{"id":2319351,"date":"2024-08-05T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-calls-out-reporters-for-olympic-habit-during-interviews-you-guys-really-gotta-stop\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:30:20","slug":"simone-biles-calls-out-reporters-for-olympic-habit-during-interviews-you-guys-really-gotta-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-calls-out-reporters-for-olympic-habit-during-interviews-you-guys-really-gotta-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles Calls Out Reporters for Olympic Habit During Interviews &#8211; &#8216;You Guys Really Gotta Stop&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-calls-out-reporters-for-olympic-habit-during-interviews-you-guys-really-gotta-stop%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=2319351&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, a prominent gymnast, expressed \u200cher frustration with the media during the Paris 2024 Olympics, highlighting\u200c a \u2064commonly posed question about her \u200dnext steps after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-watching-olympics-tv-viewers-drop-to-33-year-low\/\" title=\"Is Anyone Watching? Olympics TV Viewers Drop To 33-Year Low\">winning medals<\/a>. Biles emphasized the importance of savoring the moment after years of hard work. Despite her \u200bearlier triumphs, \u200dincluding winning gold medals in the team and all-around events, Biles faced disappointment when she fell off the beam, resulting\u2064 in her first non-medal finish at these Games,\u2064 where she tied for fifth with fellow American Suni Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Biles \u2064has achieved a total of 10 Olympic medals \u2062throughout her \u2063career, making her one of the most decorated female gymnasts. After her fall, she still has another chance to add to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beijing-winter-olympics-2022-final-medal-tally\/\" title=\"Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Final Medal Tally\">medal tally<\/a> in the floor exercises. In \u200bher remarks about\u200b future\u2062 competitions, she left the door open to \u200bpotentially participating in \u200dthe 2028 Los Angeles \u2062Olympics, suggesting that age might\u200c not be \u200da\u200c barrier to her continued \u2062athletic pursuits.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles vented her frustration with the media on Sunday, complaining about a question she has faced too often.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;you guys really gotta stop asking athletes what&rsquo;s next after they win a medal at the Olympics,&rdquo; Biles <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/simone_biles\/status\/1820027555270754717?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;let us soak up the moment we&rsquo;ve worked our whole lives for,&rdquo; she added in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1820027668307271920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">let us soak up the moment we&rsquo;ve worked our whole lives for<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1820027668307271920?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In speaking to the media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-rages-controversial-olympic-photo-jonathan-owens-sparks-brutal-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biles<\/a> indicated another Olympics might not be out of the questions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Never say never,&rdquo; Biles said Saturday, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13710047\/simone-biles-olympics-balance-beam-paris-team-usa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Next Olympics are at home. So you just never know. I am getting really old,&rdquo; she said, referring to the 2028 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-olympics-opening-ceremony-promises-different-display-2028-games-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Games<\/a>. Biles is 27, but by the time the L.A. Games roll around, she would be 31.<\/p>\n<p>Biles won her third <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> of the Paris Games in the vault finals on Saturday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13707221\/simone-biles-olympics-2024-paris-gymnastics.html?ico=related-replace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She had already won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-criticized-divisive-race-comment-winning-second-gold-paris-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gold medals<\/a> in the team and all-around events.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Biles fell off the beam and failed to win a medal.<\/p>\n<p>The event was the first in the Paris Games at which she failed to win a medal.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow American Suni Lee also fell off the beam, according to the Daily Mail. The two Americans tied for fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The Mail noted that as she waited for her score to be posted, &ldquo;At one point, Biles rolled her eyes in seeming annoyance knowing she wasn&rsquo;t going to finish on the medal stand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dramatic women&rsquo;s beam final! Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee both fall, finishing in fifth. China&rsquo;s Zhou Yaqin wins silver. Italy celebrates gold and bronze with Manila Esposito on the podium. Biles heads to floor final next. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gymnastics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gymnastics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zr893FY62N\">https:\/\/t.co\/zr893FY62N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVKYR9vgiD\">pic.twitter.com\/sVKYR9vgiD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pakistani Index (@PakistaniIndex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakistaniIndex\/status\/1820423954797862942?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lee afterward said she tried her best.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so sad about my beam routine. But I gave it my all, so that&rsquo;s OK,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Biles has 10 Olympic medals in her career, which puts her third overall among female gymnasts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her fall on the beam, she has one last event to add to her medal total &mdash; the floor exercises.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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She posted on X, \u201cYou all really need to stop asking athletes what\u2019s next after they win an Olympic medal. Let us enjoy the moment we\u2019ve dedicated our entire lives to.\u201d In a subsequent statement, she reiterated her desire to savor this achievement.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing the media, Biles suggested that participating in another Olympics could still be a possibility. \u201cNever say never,\u201d she remarked on Saturday, as reported by the U.K.\u2019s Daily Mail. She noted that the next Olympics will be held in her home country and added humorously about aging: \u201cI am getting really old,\u201d referring to the 2028 Los Angeles Games when she would be 31.<\/p>\n<p>Biles secured her third gold medal at the Paris Games during the vault finals on Saturday, having previously won gold in both team and all-around events. However, she did not earn a medal in her beam routine on Monday\u2014marking her first event at these Games without a podium finish. Fellow American Suni Lee also fell during her beam routine; both gymnasts ended up tying for fifth place. The Daily Mail highlighted Biles&#8217; visible frustration while waiting for her score.<\/p>\n<p>After their performances, Lee expressed disappointment but acknowledged giving it her all: \u201cI\u2019m so sad about my beam routine. But I gave it my all, so that\u2019s OK.\u201d With ten Olympic medals throughout her career\u2014ranking third among female gymnasts\u2014Biles still has one more opportunity to increase that total with the upcoming floor exercise event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Simone-Biles-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37204,33295,37203,32317,37205],"class_list":["post-2319351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-advocacy","tag-media-criticism","tag-olympic-interviews","tag-simone-biles","tag-sports-journalism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Simone-Biles-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319351","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}