Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles blasted USA Gymnastics on Wednesday, still reeling from the impact of sexual abuse and the organization that 'failed to protect' her and dozens of other female gymnasts. Biles spoke to the press ahead of her sixth U.S. Gymnastics National Championships appearance
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles blasted USA Gymnastics on Wednesday, still reeling from the impact of sexual abuse and the organization that"failed to protect" her and dozens of other female gymnasts.
"It's hard coming here for an organization and having had them fail us so many times. And we had won gold. We've done everything that they asked us for, even when we didn't want to. And they couldn't do one damn job. You had one job. You literally had one job, and you couldn't protect us," the four-time Olympic gold medalist said, wiping away tears.
— Olympic Channel August 7, 2019 "It's just really sad 'cause now every time I go to the doctor or training I get worked on, it's like, 'I don't want to get worked on,' but my body hurts. I'm 22 and at the end of the day that's my fifth rotation and I have to go do therapy. But it's just hard," she continued."We try to work through it, but it will take some time. I'm strong, I'll get through it, but it's hard.
The four-time defending world champion in the all-around is looking to lock up in her spot for the world championship team in October.
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