Back when Simone Biles pulled out of most of her routines at the Tokyo Olympics due to experiencing the “twisties” mid-air, she faced immense trolling from people who accused her of abandoning her teammates at a crucial moment. “America hates me. The world is going to hate me. I can only see what they’re saying on Twitter right now,” she recalled thinking at the time. Biles further added, “If I could’ve gotten on a plane and flown home, I would’ve done it. I thought I was going to be banned from America ‘cause that’s what they tell you: ‘Don’t come back if not gold. Gold or bust. Don’t come back.”

The Tokyo setback in 2021 was the biggest challenge of her career. Despite being one of the best from the U.S., she was trolled by her own people, who blamed Biles for the gymnastics team bri

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