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Simone Biles has said she was scared to return to the United States after pulling out of a gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics while grappling with the 'twisties.' The 27-year-old gymnastics legend — the most decorated athlete the sport has ever seen, with 37 world and Olympic gold medals — has spoken out about the huge pressure she felt from at home and abroad when she withdrew from the team final at the Games in the summer of 2021. 'America hates me.
'So, I open landed like that and as soon as I land, I kind of grin and I’m like, 'S---,'' she said in the preview clip. Biles managed to compete in the beam final, taking home the bronze medal — an achievement she rated as her most meaningful in a glittering Olympic career. 'If I could’ve gotten on a plane and flown home, I would’ve done it. I thought I was going to be banned from America ‘cause that’s what they tell you: 'Don’t come back if not gold. Gold or bust.
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