Simone Biles Is Done Being Judged
Three years after she dropped out of the Tokyo Games with a mental block, she is back at the Olympics with a defiant attitude — and a sense of where she is in the air.
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CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times As Biles Rests After Tokyo, Gymnastics Glimpses What Could Be
It isn’t clear whether Biles will compete seriously again. At the Tokyo Games, the sport got an idea of what things might be like without her.
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CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times Simone Biles Rejects a Long Tradition of Stoicism in Sports
Biles was widely embraced as the latest elite athlete who had the courage to acknowledge her vulnerability.
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Smaller brands are working with athletes in different ways, like giving them equity or roles in developing products, and are paying more attention to their personal stories.
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Simone Biles Shows She’s Not Just Easing Her Way Back
In her second elite meet following a two-year hiatus, Biles, 26, won a record eighth U.S. all-around title and became the oldest gymnast to win the championship.
By Carla Correa
Back in Competition, It’s as if Simone Biles Never Left
Biles won the U.S. Classic by 5 points in her return to elite gymnastics, after she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
By Maggie Astor
Simone Biles Set to Compete for First Time Since Tokyo Olympics
Biles, the decorated American gymnast, is making her return to elite competition on Saturday at the U.S. Classic. The field also includes Sunisa Lee, the reigning Olympic all-around champion.
By Carla Correa
Simone Biles Signals a Return to Elite Gymnastics
Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, last competed at the Tokyo Games in 2021, when she withdrew from some events because of a mental block.
By Jeré Longman
A Gymnast’s Death Was Supposed to Be a Wake-Up Call. What Took So Long?
Christy Henrich’s struggle with eating disorders launched a reckoning in sports, but progress has been slow.
By Maggie Astor
How Olympians Embraced Mental Health After Biles Showed the Way
Simone Biles’s public struggles gave other Olympians tacit permission to share their vulnerabilities. Some of them have.
By John Branch
The Most Memorable Sports Moments of 2021, According to Us
Most of them happened off the courts and playing fields, when the competitions were over and the athletes were at their most human.
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Nassar Abuse Survivors Reach a $380 Million Settlement
More than 500 girls and women abused by Lawrence G. Nassar, the former national gymnastics team doctor, or someone else in the sport will be compensated.
By Juliet Macur
Biles and Her Teammates Rip the F.B.I. for Botching Nassar Abuse Case
Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, apologized for “inexcusable” failures in the investigation of Lawrence G. Nassar, who sexually abused hundreds of women and girls.
By Juliet Macur
U.S.A. Gymnastics and Abuse Survivors Propose a $425 Million Payout
A $215 million settlement offer was rejected last year by victims of Lawrence G. Nassar and by others in the sport.
By Juliet Macur
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