Simone Biles is already one of the all-time greats in women’s gymnastics but she continues to push herself to new heights. However, she’s not getting rewarded for it, score-wise. The five-time Olympic medalist is so dominant that the rules of elite gymnastics intentionally put her at a scoring disadvantage. In an effort to deter other gymnasts from trying skills they are not physically capable of doing, the International Gymnastics Federation watered down the value of a new element Simone Biles plans to do. It really shows she’s in a league of her own.
She knows this but she continues to do moves no woman has ever done. Going into the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she’s been training new moves knowing very well they will be underscored. But she’s not doing it for the points, even being underscored, she is miles ahead of her competition. As her final year in elite competitive women’s gymnastics, Simone Biles is pushing herself because she can. She’s doing it for herself. Straight out of quarantine, Simone has wasted no time proving that she's still at the top of her game. The Olympic gymnast posted a video of herself debuting a new move: a triple-double dismount off of a balance beam.
We will be cheering her on, will you? Do you think Simone Biles is one of the greats? Do you think it’s unfair for her to be graded less? Let us know in the comments. For more videos like this one, subscribe to The Things Celebrity.
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"One day down the road, I know I'm not going to be able to do it again... and I'm going to wish I could." I got chills.
After the interview from one of the men coaches, I knew he wasn't kosher, what a shady character, I feel the knife. He's not for you. Literally Two-faced, I'm afraid of people like that. While I'm venting, why didn't the girl remain in rotation the way they were, and where did Grace come From, and wasn't Mykala I'll. Well her papa work on the team or something like that. Be careful Simone and Jordan over there. All this shady Goin On. Stink can be covered, but not the scent
Im there and it is so hard looking back. My body is deceiving me and I remember what I use to be able to do. Shame on the federation for holding her back.
She must be stopped. The higher levels of the gymnastic hierarchy understand this.
@viola kennedy She cannot be allowed to dominate world gymnastics.
@@jonathandoelander6130 what? You people are idiots. You probably believe that everyone should get a trophy! Stop holding people back from their best potential. Just because they are better than everyone around them does not mean you stop them. If it were you being held back you would understand.
Let this woman go as high as she can go!!! Isn't that the point of the Olympics? The absolute ELITE.
EXACTLY, Period.
EXACTLY, THANK YOU 🙄🤔🤔
This was beautifully said.👍🏾
It's what they do to everyone, changed the rules for ping-pong because Chinese ppl
But don’t push her too hard
If you're not able to do these skills without a high risk of injury, just don't do them. Your coach should be smart enough to say: "Sorry, the Biles is too dangerous. You're not ready". I mean I'd understand if Simone's skills were completely weird and uncalled for, like spinning on her head or doing a beam routine on top of the high bar. But no, her skills are the natural progression to the current ones. Did they think nobody ever was going to add an extra spin or twist to the ones they do now? Ridiculous.
Yes but parents need to make she they pick a coach for their child either boy or girl who is smart enough to say no it is too difficult. Otherwise they will push a skill on a child who is not ready for it.
@@rexjdk PACING young gymnasts has always been an issue in this sport and will continue to be irrespective of what FIG rules and decisions. In addition, you have those coaches who see nothing wrong in pushing their charges to practice even with injuries.
Totally agree !!!
Yeah, because coaches have done such a great job of protecting their gymnasts from abuse in the past. That's it right there...not all coaches can be trusted to do what's safe for their athlete. Look up Elena Mukhina.
@@lvega5606 True. Gymnasts in the end are the ones who have to suffer other people's bad decisions.
if the move was dangerous they would ban it rather than letting it score less.
THANK YOU
Yes!!!!
THAT PART!
Right?!
I'm deeply against changes rules for that purpose. If she is good, she should be credited! Period!!!!
Great she is Great 100 YEAR'S from now maybe someone will come along ohh NEVER mind
Virtually EVERY skill in elite gymnastics is dangerous and/or life threatening, so their reasoning for undervaluing Simone Biles’ new skills is lame and pathetically transparent.
Right. It’s quite lame
Exactly!
Quite transparent
Agree 100%. It's ridiculous and unfair to undervalue something no one else is able to do! This is infuriating!!
