Simone Biles Says She Thought She Would Be ‘Banned from America’ After Failed Vault at Tokyo Olympics
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Simone Biles on Olympics twisties: 'I thought I was going to be banned from America'
Simone Biles has said she was scared to return to the United States after pulling out of a gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics while grappling with the "twisties." The 27-year-old gymnastics legend — the most decorated athlete the sport has ever seen, with 37 world and Olympic gold medals — has spoken out about the huge pressure she felt from at home and abroad when she withdrew from the team final at the Games in the summer of 2021. "America hates me. The world is going to hate me. I can...