Simone Biles has left the door open to competing at 2028 Olympics. One key factor could determine if it happens

There, a mental block known as “the twisties” forced her to withdraw from multiple events, including the women’s team final. It’s a moment she reflects on as being “pivotal” – not only for her, but the wider conversation both within sports and everyday life. “I feel like it showed the realness to me because everyone thought I was a robot, she’s not real, but it’s like, down to the core, I’m just like you guys. I’m real,” she says candidly. “It got me the therapy that I deserved, and I’m still currently in therapy. “I had a lot of help and my core group was really helpful in letting me know that it’s OK people go through this and you’re just human. “Gymnasts aren’t viewed as people who have weaknesses, and that was the first time that weakness was displayed on a global stage like that. “Now, I look at it as being courageous and not so much a weakness.” Supporting Malinin, Vonn Just as Biles has her support network, she’s been keen to reciprocate that for her fellow US Olympians. Following the end of the Paris Games and the conclusion of her US tour Gold Over America, she has enjoyed time away from the sport.

Biles, however, was an avid spectator at the recent Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. She watched on as figure skater Ilia Malinin experienced his own version of the “twisties.” The “Quad God” was the clear favorite for the gold medal in the men’s individual competition only to see those dreams dashed, falling twice and failing to perform his trademark quadruple axel during the free skate program. Biles revealed she met up with the 21-year-old in the aftermath of his performance to offer her support.