that was supposed to shut it down at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but got caught up in some mental health stuff, ain’t competed since. But word on the street, sis might be cookin’ up a comeback a year before the Paris Games. 🎗️🌐🎌
Biles, that’s a 26-year-old shorty, her name’s up on the list for the U.S. Classic. They got that joint scheduled for Aug. 5 near Chi-Town. That’s the warm-up for the national gymnastics championships happening Aug. 24-27 in San Jose, Calif. 🇺🇸🏆🗓️
She slipped in all quiet-like; ain’t nobody sure if she got that same juice that earned Biles four Olympic golds, seven total, including the all-around title back in Rio in 2016. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🌐🎖️
A lot of folks in the game been wonderin’ if Biles was gonna hang it up after Tokyo. She ducked outta most of the events ’cause of a mental block, figured she might start living life outside of gymnastics. After years of tryna meet expectations and keep everybody happy, sis was ready for a new chapter. This spring, she tied the knot with Jonathan Owens, a defensive back with the Green Bay Packers. 🤔🏈💑👰
But some cats in gymnastics thought Biles might slide back in and compete in at least the vault, which kinda requires less grind time than other events. Her stepping into the U.S. Classic might mean Biles feels she still got game in national and international gymnastics, even though U.S.A. Gymnastics said signing up for the event “don’t guarantee you’ll play.” 🤔🏆💪
Biles being on that participant list, with past champs and current contenders, don’t really solidify her intention to compete in Paris, but it puts it on the table. Her coaches — Laurent and Cecile Landi — they French, and she’s said before it’d be an honor to win a medal for them in their homeland. 🏅🇫🇷🏆
“We ain’t sayin’ much on her return to the U.S. Classic other than we super hyped for her and we takin’ it day by day,” Cecile Landi dropped in a text. “No pressure. Just vibin’ with the experience!” 📱😁🗣️
In Tokyo, Biles was supposed to scoop at least three individual wins while tryna become the first female gymnast to hold it down as all-around Olympic champion in over half a century. They had her pegged as the biggest star of them Games, but she was carrying a load of pressure stepping in. At the time, she was still dealing with the trauma of surviving a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the sport. 🎌🥇💔
Biles was among the hundreds of gymnasts and other athletes who got played by Lawrence G. Nassar, a former team doctor. She and others went hard on U.S.A. Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee in a way that shook up the norm of a sport that wanted athletes to keep it on the hush while competing. Shortly after the Tokyo Games, she was among the gymnasts who aired out to Congress about the F.B.I.’s major foul-up with the case. 😡🏛️🚫
When the Tokyo Games popped off, the stress of it all messed with her ability to know where she was in the air, a condition in gymnastics they call the “twisties.” 🎌🤸♀️🧭
She stepped back from the team finals and didn’t compete in the individual all-around. Biles said at the time she was shaking and couldn’t nap, saying she wasn’t in the right “head space” to keep going and was scared of hurting herself. “It just sucks when you fighting with your own mind,” she said. 🧠💥😟
But she kept her head up and on the last day of the gymnastics competition in Tokyo, Biles got herself together and with a modified routine took a bronze on the balance beam. “I wasn’t expectin’ to walk away with a medal,” she said. “I was just doing this for me.” She added: “To have one more chance to be at the Olympics meant everything to me.” 🥉🙏🌍
While Biles caught some heat for dipping out on a bunch of events in Tokyo, a lot of folks respected her for keeping it real about her mental health and admitting she wasn’t invincible. 😤🧘♀️💙
Just like other athletes like the swimmer Michael Phelps, the tennis player Naomi Osaka, the figure skater Gracie Gold and the ballers DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love, Biles didn’t buy into that old-school “keep it to yourself” mentality in sports. She’s part of a cultural shift of folks speaking up about anxiety, depression and pressure. 🏊♂️🎾⛸️🏀🗣️
Sian L. Beilock, who was running Barnard College in New York at the time (now the head of Dartmouth), a scientist who studies why athletes, business people and students crack under pressure, said about Biles during the Tokyo Games: “I’m clapping it up that she recognized she wasn’t right and stepped back. That’s tough to do. The pressure to continue was on. And she found the strength to say, ‘Nah, this ain’t right.’” 🏫👩🔬💡
Biles and others being vocal confirmed that mental health struggles hit us all, said Beilock. 💬💪💚
NOW IN ENGLISH
🤸♀️🏅🔙 Simone Biles Shows Indications She Might Return to Elite Gymnastics
