As millions now know, that smile was actually a cover-up for the emotional turmoil happening within.
Rather than risk serious injury, shepulled out of the team eventand three individual finals.
So is this the final bow for the gymnastics GOAT?
The answer may surprise you.
Even the best gymnasts tend to retire before age 30 Biles is 24 as of publication.
Her skill is unquestioned, and her place in history secured.
But Biles may yet have another Games left in her.
This would also give her a shot at beating Shannon Miller’s seven-medal total (via USA Gymnastics).
For now, the courageous athlete will be focusing on her mental health.
But this experience, she says, has taught her something valuable.
“I’m more than my medals and gymnastics,” she said.
I think if this situation didn’t happen, I would have never seen it that way."
