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That’s how my journey as an elite gymnast began” – When Simone Biles opened up about facing national team selection setback
Simone Biles is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time with a career marked by unparalleled achievements, including multiple Olympic and world championships medals. However, she has also faced her share of defeats.
In her autobiography Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance, published in 2016, Simone Biles reflected on the moment of losing a spot in the national team with a thin margin. Having commenced her elite gymnastics career in 2011 as a junior, she competed in the Visa National Championships, which acted as the qualifying event for national team selection.
She collected a total of 108.100 points after competing on all four apparatus. However, she fell short of earning a spot in the national team after finishing in 14th place, when only first 13-place finishers were selected.
“I had come to Nationals with a goal of making the 2011 team, and it didn’t happen,” Biles wrote. “I simply hadn’t been good enough. That’s how my journey as an elite gymnast began—with a defeat that put an ache in my heart and doubts in my mind. As much as my family and coaches had cheered me on through hours and hours of training, through wobbles and missteps, through bumps and bruises, I was always secretly afraid that I’d let them and myself down.”
The legendary gymnast later on went to record a history by clinching ninth all-around national title in 2024.
Simone Biles received the SI Sportsperson of the Year Award following the 2024 Paris Olympics heroics. She received the honor on January 7, 2025, at the event held in Las Vegas.
Simone Biles received the SI Sportsperson of the Year Award following the 2024 Paris Olympics heroics. She received the honor on January 7, 2025, at the event held in Las Vegas.
Simone Biles received the SI Sportsperson of the Year Award following the 2024 Paris Olympics heroics. She received the honor on January 7, 2025, at the event held in Las Vegas.
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