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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read supportive comments from Svetlana Khorkina, of all people. Nikita Nagornyy also sympathetic. Artur Dalaloyan much less so but given that he basically did the exact opposite of what she did and supporting her would be tacitly admitting he was crazy, it's not surprising.

I think a quote from famous mountaineer Ed Viesturs is apropos here. He was once asked if he thought Mallory and Irvine had achieved the summit of Everest before Hillary and Norgay. His response was, "It doesn't matter. They didn't make it back down." [/quote]

Dear God. You are my people, quoting Svetlana Khorkina and Ed Viesturs in these same post!

I was floored about Khorkina's support, given some of the negative things she has said about Simone in the past. The other great Sventlana (Boginskaya) also tweeted in support of Simone. I haven't seen what Dalaloyan said, but I've seen nothing but an outpouring of support from gymnasts of all ages and nationalities. [/quote]

Yup, pretty awesome.   People can whine all they want about what Biles "should have" done as if they know best, but no one cares, and at least she didn't do any bodily harm by competing when she wasn't able to do so.

And here's some kind words from Michael Phelps.
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https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/28/michael-phelps-backs-simone-biles-stepping-away-from-olympics
Among the voices supporting the gymnast was swimming legend Michael Phelps, who is working as a TV analyst for NBC during the Tokyo Olympics.

"The Olympics is overwhelming," the former face of the Games said to host Mike Tirico on Tuesday evening's broadcast. "There's a lot of emotions that go into it... It broke my heart. But also, if you look at it, mental health over the last 18 months is something that people are talking about."

The former Olympian commented about "the weight of gold" the athletes face, something he too struggled with. Throughout his Olympic career, Phelps earned 28 medals—23 golds, three silvers and two bronze. He became the youngest man at 15 years old to join Team USA in 68 years when he made the team for 2000 Sydney.

But even as one of the most decorated Olympians of all time, Phelps revealed in 2018 that he struggled with depression and contemplated suicide after the 2012 Olympics.

"We're humans, right? We're human beings. Nobody is perfect so yes, it is OK to not be OK. It's OK to go through ups and downs and emotional roller coasters," Phelps said to Tirico. "But I think the biggest thing is we all need to ask for help sometimes too when we go through those times. For me, I can say personally it was something very challenging. It was hard for me to ask for help. I felt like I was carrying, as Simone said, the weight of the world on [my] shoulders. It's a tough situation."

He continued, saying, "We need someone who we can trust. Somebody that can let us be ourselves and listen. Allow us to become vulnerable. Somebody who's not going to try and fix us. We carry a lot of things, a lot of weight on our shoulders, and it's challenging, especially when we have the lights on us and all of these expectations being thrown on top of us."

Phelps added that he hopes it's an "eye-opening experience" for the United States when asked whether he thought the country could give more support to Olympians for the mental health portion of the Games.
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