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Simone Biles became the first woman to win two non-consecutive all-around Olympic titles two months ago at Paris 2024, making artistic gymnastics history.
The second half of the Netflix series Simone Biles: Rising will premiere on Friday, October 24, giving viewers a closer look at her journey.
When the gymnast herself was shown a preview of the documentary episodes, which were created in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), she became tearful.
On the red carpet of her Hollywood premiere on Wednesday, October 23, Biles told Olympics.com, “I was so focused on the Olympics that whenever I watched it back, that was kind of the release that I had.”
“After the Olympics, you’re at such a high and you don’t really get to release until afterwards,” I believe.
The 27-year-old was stoic and joyous in Paris. However, she acknowledges that there was more going on behind the scenes.
Rising documents her momentous journey, incorporating viewpoints from her close friends and family, including her husband, Jonathan Owens, and parents, Ron and Nellie.
The series’ last episode centers on Biles’ overall success.
Her family takes center stage, helping to calm the famous gymnast after she made a mistake on the uneven bars and ended up in a close duel with Brazilian Rebeca Andrade.
In an interview with Access Hollywood anchor Scott Evans following the premiere, Biles remarked, “I think it takes a village to succeed.” “I feel like we’ve all done it together once I’m up there. It truly is a village.
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Prioritizing her mental health as she fought with the “twisties,” a condition in which a gymnast’s body and mind become out of sync, Biles had to withdraw from the women’s team final and four consecutive individual finals at Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Three years later, she made history in Paris.
The American faced a barrage of online opponents who claimed she had resigned or worse.
When we asked Biles whether she had a message for those commenters, she replied, “No, I think the work speaks for itself.”
Similar to how Biles’ accomplishments speak for themselves, her Hollywood debut also demonstrates how she has elevated her sport.
During the premiere, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Natsia Liukin observed, “She’s taken a sport that really was a fan favorite every four years and has kind of mainstreamed it.” We’re in Hollywood for the debut of a documentary series on her and the sport, after all. That says a lot.
Despite her enormous influence, Biles thinks that Rising will allow her to demonstrate her humanity to viewers in a way that might not be as obvious while she’s out on the balancing beam winning gold.