Agreed! There are certain skills that are inherently riskier than others, like the Thomas on floor where the skill presents direct risk to the head and neck. But a modification to commonly competed skills should not be treated as fundamentally riskier. As the video points out, if athletes are doing skills dangerously (with poor technique) the deductions they receive will create the natural discouragement to compete them. There is no need to punish those who excel. Funnily enough this mentality reflects how central planners (government) treat the economy. #nonaggressionprinciple #voluntaryist
It is not Biles fault that the other gymnast can't do the same skills. Simone is who she is and should not be penalized for it.
Truly unfair
So true. If they didn’t want gymnasts to aim for higher difficulty, they should put out clear rules instead of an open end system that supposedly credits gymnasts’ efforts…..and the safety argument might sound reasonable to some but it is unfair for people like Simone who’ve risked so much perfecting those difficult skills
Yes I agree
@@maggietheprincesscastle9776 exactly, why should she be penalized for another gymnast doing a skill they are not ready for. if the coach and/or gymnast know they aren’t ready, then they shouldn’t attempt the skill.
Amen!
Then ban these moves, don't leave them out there as legitimate then undervalue them because Biles has the skills to pull them off when no one else can or is willing to attempt. It's either "too dangerous" or not.
You are so good simone..incredible "biles"you'got a fan here in the phillipines..salute!
Imagine if in skateboarding when tony hawk did a 900 they were like yeah that’s too dangerous you can’t do that. What a ridiculous thing to do to a sport.
Lol, honestly maybe gymnastics should be in the X-games. I guess thats what parkour is for.
Or the Olympic baseball players are told they can't hit home runs and steal bases.
Exactly
Not scoring Simone fairly because she's so good is like adding 5 seconds onto Michael Phelps time because he's so much better then other swimmers. If FIG is " worried about the danger" of some skills, why do they in the COP reward a sheep leap or ring so high? The gymnasts are required in the BB routine to do a leap where they have to take their eyes off the beam. How dangerous is that? Yet everyone is required to do it.
thx 4 this didnt know that. gr8 comment
Very salient point!
I watched another video just a bit ago that said that they downgraded the sheep leap, so I guess fewer are willing to do it since it's not worth as much
Simone is a 24 year old adult in a sport with a lot of abused children and teenagers who might get pushed by their coaches into breaking their neck. That could be the concern. Most female Olympian gymnasts are under 18. Remember when we had 14 year old gymnasts doing great in the Olympics? Like dominique moceanu. The Olympics changed the rules and made 16 year old age minimum requirement. So it's not like the sport hasn't changed rules before. It sounds like they are trying to protect children with this new rule. Teenagers will do dumb and extremely risky things.
@@stevencoardvenice While I agree with you for the most part, you would have to admit though that EVER SINCE, before Simone was ever a name in gymnastics, coaches have been 'pushing' their charges to do skills either they are not physically or mentally ready to do. This did not start with Simone and nothing FIG does will stop this. Parents need to be more involve in the whole training process if only to see what is going on and there needs to be more training for coaches that leans in a direction decidedly different from the coaching of old a la the Karoyli's. Not giving Simone's skills or that of any other gymnast for that matter the value they deserve will not stop others trying to do more because that is what ALL sports are about, pushing the boundaries. Simone is an outlier and her skills show this. They should be rewarded accordingly and HEAVY deductions should be given to everyone who attempts similar skills but perform them poorly. THAT should be enough of a deterrent.
This is ridiculous and doing the other athletes a disservice. They need to step their game up. Give this girl her points, if others don’t rise to her level they should keep practicing. She is the best A Goat amongst the women and men in my opinion. This girl is competing against herself she is the definition of an athlete.
It maybe under scored BUT her Yurchenko double pike (eventually Biles II) would still have THE HIGHEST difficulty score (6.6) for women’s vault. It is .2 higher than the Biles (Yurchenko half-on, front layout salto with double twist) and the Produnova, which was long considered the most difficult (and dangerous) vault ever performed by women. And much higher than the two other vaults she normally performs …Cheng is 6 and Amanar is 5.8
MOST Gymnastics fans feel Exactly the SAME! Simone is the GOAT!
@@ArtByDesign80 Let’s be real, it should be a 7.0! We may NEVER see it again. I watch it all the time wondering what it feels like to be in the air that long!
@@micheleclark59 Yurchenko entry is much easier for women than handsprings, so it should not be higher rated than Produnova.
