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Simone Biles Talks Mental Health in New Docuseries Trailer: ‘I Wanted to Quit Like 500,000 Times’


'Simone Biles Rising,' chronicles Biles' return to gymnastics after suffering a mental break and pulling out of several Tokyo Olympics competitions.

Netflix released the trailer for Simone Biles Rising, a four-part documentary chronicling the gymnast’s return to the Olympics, on Wednesday. Biles pulled out of several competitions, including the team and all around finals, at the 2021 Tokyo Olympicsafter suffering from the “twisties,” a term gymnasts use to describe a disorienting condition that inhibits their ability to twist. In the trailer, Biles wipes away tears as she reflects on the unexpected exit from the 2021 Olympics and the mental stress she experiences as a world-renowned athlete.

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