Simone Biles reminds us: You never know what Olympic athletes are going through
![Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. But she withdrew from the last summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, a journey that is chronicled in the new Netflix series <em>Simone Biles Rising</em>.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4918x3279+0+0/resize/4918x3279!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F92%2F9d685f6d4682ba88666eb2b28610%2Fgettyimages-1332080751.jpg)
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. But she withdrew from the last summer Olympic Games due to mental health struggles. Her journey is chronicled in the new Netflix series Simone Biles Rising.
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