Impossible to compare men's and women's gymnastics. Totally different sports. Also, I am not sure why people spend time comparing men or women of different eras. The present is only where it is because of the past.
So years ago, a gymnast astounded the judges with a perfect ten and advanced the sport. Now a gymnast astounds us all and is penalized. What B...S...!
The Salto, the Korbut flip out were both marked down and eventually banned. Years ago!
I’m not understanding so they want her to “water down” her skill because other people cannot match her skill???? I thought they were supposed to encourage the athletes to want to do better???
WHITE people can't do it
@@choicefelton4523 EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!
@@choicefelton4523 thank you, finally someone said it, if she was another race, they would praise her.
They know no one will ever be as good as her❤
@@cyndilopez5302 EXACTLY
So sick of the International Gymnastics Federation and their discriminations against Simone, let her do her skills and grade them just and reward her fairly, that is what the sport is supposed to be about, not handicapping an athlete. Just because man is born without wings is no reason in hindering him in letting them grow!!!!!
I agree it’s suppose to be competition among the greatest athletes in the world, it’s a joke. I watch a few events.
@@lorettadavis6944 Yup. That is why I won't watch or care about gymnastics.
Same with Yuzuru Hanyu and the ISU... Always trying to stop him
This is why she's messing up. If someone told me that increasing my skill would penalize me, I would quit entirely. No wonder she needs a break. I would quit the sport entirely after such a betrayal.
Or she could do them on her free time and settle easier but perfectly executed moves to get gold medals
@@edwardfitzgerald3877 what's the point of learning a new move just to hide it?? That defeats the purpose of being a gymnast and entering into competitions. She shouldn't have to lower herself just to appease those who aren't as good as her.
Quitting would only show that she let THEM win and all her accomplishments would be for not.
I mean, the higher you go in pole vault, the more dangerous it is. Doesn’t mean you should count higher jumps worse. Don’t understand why you’d be punished for doing something better than anyone else lol
This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of! Holding someone back because the others can't keep up? Instead of promoting the best, they now want the Least Common Denominator?
Same thing they do in public schools. Try to bring everybody to the middle. Let the stars shine
They do it in public schools now. Its called inclusion.
@@incognito4522 The "inclusion" programs were due to socioeconomic factors (in the schools). Every individual in such programs "does not start on the same foot" in terms of environment, educational opportunities, etc.
@@tammylewis9324 " Try to bring everybody to the middle" - have never seen/heard of this
Yes.....it definitely seems like the result of an "-ism." Take your pic and you'll probably be right.
She’s too good, so let’s change things so she can’t dominate everyone 😒. She worked hard! Let her do her!!!!
Doesn’t matter, she very much Dominates! Hasn’t lost a meet since 2013 and the wins are not close, esp now!
No one has changed anything she’s still the most dominant in her sport.
I hate to bring race into this but for all we know, that could be the crux of their decision to not give her high scores for the difficulty of her feats. They can't allow this African American to soar so high over her Caucasian and Asian counterparts. I just hope she continues to rise to her God given talents despite what FIG does. Let her have her moment because this upcoming Tokyo Olympics is most likely the last time we see such greatness!
She has so many great future skills coming down the pipeline they have to undervalue the ones she's doing now just so they don't run out of room on the scale when they want to award them to her for something even more amazing that she'll do later! Simone Biles! GOAT 🐐 Forever!
@@yaelchavah5354 this is definitely about race, period. 🙄🤔🙄
Why can’t people just stand back in awe of what someone amazing is capable of? It’s frustrating when someone is punished for working hard.
Hard work sure, but some people also have unfathomable genetic advantages Biles is a genetic freak and if you remained youthful for the next 1000 years you wouldn’t be able to do what she does.
This is like Telling Mike Tyson or Ali; "You can't punch that hard, it's not fair to the other competitors >.>"
100%
Its like telling Korbut or Salto their moves are marked down and eventually banned because of the danger levels.
Just because she’s the GOAT doesn’t mean she should be penalized for taking her sport to the next level! Go, Simone! Love you & your performances!
Load of shit, some gymnasts have had their moves out right banned for the same reason.
