Simone Biles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Simone and Chiles bowing to Andrade on the podium was bizarre and obnoxious. More ways to put the spotlight on them for being so “humble”

Seek help

It’s on the CNN homepage “Simone Biles tells CNN why her bowing to Rebecca Andrade was really important.” Maybe CNN could have just interviewed the actual winner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

But are other athletes acting like that? Is she really being held to a different standard? She seems rather obnoxious and high drama to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

Boom!

Hopefully we’ll have one in the White House soon, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

But are other athletes acting like that? Is she really being held to a different standard? She seems rather obnoxious and high drama to me.

And not all black people share the same opinion about her behavior either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

Boom!

Hopefully we’ll have one in the White House soon, too.

Kamala doesn't need this kind of (obnoxious) help from you by the way.

[Anonymous]

The women on here complaining about Simone being obnoxious are probably the same women who come on here and ask for advice on how to not be a doormat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Simone and Chiles bowing to Andrade on the podium was bizarre and obnoxious. More ways to put the spotlight on them for being so “humble”

Seek help

It’s on the CNN homepage “Simone Biles tells CNN why her bowing to Rebecca Andrade was really important.” Maybe CNN could have just interviewed the actual winner.

Maybe you should just learn how to enjoy nice things, not question everything until it’s a big pile of crap. Do your kids hide in their rooms when you’re home? Does your husband work 24/7 to avoid you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Simone and Chiles bowing to Andrade on the podium was bizarre and obnoxious. More ways to put the spotlight on them for being so “humble”

Seek help

It’s on the CNN homepage “Simone Biles tells CNN why her bowing to Rebecca Andrade was really important.” Maybe CNN could have just interviewed the actual winner.

I wish they interviewed more winners too. The Americans annoy other countries with their loud MAGA-like chants USA USA USA! And cowbells with the male swimmers who didn’t win all that much but made sure everyone knew they were there.

And way too much Simone Biles. Way too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

Boom!

Hopefully we’ll have one in the White House soon, too.

She’s Indian boo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

Boom!

Hopefully we’ll have one in the White House soon, too.

She’s Indian boo

She's both, boo boo
Try expanding your flexibility
Two things can both be true
- Indian American

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Yeah, we're not used to people, especially black women, setting boundaries and sticking up for themselves.

But are other athletes acting like that? Is she really being held to a different standard? She seems rather obnoxious and high drama to me.

I cannot even fathom competing in one of the most stressful situations possible, with cameras in my face constantly, capturing my every expression and motion. Then we have people watching those snippets of what is shown when I'm in my focus/competition mode and judging that. Why would I want to be asked about my plans after when I'm still in the middle of a competition! It's annoying like the people who ask you at your wedding when you're having kids! Just let her live in the moment. She was constantly cheering for her fellow competitors and gracious in victory and defeat. The caption thing was probably beneath her, but it was also beneath a retired gymnast sitting at home in Utah to criticize these amazing, hard working athletes in such a way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Oh, please. The reduction in points for not holding the salute for long enough after her fall on the balance beam was so petty on the part of the judges.

After dealing with the pressure of THREE Olympics and having to subject herself to the authority of often ridiculous rules she was using her star power to point at the pettiness of the judges.

As for asking for plans, she was saying that in behalf of ALL the Olympic athletes, many of whom were being asked the same question. Having given their all, being questioned as to “what’s next” does smack of treating their accomplishments — which the athletes have worked a lifetime to achieve — as mere commodities to be consumed. It’s a disrespectful “thank you, next” attitude that is dismissive of the athletes as human beings.

Olympic athletes are expected to just take the inanities of sh*t the reporters say to them and the dumb stuff commentators say without pushing back. Simone was pushing back on behalf of her fellow athletes, whether that was reminding the moderator who was pushing Andrade to respond faster that translation takes time or reminding the world that the depth of the US women’s gymnastic team was quite deep enough, thank you.

That bow for Andrade who is of a similar age and who has always played #2 to Simone for almost a decade —- what a beautiful and unselfish gesture.

