Simone Biles’ mom Nellie opens up on Olympics star’s ‘dark and stressful times’ after her Tokyo ‘twisties’

Much has been said about Simone Biles and her mental health struggles during the Tokyo Olympics that took place just three years ago.

Biles has since gone on to rebound back to the top of the gymnastics world – thanks in part to her support system that includes her mother, Nellie Biles.

Speaking to People Magazine, Nellie admired her daughter’s resilience and ability to overcome the darkness that stuck with her after Tokyo.

‘Everybody knows Simone’s story, right?’ her mom Nellie Biles says. ‘All those times were really dark and stressful times.

‘To work through that and be in this place where she enjoys doing what she wants, and she is handling her sport the way she would have liked to four years ago and that never happened.