@@thehorsecockexpress1068 Who, I'll wait. BS.
satan is the original goat and he is the present landlord not owner of this world. Stop lifting up the devil by calling the best the World has to offer GOAT. It is so disrespectful to JESUS' Father. (YHWH) THE MESSENGER
Absolutely
Biological males verse biological females in sports is absurd, some would say ‘cheating’.
She's an absolutely remarkable athlete.
She really is.
GOAT 🐐
She is an amazing athlete. I hope to watch her perform live this week.
Being a gymnast myself, and knowing all the feelings and different intricate moves it takes to do all this, I’m completely in awe it’s like she’s not even human anymore.
@@NotRealGio same! Its been a long time for me.. haven't competed since the 90's (lol).. she is simply AMAZING
Simone should be able to excel as much as she can without any penalties!
To keep Simone from “winning too much” by intentionally watering down the scoring value of yet another one of her new skills is wrong, wrong, wrong! If this little phenom CAN do what others can’t that makes her exceptional, correct? Then reward her accordingly.
it is all good. gymnastic have for a long time favor short girls because they can do acrobatics easier than taller girls. and... gymnastic is so much more than just the acrobatics.
Simone is being treated unfairly for her hard work and dedication to gymnastics. That is pitiful on the part of the governing body for gymnastics.
Amen.
She is not treated unfairly. She is neither the only one with undervalued skillls (e.g the Alt being a C) nor does she have multiple ones being underscored. Her beam dismount is undervalued but not her vault.
@@daro2404 thank you. I was just gonna comment this because I think people believe that this only affects Simone or has only started watering down skills after Simone. This has been happening for years and multiple gymnasts have seen their difficult skills watered down
@@belindaa28 but I guess none/ few have been in a position to push back on it. There is a privilege and responsibility to being at the top of your sport to push back on injustices on behalf of yourself and for the benefit of others.
@@daro2404 The Yurchenko IS being under rated...It should be a 6.8 NOT 6.6.
We will never see anything like her skill level and dominance again! Reward her skills what they are worth!!
yes to reward her skills!! however, I doubt there won't be others who will achieve her skills in the future. that's what competition does, inviting new highs. unless of course, olympic rules restrict that.
Maybe in 30 years or so lol
I agree! We will NEVER see another Simone Biles
Five bucks. Now, here me out. If every subscriber here ponies up five bucks, she'd be up about 40 million. That gets closer to what those skills are worth.
Lol
This is a lot of nonsense and seems like they are trying to throw her off her game. Her skills and execution is what makes her a champion. She needs to not let them rent a space in her head and when she doesn’t want to compete anymore try to change this rule and mindset.
If that is what you are worried about (them in her head), looks like it worked.
This is an incredibly talented strong athlete!! Let her soar and credit her for her power and strong mentality to do BETTER even in her very own world!!! Fly high Simone!!!
Men’s gymnastics: Gets praise for innovation Women’s Gymnastics: Let’s limit innovation to “prevent injuries” Doesn’t make sense
Double standards are alive and well in the world!!
Don't worry, that will all change when a tans joins the team.
If she was white it would be a different story. Does it make sense now?
If she changed her name to Simon she could compete against the men. Problem solved!
@@SquabSquad302 🤣😂🤣😂,... 😐😐😯,... 🤣😂🤣😂Don't make the, "O'lame'pic Commitee" send KZhead after you for not taking ten pirouettes around the B.S. BONZAI.
It’s unfair bc ppl want her to impress the world and then they don’t reward her. The olympics is for the best and if you ain’t u shouldn’t be an Olympian
She quit and let the team down and disgraced America, She should not be an Olympian ..........correct!!!!!!!!!!!!
America disgraced her. The olympics disgraced her when they tried to undersell her. She is the GOAT. And for them to try and downplay her like she isn’t is disgraceful.
If this were a man who just broke a record, you wouldn’t be stopping him
True. When Eliud Kipchoge ran the 1:59 INEOS Challenge he said No Human is Limited. Go figure
Actually, in figure skating, this happened because of Yuzuru Hanyu, they just hate people who redefine the sport as GOATs 😌😌✨
Ahaha, the Thomas Salto was marked down and eventually banned. Its named after the white male who invented it. Stop being a racist moron and live in reality.
Because he's a man duh!
