{"id":1391025,"date":"2021-07-27T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1391025"},"modified":"2021-07-27T12:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:32:32","slug":"simone-biles-instagram-post-foreshadowed-shocking-olympic-withdrawal-weight-of-the-world-on-my-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/simone-biles-instagram-post-foreshadowed-shocking-olympic-withdrawal-weight-of-the-world-on-my-shoulders\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles' Latest Instagram Post May Have Foreshadowed Her Shocking Olympic Withdrawal: ‘I Truly Do Feel Like I Have the Weight of the World on My Shoulders at Times'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Olympic<\/a> athletes face the most pressure of any athletes in the world. Imagine preparing your entire life for a single day of competition, and if you don't cut it, you have to wait another four years to maybe \u2014 only maybe \u2014 get another chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now imagine you have the entire weight of the most successful country in Olympics history \u2014 the United States \u2014 on your shoulders, and any minuscule misstep or brief loss of balance can cost your nation a medal. That's the reality facing superstar gymnast Simone Biles<\/a> at the Tokyo Olympic Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That kind of pressure is hard to deal with for even the most mentally strong athletes in the world, which Biles clearly is. But she recently revealed it was taking a toll on her in a blunt Instagram post, and that may have foreshadowed her shocking withdrawal from the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Biles shockingly withdraws from gymnastics team final<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Simone Biles of Team United States looks on during the women's team final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Team USA entered the women's gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympic Games as the two-time reigning champions of the event. The Americans have dominated the gymnastics circuit over the past few Olympic Games, and they were expected to finish off a three-peat this week behind Biles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But on Biles' vault attempt during the team final on Tuesday, the gymnast fell during her landing attempt and later walked off the competition floor alongside a team doctor. Soon after, USA Gymnastics announced she would not be returning to the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions,” USA Gymnastics wrote in a statement on Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a conflicting report emerged when Biles returned to the floor. During the live broadcast of the team final, NBC's John Roethlisberger had this to say on-air: “We've just been told that, with regards to Simone withdrawing, it is not injury-related. It is a mental<\/em> issue that Simone is having.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without Biles for the rest of the competition, Team USA fell short of the gold medal and ended up with silver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biles' latest Instagram post gives us a hint of the immense pressure she's facing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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#BREAKING<\/a> According to NBC, Simone Biles' coach said, "physically she's fine, but she's done for tonight." NBC also shared this Instagram post from Simone last night. Supporting athletes goes way beyond the field of competition. Simone is out there supporting Team USA right now. pic.twitter.com\/f47C6Hv1TX<\/a><\/p>— Brendan Keefe - Atlanta News First (@BrendanKeefe) July 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>