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Chloe Berger

Simone Biles’s triumphant Olympics comeback is a testament to something quite ordinary: consistent therapy

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Simone Biles wouldn’t be on the mat if she didn't spend time on the couch, she explained at this year’s Olympics in Paris. 

As the most decorated gymnast in history, Biles knows keenly what it’s like to have an immense amount of pressure on her. She’s had the world’s gimlet-eyed gaze on her multiple times, after all. Biles came to this summer’s Olympics already having set records, currently holding the title as the oldest women’s gymnast to compete since the 1950s. While this isn’t Biles’s first rodeo, she’s making sure to play the high-stakes game a little differently this time around—on her terms.

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