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Why Simone Biles Felt It Was ‘Important’ to Stand Up for Teammates


Simone Biles opened up about why she felt it was crucial to stand up for her teammates at the 2024 Paris Olympics

After she and fellow teammates Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera won gold in the team finals last month, Biles captioned her Instagram upload, “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions ❤️🥇🇺🇸.” But not just heartbroken because it isn’t what I feel or even how I previously said, but because Simone’s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments, DMs, articles and emails. Following a flashy opening ceremony on Friday, July 26 that continues to draw outrage from some celebrities and religious figures, the Games have been plagued by allegations of sexism […]

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