“Could End Up Paralyzed”: Simone Biles’ Fans Call Out ‘Quitter’ Tag After Paris Olympics Favorite Drops Netflix Premiere

July 27, 2021 (Tokyo Olympics): There were critics. And then, there was a clamor calling her “quitter of the year.” The 7x Olympic medalist Simone Biles had withdrawn but was far from done. Two years on, Biles met her coach Cecile Landi over a glass of margarita, and soon after, she vaulted back into form at the US Classic. But then again, these make for a stellar storyline. We suggest you a better alternative—see it for yourself in the two-part Netflix documentary, Simone Biles Rising. The trailer is out already!

With Part 1, titled The Next Chapter, set to release on July 17, the documentary will follow Biles’ road to her “unfinished business”. It will be followed by Part 2, titled In Her Legacy, shortly after. The trailer was just released on Wednesday. Highlighting her story as “one of the most powerful comebacks in history,” Netflix captioned, “She’s the greatest in the world. She’s also human.”

The video begins in a casual background setup where Simone, styled in ripped jeans and a long-sleeve top, is sitting on a couch. She begins her monologue on what could be only described as the athlete mindset, “I’ve always had really good intuitions about things, and unfortunately I felt that way about the Olympics. Everything that happened was a trauma response.”

And then it captures the most significant highlight of her Tokyo Olympic outing—a failed Amanar attempt on the vault during the women’s team final. It typically entails two-and-a-half twisting flips but a stranded Simone mid-air could manage only one-and-a-half before her grace and knees succumbed to touch the ground. She later lunged forward with her right leg to regain her balance. Just moments later, Biles walked out of the arena with her coach assisting her.

The commentator in the background captured the sentiment that resonated with many others’ when they said, “Wow! Never in my life have I seen her do that. Never.” Minutes later, Biles withdrew. And the rest is history doing what it best does: repeating itself. Check out the trailer below!