{"id":2282280,"date":"2024-06-23T17:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-pr-rehab-tour-continues-with-netflix-documentary\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T17:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:40:27","slug":"simone-biles-pr-rehab-tour-continues-with-netflix-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-pr-rehab-tour-continues-with-netflix-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles PR Rehab Tour Continues with Netflix Documentary"},"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\">18<\/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-pr-rehab-tour-continues-with-netflix-documentary%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=2282280&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, an accomplished American \u2062gymnast, \u200bis working on reclaiming her public image after facing \u2064significant criticism for withdrawing from the 2020 Summer Olympics due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">mental health concerns<\/a>.\u200b The incident,\u200c which occurred\u2064 in 2021, resulted\u2064 in the U.S. gymnastics team failing\u2062 to secure a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-toyota-super-bowl-ads-strong-pro-life-message\/\" title=\"WATCH: Toyota Super Bowl Ad\u2019s Strong Pro-Life Message\">gold medal<\/a> for the first time since 2008. Biles has defended her decision, explaining she was\u200c experiencing a dangerous mental\u200b block known as &#8220;the twisties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three\u200d years after the controversy, Biles \u200bis making \u2064a comeback, reflected in a Netflix documentary series titled &#8220;Simone Biles Rising.&#8221; This series \u200cfocuses\u2062 on her journey, exploring her struggles with\u200d vulnerability and self-doubt, \u200cand aiming to redefine what it means to be a champion\u2064 on her terms. The documentary claims to offer unprecedented access to Biles\u2019s comeback, highlighting it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthys-out-heres-who-could-replace-him-as-house-speaker\/\" title=\"McCarthy's gone. Who's next for House Speaker?\">significant turning \u2063point<\/a> in sports history.<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix series is\u200d seen by some as a strategic move to enhance Biles\u2019s \u2064public image, \u2064and her participation in the upcoming \u2062Paris Olympics could further\u200b help\u2064 her regain favor with the public. The series trailer suggests a nuanced look at her Olympic experience and\u2062 personal growth following the backlash.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <\/p>\n<h2>Simone Biles PR Rehab Tour Continues: This Time Netflix Is Helping Her Out<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 23, 2024 at 2:30pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Just about three years after she came under a storm of criticism and controversy, Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles is attempting quite the spirited comeback.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old American superstar is one of the most decorated athletes in this country\u2019s history, with an eye-popping 37 Olympic and World Championship medals.<\/p>\n<p>That makes Biles the most decorated American gymnast ever \u2014 but even that didn\u2019t shield her from waves of criticism when she effectively quit on Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics that actually took place in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Her shocking pullout \u2014 framed at the time as a nebulous \u201cmental health\u201d issue \u2014 caused the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-loses-gymnastics-gold-first-time-13-years-self-proclaimed-greatest-time-simone-biles-pulls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. team to lose out<\/a> on the gold medal for the first time since 2008.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On her IG stories, Simone Biles responds to people who think she \u201cquit\u201d on her team by explaining the \u201cthe twisties\u201d she\u2019s been experiencing and what it feels like \u201cnot having your mind and body in sync\u201d \u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/79hN973rkd\">pic.twitter.com\/79hN973rkd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByKimberleyA\/status\/1420962059894808578?\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biles, who has defended herself and claimed she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-says-didnt-quit-defends-posting-video-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never quit<\/a>, was taken to task by many.<\/p>\n<p>Time magazine even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-gets-backlash-naming-simone-biles-gymnast-quit-middle-olympics-athlete-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took flak<\/a> for daring to give her an \u201cAthlete of the Year\u201d award after that no-show in 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think Biles was right to pull out of the 2020 Olympics?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, as the old adage goes, time heals all wounds, and Biles appears ready to return to the world\u2019s stage with a shockingly clean PR bill.<\/p>\n<p>The newest development in this apparent Biles comeback is a Netflix documentary series titled \u201cSimone Biles Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series received its first trailer on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simone Biles Rising | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLPxyE0c_KY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen   style=\"display:none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And if you wondered whether this documentary addresses the 2021 kerfluffle, just listen to the opening line of the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had really good intuition about things,\u201d Biles said.<\/p>\n<p>She then added, \u201cAnd unfortunately I felt that way about the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It appeared she was talking about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the trailer left just enough doubt to leave an obvious hook for viewers.<\/p>\n<p>And if there was any lingering doubt about this being a glorified PR comeback tour for Biles, look no further than the logline provided in the trailer description.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWitness unprecedented access to the <em><strong>most powerful comeback<\/strong><\/em>  in sports,\u201d the description said. (Emphasis added.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJourney into the world of Simone as she grapples with vulnerability and self-doubt, redefining what it means to be a champion on her own terms,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Again, if it looks like a concentrated PR comeback attempt, and it walks like a concentrated PR comeback attempt \u2014 it\u2019s not a mongoose.<\/p>\n<p>While the Netflix documentary will assuredly win over some folks, the easiest path for Biles to get back into the good graces of the population at large is to dominate at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>And she won\u2019t have to wait long.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremonies for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad will begin on July 26.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone Biles, Olympic gold medalist, is making a spirited comeback three years after facing significant criticism. 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