Simone Biles will compete for the first time in 2024 at this weekend’s U.S. Classic. Getting there has required a new mindset, at times a literal mother’s touch and constant vigilance to work on herself, work she now understands has no expiration date.
“I couldn’t run away from it, you know,” Biles told The Associated Press, reflecting on her experience confronting her mental health in Tokyo. “I just owned it and said ‘Hey, this is what I’m going through. This is the help that I’m going to get.’”