@@emilyfanta2386 very true, remember Surya Bonaly
The entire sport is life threatening no matter what
The rules aren’t helping any other gymnasts, it is literally telling every gymnast that even if you are this good we will hold you back.
That’s to say if any other gymnast can get to her level…
The score has always been D difficulty skill, the hardest one. They never changed any rules.
Considering the fact Simone quit the olympics probably in fear she couldn’t do it, shows just how dangerous it can be for gymnasts. Rules are rules for a reason. It’s better to keep the gymnast safe and injury free rather than have them try something literally only a handful of gymnasts can do and after Simone biles quit, clearly it’s too high of a risk.
@@leslievalentin1742 she is a quitter.
@@hockeycentral1149 and you’re a couch potato. You’ll never amount to anything while she’s still the Goat.
You know, in competitions when the commentators talk more about Simone, I see people get mad in the comment section and I completely understand where they are coming from. But then, the truth is, Simone Biles made gymnastics known to a greater part of the world. I’m from a country where gymnastics is not known, but I got to know about it and I’m so glad I did because I’ve never loved a sports so dearly, all because Simone’s mad skills drew a lot of people’s attention to the sport. I got to understand that the commentators are gushing about her because they are in awe that history is being made in a sports they had been a part of, and they are privileged to witness it. I love you Simone, go kill it in Tokyo.
@@reneeladouceur Well sure it had to start somewhere lol I think the original comment was just talking about in RECENT events in which case yes, Simone has pretty much single handedly brought attention and excitement BACK into what the soviets started. Things get boring after a while and when someone new comes along and brings innovation it's fun to watch. Nothing wrong with that :/
@@reneeladouceur wow calm your tets. She said Simone brought gymnastics to the attention of people in countries where it’s not known. Nadia is a legend but let’s face it, she’d break her face trying to do what Simone has done. There’s a reason she’s so popular all over the world.
@@reneeladouceur I didn’t even read all of that cuz I know everything you’re saying. I actually follow gymnastics opposed to just watching Olympic highlights. You still fail to understand what the OP is saying. Once again… NADIA IS A LEGEND. No one is denying that. Stop trying to prove what has already been agreed upon. Simone’s popularity has just expanded the sport to places where it hasn’t yet reached in TODAY’S WORLD. She’s modern and pushing boundaries that NO ONE has reached yet. Sports, human capabilities and health sciences have evolved exponentially since Nadia’s day so it’s just natural progression. But regardless… No matter how good Nadia was, the OP didn’t know about gymnastics until Simone came around and she is still the best in the world by number of medals and capabilities. Nadia was the best of her time and beyond but humans always eventually evolve. Some day someone will be better than Simone and Michael Phelps and all the current GOATS. But AGAIN… the OP is simply showing gratitude for bringing gymnastics to their country/city where it was never really talked about or shown until Simone Biles came along. That’s it. Period. No Nadia involved.
Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time. CONGRATULATIONS GIRL, WE ALL ARE SO PROUD !
I guess they achieved what they set out to, they got so much into her head she had to pull out. That to me is abuse. Simon is the greatest thus far and they can't take that from her.
I'm hearing reports that she was not allowed to take her mental health medication.
Punish coaches who let gymnasts do skills that they're not physically able to do! NOT SIMONE!
They want gymnastics to be more than just athleticism.
EXACTLY.
If you know you can't do it, why try? It's already a failure when you start. You know what you can and can't do
“Her floor is higher than most of her other opponents ceilings” duuuuude. Girl is fire!
Call it what it is...it's evident why this is happening.
@@billiewilliams6471 What is it? An excuse to withdraw?
@Ryan Sweeney her accomplishments have probably eclipsed yours a few times over.
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM she’s literally proved herself and payed her dues and has decided she wants to focus on her mental health more than performing and she’s a loser? You are an insignificant zero so maybe it’s your life you are sick of and not the best gymnast of all time. I’m guessing you are an incel.
@@gigglyme2001 Why did she even go to the Olympics then? She could've withdrawn before and given someone else a chance.
There may be another great, years down the line, and she would want to break Simone’s score.. They should score her correctly for future competitors.. Just because there isn’t anyone on her level now- doesn’t mean they won’t ever be.
"Do we think Simone Biles is one of the great?" Is the Sky blue? Do dogs bark?
LOL
Apparently the sky is red because Simone quit on her team and is not great. Is an embarrassment
That didnt age well.
