Simone Biles’ experience this summer at the Tokyo Olympics didn’t go as planned, as the greatest gymnast in the world had to withdraw from most of the competition finals because of the “twisties” — a dangerous situation where gymnasts lose their sense of awareness in the air.
What she was feeling and how she persevered to still compete in the balance beam final and win bronze are thoroughly documented in the two-part finale of Simone vs Herself, a seven-episode Facebook Watch docuseries. The final episode dropped on Tuesday.
“If I were to walk away from the sport this moment, I’ve accomplished more than I’ve ever dreamed of or ever could have imagined,” Biles says in the docuseries finale. “Courage, standing up for yourself, resilience, bravery — there’s so much. I can’t be mad at my career. Even if it didn’t end how I wanted it, I can walk away from the sport and be completely content.”
But at the very end of the last episode, after all the credits, there is a teaser about Biles’ future in the sport. In an interview with one of Biles’ coaches, Cecile Landi, someone off camera asks: “Do you think that we’ll see her again competing?”
Landi nods, and then continues (at about 35 seconds left in the episode).
“Actually, she texted me a couple days ago,” Landi says. “And she said, the sentence was, ‘Haha, tell me why I’m thinking of 2024.’ And I sent a little GIF like, hmmmm? And she responded with like a ‘Haha’ whatever.
“And then I said, ‘Unfinished business?’ And she responded with, ‘Maybe.'”
