Simone Biles Believes Past Abuse Suffered at the Hands of Larry Nassar Could Have ‘Triggered’ Her at the Tokyo Olympics
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usmagazine.comSimone Biles reflected on how the past abuse she suffered at the hands of Larry Nassar could’ve played a part in her mental health issues at the Tokyo Olympics.“Now that I think about it, maybe in the back of my head, probably yes [that did affect me],” Biles, 24, told Today’s Hoda Kotb on Wednesday, August 4. “There are certain triggers that you don’t even know.
And I think it could have [affected me]. I’m not exactly sure, it was just the craziest week.”In 2016, the athlete won four gold medals and one bronze at the Rio Games.
Her performance at the 2021 games, however, were a different story as Biles withdrew from all but one individual event amid mental health struggles after experiencing the “twisties” during her team vault appearance.
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