You don’t want this night to go away’ – Simone Biles emotionally describes winning her first gold medal after heartbreak at Tokyo Olympics

Biles gets emotional during an episode of the documentary series “The Rise of Simone Biles” as she recalls her first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a victory that came after a heartbreaking setback at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, Biles withdrew from the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals, citing psychological reasons. However, her remarkable comeback at the 2024 Olympics silenced critics as she won three gold medals and a silver in the French capital. Following her triumph at the 2024 Olympics, Biles shared her experience in the Netflix documentary The Rise of Simone Biles, which explores her life and career. She spoke about her emotions about returning to the 2024 Olympics. In the fourth episode, titled “I Will Rise,” the 27-year-old stood next to her team as they waited for the final results of the floor exercise. When the scoreboard showed Simone’s 14.666 points, she and her team were overwhelmed as Biles spoke of her joy at winning the gold medal.

“We’ve done what we need to do tonight, but it was a little bit different,” she said. It was very exciting. We had fun. “We just loved being together and just doing gymnastics,” Biles said (at 8 p.m.).

“I couldn’t believe it and I was so excited. “Did that really happen? We don’t want to see this night end because we’ll be back for another few days of competition,” she added. Simone Biles reflects on her hard work and mental health journey after Paris Olympics ‘reward’

Simone Biles at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s ‘Simone Biles Rising: Part 2’ – Source: Getty

Following the Paris 2024 Olympics, Biles reflected on her hard work that paid off in her success. In an October episode of the Olympics.com podcast, the American gymnast was asked to share her thoughts on a successful campaign for the U.S. gymnastics team. In response, Biles reflected on her own mental health journey, saying:

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“I think in the beginning, the hardest part is signing up for therapy sessions and convincing yourself to go. But once you meet with your therapist and start talking, it feels like you’re talking the whole time you’re in therapy, and I’m so grateful for that.” “So I definitely think it’s worth it,” she said (2:17 p.m.).

Biles withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 Games because of “Twizy,” and acknowledged that it was difficult to start treatment. She detailed the difficulties she faced in taking the first step to seek help, but felt it was worth it after her success at the 2024 Paris Olympics.