How stupid do you feel now lmao
@@workinginthewell3498 lol
I think they should just make a rule: you can't try a skill above an H level until you've performed a certain number of H level skills a certain number of times in competition. That would keep people from taking risks they aren't ready to take.
That's actually not a bad idea. Having to land a certain number of skills, in order to "unlock" the ability to perform more difficult skills makes sense, as the gymnast would have to already be at a certain skill level before trying something crazy.
Those judges are so unfair! Just because Simone Biles is ahead of everyone, does NOT mean you can lower someone's score as they have been practicing for so long! Just imagine having such good moves, much better than everyone but score low because you are too good. UNBELIEVEABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS! I am so shocked and disappointed with this news as they are pushing her down to limits. Ending a career because of some judges brings the world to an end as nobody will be seeing new skills at competition each year.
You left out RACISM
They should assign the routines the points blind. So they don’t know which athlete is performing what. Once the points are assigned then they can know who is doing what.
The “everyone is equal/gets a trophy” era has now hit the Olympics.. let that sink in
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️
The results of that will be stagnation what’s the point of pushing your physical boundaries if you are punished for it, like everywhere else this agenda is pushed it will result in mediocrity.
Skills and progression should never be limited by authorities.
I disagree. If you don't know of her, search for Elina Mukhina. Many dangerous elements have been banned in gymnastics and it has no doubt saved girls from permanent injuries and death. When a very dangerous element is allowed and given a very high value, coaches are going to naturally push their gymnasts to learn it. Gymnastics isn't only America. The Chinese as well as Russians will push their very young gymnasts to do the highest value elements allowable. And girls/young women _will_ be hurt or killed if the community doesnt ban them, or at least give them lower values.
@@mygirldarby At one point in time a back handspring was considered “very dangerous”. ANY skill is considered dangerous if the gymnast is not prepared. Same goes for any sport. With proper progressions and preparation, nothing is “too dangerous”…….
@@IceSprinkles EXACTLY.👍🏻
Fortatagate1, Yes! Sports carry risk. You have to accept that. If you cannot, don’t put your child in the sport. It’s your responsibility, as the parent, to choose a coach you feel comfortable with. If you are uncomfortable with how you’re child is being trained, it is your responsibility to make changes. You don’t have the right to place limits on another athletes ability. YOU be the parent.
Or one's paint job...
The logic that the FIG wants to discourage people from getting hurt makes no sense. Aspiring gymnasts risks getting seriously hurt doing any new vault, UB or BB element, right? This kinda reminds me of the French iceskater, Surya Bonaly, who was prohibited from doing a backflip on the ice.
That was an illegal move, though.
@@rachelplows3001 Yeah, that's why I said "kinda reminds me"....
Actually, backflips were banned in 1976, way before Surya started doing them.
exactly I feel like it's inevitable for gymnasts to get injuries so their reasoning for "not wanting to encourage risky moves" doesn't make a lot of sense to me
Yes, it does remind me of Bonaly. And she has something else in common with simone.
Lol, I'm genuinely way more impressed by the eyes of those that can actually follow and distinguish every single move she's doing. She could be flipping 2 or 20 times in the jump and I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless I apply sensors on her 😆
I'm so glad I'm not alone in this. Gotta watch it slowed down to really appreciate the moves.
@@niteshade2271 they should film gymnastics at least at 240fps, imho. Bust still, the coolest move IMHO has nothing on the sensibility of those eyes 😆
She quit like a little kid throwing a temper tantrum. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
Lmaooo why are you so hurt? She has nothing to prove no more. She is GOAT status. She made the choice she does not feel 100%, forcing herself for gold is not smart as she could get seriously injured! If they asked TEAM USA would you guys rather win gold but potentially end Simon biles career with TEAM USA or let her sit out and remain healthy and dominate next olympics? Cmooonnnnnn mannnn easy choice!!!
@@adolforanda771 She was the GOAT.
she puts a whole new meaning to BEASTMODE. She’s amazing
If they were worried about safety, gymnastics wouldn't be a sport.
Right , just as boxing and football and all the other sports with injuries
Many sports wouldn't be a sport. Also, didnypu forget that gymnastics isn't a sport? Lol
@@shannondavidson683 gymnastics is a sport
@@abhipsagoswami8541 quitting is not a sport though
She got worried about her safety and quit. That's what she said :)
This reminds me so much of what happened with Surya Bonaly.
