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Simone Biles Calls Her Body a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ in New Documentary: ‘Have to Take Extra Precaution’

Simone Biles is the greatest Olympic gymnast of all time, but at 27 years old her body is ‘starting to rot,’ she said during part 2 of Simone Biles Rising.

She went on to explain that the pain would be so intense during her floor routine that she felt like she “was gonna pass out.” She underwent a series of injections to the affected knee, but the cure was only temporary. Courtesy of NetflixDuring the qualifying round at the Paris Olympics on July 28, Simone fell during warmups for her floor exercise and “felt a little something in her calf.” She limped to the sidelines and was escorted to the locker room. Her former teammate and retired gymnast Aly Raisman told producers during part 2 of the Netflix documentary that she asked Simone “‘How did you do it in so much pain?’”

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