{"id":1103250,"date":"2021-12-09T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1103250"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:29:03","slug":"time-magazine-names-simone-biles-as-athlete-of-the-year-for-withdrawing-from-2020-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-names-simone-biles-as-athlete-of-the-year-for-withdrawing-from-2020-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Magazine Names Simone Biles as &#039;Athlete of the Year&#039; for Withdrawing from 2020 Olympics"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftime-magazine-names-simone-biles-as-athlete-of-the-year-for-withdrawing-from-2020-olympics%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=1103250&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 class=\"subheading\"><i>Time<\/i> magazine revealed a controversial pick for its \u201cathlete of the year\u201d award on Thursday handing the crown to U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, not because she did well, but because she pulled out of events during the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Biles had a relatively poor showing at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo winning only a silver and bronze medal in two events, compared to the handful of golds she won during the 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, <i>Time<\/i> did not laud her for winning the two lesser medals as much as it did for her decision to pull out of several events in 2020 for her \u201cmental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July, Biles abruptly pulled out of several events claiming that she did so for her mental health. Specifically, Biles said she suffered from the \u201cTwisties.\u201d A condition that affects gymnasts when they lose their spacial awareness as they\u2019re flying through the air.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/LOIC-VENACE_AFP-via-Getty-Images-640x480-1.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Biles\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(LOIC NENACE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have to focus on my mental health,\u201d Biles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/07\/28\/simone-biles-drops-olympic-all-around-competition-to-focus-on-mental-health\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> after announcing she was pulling out of the events in which she was scheduled to compete. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to go out and do something stupid and get hurt\u2026 At the end of the day we don\u2019t want to be carried out of there on a stretcher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biles also noted that she was inspired by other sports stars who abruptly quit events, including tennis player Naomi Osaka.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0059523809524\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the most remarkable mixed zone press conferences I\u2019ve known. In which Simone Biles described pulling out of tonight\u2019s team event because she had to put her mental health first. Says she was inspired by Naomi Osaka among others <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArtisticGymnastics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArtisticGymnastics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p3Rli5S7J0\">pic.twitter.com\/p3Rli5S7J0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Herbert (@ianherbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianherbs\/status\/1420025282707267584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But instead of branding her as a quitter, <i>Time<\/i> decided that she is a hero for her actions in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]hat Biles did transcended the chatter: she fought the stigma that has long silenced athletes, and shrugged off the naysayers who belittled her decision,\u201d <i>Time<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/athlete-of-the-year-2021-simone-biles\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in its Nov. 9 article.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The magazine added, \u201cA month after the Games, Biles put her vulnerability on display once again. Along with three other of the hundreds of other athletes who had been sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar, Biles gave emotional testimony before the Senate about the failures of institutions like the FBI, USA Gymnastics (USAG) and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to stop him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For <i>Time<\/i>, Biles refusing to compete sets her at a notch above other athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when anxiety and depression rates are skyrocketing\u2014the CDC reports a 50% rise in suicide attempts by teenage girls during the pandemic\u2014and many people are struggling with what they owe themselves vs. what others demand of them,\u201d <i>Time <\/i>wrote glowingly, \u201cBiles made clear the importance of prioritizing oneself and refusing to succumb to external expectations. With the eyes of the world upon her, she took the extraordinary step of saying, That\u2019s enough. I\u2019m enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Time<\/i> also praised Biles for speaking out against USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.351585014409\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Simone Biles at Senate hearing on FBI&#8217;s handling of Nassar investigation:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I blame Larry Nassar, and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. USA Gymnastics and US Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee knew that I was abused by their official team doctor&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ghm3ueLwFM\">pic.twitter.com\/Ghm3ueLwFM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1438158019574091780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As <i>Time<\/i> sums it up:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15\">\n<p>So when a Black female athlete like Biles takes visible steps to safeguard her own mental and physical health, to indicate that it\u2019s worth protecting, that action carries a special power. Plummer has noticed that since Tokyo, more personal and professional contacts have initiated conversations about their mental health. This is significant, as research has found that many Black women feel they must project an image of invulnerability and the stigma around mental health deters them from seeking help. And although Black adults are more likely than white ones to report symptoms of emotional distress, only 1 in 3 Black adults who needs mental-health care receives it. \u201cIt is a privilege of people who have money to see a therapist,\u201d says Reuben Buford May, a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies race and culture. \u201cIntertwined with that is that African Americans have disproportionately been among the poor and have not been able to have health care to pay for mental-health services.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The magazine awards Biles its top honor for her bravery, her heroism, her activism, and her press conferences, but not so much for her athletic victories.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time magazine revealed a controversial pick for its \u201cathlete of the year\u201d award on Thursday handing the crown to U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, not because she did well, but because &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}