Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was at the top of her game when the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed due to the coronavirus and said that unexpected change, and tensions with the USA Gymnastics organization, prompted her to consider retiring early from the sport.
In a new Facebook Watch docuseries called “Simone Vs Herself,” Biles reveals how the pandemic affected her mentally and also physically — the 24-year-old world champion said she thought she came down with coronavirus but eventually found out it was just an unrelated viral illness.
“Simone Vs. Herself” is a seven-episode series directed by Gotham Chopra and produced by Religion of Sports.