So, we’ve all heard about Simone Biles, right? The indisputable champion who was expected to dominate the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but took a pause due to mental health concerns, hasn’t competed since. However, rumors suggest she might be planning a comeback just a year ahead of the Paris Games. 🎗️🌐🎌
Biles, a 26-year-old phenomenon, has her name listed for the U.S. Classic. This event is scheduled for Aug. 5, near Chicago. It serves as a warm-up for the national gymnastics championships that are set to take place from Aug. 24-27 in San Jose, California. 🇺🇸🏆🗓️
She slipped in quite subtly; no one’s certain if she still holds the same prowess that won her four Olympic golds, seven in total, including the all-around title back in Rio in 2016. 🥇🥇🥇🥇🌐🎖️
Many in the field were left wondering if Biles was planning to retire after Tokyo. She withdrew from most of the events due to a mental block, giving an impression that she might want to explore life beyond gymnastics. After years of trying to meet expectations and keep everyone pleased, she seemed ready for a new chapter. This spring, she got married to Jonathan Owens, a defensive back with the Green Bay Packers. 🤔🏈💑👰
However, some in the gymnastics community thought Biles might return and compete in at least the vault, an event that arguably requires less training time than others. Her participation in the U.S. Classic could indicate that Biles feels she still has a role in national and international gymnastics, although U.S.A. Gymnastics has said that enrolling for the event “doesn’t guarantee participation.” 🤔🏆💪
Biles being on the participant list, alongside former winners and current contenders, doesn’t definitively confirm her intent to compete in Paris, but it leaves the possibility open. Her coaches — Laurent and Cecile Landi — are French, and she has said before that it would be an honor to win a medal for them in their home country. 🏅🇫🇷🏆
“We’re not saying much about her return to the U.S. Classic other than we’re very excited for her and we’re taking it day by day,” Cecile Landi commented in a text message. “No pressure. Just enjoying the experience!” 📱😁🗣️
In Tokyo, Biles was projected to secure at least three individual victories while aiming to become the first female gymnast to repeat as all-around Olympic champion in over half a century. She was predicted to be the biggest star of the Games, but she was under a lot of pressure entering the event. At the time, she was still coping with the trauma of surviving a sexual abuse scandal that shocked the sport. 🎌🥇💔
Biles was among the hundreds of gymnasts and other athletes who were victims of Lawrence G. Nassar, a former team doctor. She and others strongly criticized U.S.A. Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, challenging the traditional norms of a sport that often expects athletes to remain silent while competing. Shortly after the Tokyo Games, she was among the gymnasts who spoke out to Congress about the F.B.I.’s severe mishandling of the case. 😡🏛️🚫
When the Tokyo Games began, the stress interfered with her ability to understand her positioning in the air, a condition in gymnastics known as the “twisties.” 🎌🤸♀️🧭
She withdrew from the team finals and didn’t participate in the individual all-around. Biles stated at the time that she felt shaky and couldn’t sleep, saying she wasn’t in the right “head space” to continue and was scared of injuring herself. “It’s just tough when you’re battling with your own mind,” she said. 🧠💥😟
However, she remained resilient, and on the last day of the gymnastics competition in Tokyo, Biles regained her composure and performed a modified routine to win a bronze on the balance beam. “I wasn’t expecting to walk away with a medal,” she said. “I was just doing this for me.” She added: “To have one more chance to be at the Olympics meant everything to me.” 🥉🙏🌍
While Biles faced criticism for withdrawing from several events in Tokyo, many respected her for openly addressing her mental health and acknowledging her vulnerability. 😤🧘♀️💙
Much like other athletes such as swimmer Michael Phelps, tennis player Naomi Osaka, figure skater Gracie Gold, and basketball players DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love, Biles didn’t subscribe to the old-school “keep it to yourself” mentality in sports. She is part of a cultural shift of people openly discussing anxiety, depression, and pressure. 🏊♂️🎾⛸️🏀🗣️
Sian L. Beilock, who was leading Barnard College in New York at the time (now the head of Dartmouth), a scientist who studies why athletes, business people, and students crack under pressure, said about Biles during the Tokyo Games: “I applaud her for recognizing she wasn’t right and stepping back. That’s tough to do. The pressure to continue was on. And she found the strength to say, ‘No, this isn’t right.’” 🏫👩🔬💡
Biles and others speaking out confirmed that mental health struggles affect us all, said Beilock. 💬💪💚
