{"id":1103093,"date":"2021-12-09T15:44:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103093"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:44:56","slug":"simone-biles-named-times-athlete-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-named-times-athlete-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles Named Time\u2019s Athlete Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimone-biles-named-times-athlete-of-the-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Simone Biles has been named the Time\u2019s Athlete of the Year, the same year she won one individual bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a tumultuous year for Biles, who entered the summer Olympics expected to compete for the gold medal in each of the five individual events she was scheduled to participate in. She managed to only successfully compete in the balance beam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that point, it was no longer about medaling, but about getting back out there,\u201d Biles <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/athlete-of-the-year-2021-simone-biles\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=person-of-the-year&amp;utm_term=_&amp;linkId=143625257\">told<\/a> Time. \u201cI wanted to compete at the Olympics again and have that experience that I came for. I didn\u2019t really care about the outcome. On that beam, it was for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biles entered the games with sky-high expectations. After winning four gold medals in the previous Olympics, Biles was expected by many to top her Rio 2016 numbers by becoming the first American female gymnast to win five golds at a single Games.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her first appearance at the Tokyo Games \u2014 in the women\u2019s all-around competition \u2014 Biles was forced to withdraw after landing awkwardly on her vault attempt. Her teammates went on without her, managing to take home the silver medal.&nbsp;Biles\u2019 decision was widely questioned, with many feeling that she quit on her team. But Biles said her decision was made with the team in mind, choosing to withdraw in order to not jeopardize a medal for her teammates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like: I think the girls need to do the rest of the competition without me,\u201d Biles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/27\/sport\/simone-biles-tokyo-2020-olympics\/index.html\">said<\/a> after the event. \u201cThey were like \u2018I promise you\u2019ll be fine, we watched you warm-up\u2019. But I said \u2018no, I know I am going to be fine but I can\u2019t risk a medal for the team and I need to call it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou usually don\u2019t hear me say things like that because I usually persevere and push through things, but not to cost the team a medal. So they were like: OK, if Simone says this, we need to take it pretty serious. I had the correct people around me to do that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Biles later said she was suffering from a bout of the \u201ctwisties,\u201d a term known in gymnastics for when a gymnast loses herself while in the air.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so dangerous,\u201d Biles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-a-miracle-i-landed-on-my-feet-simone-biles-discusses-twisties-tokyo-experience\">said<\/a> in September. \u201cIt\u2019s basically life or death. It\u2019s a miracle I landed on my feet. If that was any other person, they would have gone out on a stretcher. As soon as I landed that vault, I went and told my coach: \u2018I cannot continue.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She withdrew from multiple individual competitions following the team all-around, including the individual all-around, in which USA Gymnastics said she would not compete \u201cin order to focus on her mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all knew we had to continue not without her, but for her,\u201d Sunisa Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/athlete-of-the-year-2021-simone-biles\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=person-of-the-year&amp;utm_term=_&amp;linkId=143625257\">told<\/a> TIME Magazine. \u201cWhat Simone did changed the way we view our well-being, 100%. It showed us that we are more than the sport, that we are human beings who also can have days that are hard. It really humanized us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September, Biles \u2014 along with Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney \u2014 testified in front of Congress regarding details of the sexual abuse they say they suffered at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor and convicted child molester Larry Nassar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely do think it had an effect,\u201d Biles told Time. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot to put on one person. I feel like the guilt should be on them and should not be held over us. They should be feeling this [pain], not me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biles\u2019 selection as \u201cAthlete of the Year\u201d follows LeBron James\u2019 selection in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone Biles has been named the Time\u2019s Athlete of the Year, the same year she won one individual bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.\u00a0It\u2019s been a tumultuous year for Biles, who entered the summer Olympics expected to compete for the gold medal in each of the five individual events she was scheduled to participate in. She managed to only successfully compete in the balance beam.\u00a0\u201cAt that point, it was no longer about medaling, but about getting back out there,\u201d Biles told Time. \u201cI wanted to compete at the Olympics again and have that experience that I came for. I didn\u2019t really care about the outcome. On that beam, it was for me.\u201dBiles entered the games with sky-high expectations. After winning four gold medals in the previous Olympics, Biles was expected by many to top her Rio 2016 numbers by becoming the first American female gymnast to win five golds at a single Games.\u00a0\u00a0In her first appearance at the Tokyo Games \u2014 in the women\u2019s all-around competition \u2014 Biles was forced to withdraw after landing awkwardly on her vault attempt. Her teammates went on without her, managing to take home the silver medal.\u00a0Biles\u2019 decision was widely questioned, with many feeling that she quit on her team. But Biles said her decision was made with the team in mind, choosing to withdraw in order to not jeopardize a medal for her teammates.\u00a0\u201cI was like: I think the girls need to do the rest of the competition without me,\u201d Biles said after the event. \u201cThey were like \u2018I promise you\u2019ll be fine, we watched you warm-up\u2019. But I said \u2018no, I know I am going to be fine but I can\u2019t risk a medal for the team and I need to call it.\u201d\u201cYou usually don\u2019t hear me say things like that because I usually persevere and push through things, but not to cost the team a medal. So they were like: OK, if Simone says this, we need to take it pretty serious. I had the correct people around me to do that,\u201d she said.Biles later said she was suffering from a bout of the \u201ctwisties,\u201d a term known in gymnastics for when a gymnast loses herself while in the air.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s so dangerous,\u201d Biles said in September. \u201cIt\u2019s basically life or death. It\u2019s a miracle I landed on my feet. If that was any other person, they would have gone out on a stretcher. As soon as I landed that vault, I went and told my coach: \u2018I cannot continue.\u2019\u201dShe withdrew from multiple individual competitions following the team all-around, including the individual all-around, in which USA Gymnastics said she would not compete \u201cin order to focus on her mental health.\u201d\u201cWe all knew we had to continue not without her, but for her,\u201d Sunisa Lee told TIME Magazine. \u201cWhat Simone did changed the way we view our well-being, 100%. It showed us that we are more than the sport, that we are human beings who also can have days that are hard. It really humanized us.\u201dIn September, Biles \u2014 along with Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney \u2014 testified in front of Congress regarding details of the sexual abuse they say they suffered at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor and convicted child molester Larry Nassar.\u00a0\u201cI definitely do think it had an effect,\u201d Biles told Time. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot to put on one person. I feel like the guilt should be on them and should not be held over us. They should be feeling this [pain], not me.\u201dBiles\u2019 selection as \u201cAthlete of the Year\u201d follows LeBron James\u2019 selection in 2020.\u00a0Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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