Good for Simone! She’s using her voice and platform to speak out for others. I can’t wait to see what she does next. She is a true champion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Oh, please. The reduction in points for not holding the salute for long enough after her fall on the balance beam was so petty on the part of the judges.

After dealing with the pressure of THREE Olympics and having to subject herself to the authority of often ridiculous rules she was using her star power to point at the pettiness of the judges.

As for asking for plans, she was saying that in behalf of ALL the Olympic athletes, many of whom were being asked the same question. Having given their all, being questioned as to “what’s next” does smack of treating their accomplishments — which the athletes have worked a lifetime to achieve — as mere commodities to be consumed. It’s a disrespectful “thank you, next” attitude that is dismissive of the athletes as human beings.

Olympic athletes are expected to just take the inanities of sh*t the reporters say to them and the dumb stuff commentators say without pushing back. Simone was pushing back on behalf of her fellow athletes, whether that was reminding the moderator who was pushing Andrade to respond faster that translation takes time or reminding the world that the depth of the US women’s gymnastic team was quite deep enough, thank you.

That bow for Andrade who is of a similar age and who has always played #2 to Simone for almost a decade —- what a beautiful and unselfish gesture.

Good for Simone! She’s using her voice and platform to speak out for others. I can’t wait to see what she does next. She is a true champion.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one has mentioned the whole "salute controversy" since this is after all a Simone Biles thread.

Biles got a penalty for "failing to salute" the judge at the end of her routine. It was a .3 deduction but due to her fall would not have impacted the outcome of the event since Biles wound up scoring .9 below the bronze medalist. It would not even change Biles' finish order. However a lot of people including a lot of other gymnasts have called the penalty BS because Biles *did* salute at the end of her routine -- it was just deemed insufficient. Which does seem incredibly petty.

That was also why Biles held her salute at the end of her floor routine for a weirdly long period of time (she held her arms up all the way until she got to the stairs).

This is all interesting to me because the scoring of both events was sort of curious. Some of the scores (including I believe both of Biles' scores) took absolutely forever to come out which usually indicates that there was too much of a discrepancy between individual judge's scores and it needs to be reconciled. Then there was the scoring issues on floor with the inquiries. Not just the successful inquiry that wound up boosting Jordan Chiles difficulty rating high enough to get her the bronze (which for the record I think was merited -- they had not given her credit for a tour jete full and watching it in her routine she absolutely nailed it) but also an inquiry for Sabrina Maneca-Voineau. M-V's inquiry was not successful and I still don't know exactly what it was for but I did think her difficulty score was low for her routine and I don't know what her .1 penalty was for.

So anyway -- the judging was not straightforward for today's events and probably contributed to what felt like weirdness with the results even though I think in the end the best routines were properly rewarded.

Simone came off as petty to me repeatedly throughout the Olympics, the salute controversy, captions, asking people to not ask about her plans afterwards.

Oh, please. The reduction in points for not holding the salute for long enough after her fall on the balance beam was so petty on the part of the judges.

After dealing with the pressure of THREE Olympics and having to subject herself to the authority of often ridiculous rules she was using her star power to point at the pettiness of the judges.

As for asking for plans, she was saying that in behalf of ALL the Olympic athletes, many of whom were being asked the same question. Having given their all, being questioned as to “what’s next” does smack of treating their accomplishments — which the athletes have worked a lifetime to achieve — as mere commodities to be consumed. It’s a disrespectful “thank you, next” attitude that is dismissive of the athletes as human beings.

Olympic athletes are expected to just take the inanities of sh*t the reporters say to them and the dumb stuff commentators say without pushing back. Simone was pushing back on behalf of her fellow athletes, whether that was reminding the moderator who was pushing Andrade to respond faster that translation takes time or reminding the world that the depth of the US women’s gymnastic team was quite deep enough, thank you.

That bow for Andrade who is of a similar age and who has always played #2 to Simone for almost a decade —- what a beautiful and unselfish gesture.

Good for Simone! She’s using her voice and platform to speak out for others. I can’t wait to see what she does next. She is a true champion.

Yes, they are. Maybe it is because gymnasts start so young that as adults they sometimes act stunted? But like other high-level athletes, they are expected to act with professionalism. A true champion is a role model.