Moving the goalpost
yes, exactly
Im a ten year old girl who loves gymnastics. Simone is my inspiration. My dream is to be the best gymnast in the world when I’m older. :) Wish me luck
Good luck, lil lady! You can do it.
Good luck, work hard, respect those who you compete against :)
i wish she would debut a new skill on bars so she would have something on every event named after her
She cannot stand bars and least comfortable so she doesn't push herself in that event. Which is ironic because this is what every gymnasts should do so their poor excuse for not letting her blossom in other events is hogwash when trainers, coaches and athletes themselves know what they can and cannot do.
Yes, it is unfair. Let her fly and give her the score she has earned. It's a sort career. Let her fly
She is like Michael Jordan in gymnastics. It’s like telling Michael Jordan we can’t give you a great dunk score for jumping from the file line. What!!!
She is the greatest to ever live so far God bless your will and talents Simone Biles👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏💥🇹🇹
"it's too dangerous! But only for women if a guy breaks their neck it's fine. Think of the children"
What? The Salto was marked down and eventually banned. Its named after the MAN who invented it.
Don't tell athletes to push themselves if you don't really mean it. While there are risks involved, Throwing your body throw the air, is a risk in itself. Landing wrong in even a simple skill, could leave you seriously messed up and in "harms way" so not rewarding her the points she deserves because of risk, makes no sense, since the whole sport is a risk.
The problem is doing this skill is danagerous even if you land each of them perfectly.
One day an alien race is gonna come by with elite gymnasts of their own and Simone will be our only hope.
I agree “keep doing you”!!!🥰🥰🥰
This happens after every Olympics. Someone score so high that they outlaw certain Moves and nerf the points for others to "even out the playing field". Which if you ask me is quite ridiculous since most Athletes will only take part in around 3 Olympics in their life time so give them a chance to become a 3x Olympic Legends.
I agree. It makes you wonder just how well the other gymnast think they are doing if the points are being watered down. I would be sad just to be a regular athlete.
Except they're not doing it after the Olympics. They're doing it immediately *before* the Olympics, leaving Biles without any remedy.
@@mistybenefield5796 Indeed, it's quite unfair/crazy and what I meant is that the Committee always come up with more Rules before the next Olympics. ( which could happen the Day after the last one or a week before the Next one.) And perosnly I think they sprung these rules out of the blue on account they saw some of Simone training videos where she was showing off some new moves & how she have increased her jumps/twists, and even cleaned up her landings. Which made the Committee think " She sure to win to easy, lets nuke the scorning chart to even out the score". Which is ironic since these rules will hurt other Athletes.
That might be in other sports but in gymnastics no. Simone Biles really is the God they make her out to be and the gymnastics world has been like this since 2013. This is a serious gap between her and everyone else. And while it's understable when safety comes into play it does not remove the fact that there are people that do it and simone does it and she doesn't just pull it out she has it as a perfect execution and form. This has been going on for literally years with her not just this Olympics.
She really is the GOAT and to undervalue her achievements is not right. Give credit where it is due. Keep crushing it Simone!
She's too good for us all. Love her can't wait for the olympics!
Goat don’t quit 😂
They should just induct her into the International gymnastics federation hall of fame while she is still active. She will be a shoe in for the honor.
Don’t punish her for being talented and one of the greatest.
This really upsets me. This lady has worked hard l her life, to get and be where she is today. Because her coach is helping her reach the unthinkable, is what is it is. Hard work, dedication and love for what she does.
You never cease to amaze me 💜💜 way to go!!!
Every sport evolves over time. They should put safety measures in so she can excel and stop stifling the sport. This is what happens when making opponents feel good is valued over talent. Can you imagine having Usain Bolt run with ankle weights because he's too fast?
Best comment!
"Can you imagine having Usain Bolt run with ankle weights because he's too fast?" - and - then later on (when someone weak wins due to Usain's imposed handicap), "comment" how "great" the weak guy is - incredible.
there are some differences though. Many (most?) of the top female gymnasts are minors.
If she was a runner and her time was significantly better than everyone else’s, they wouldn’t handicap her.
I'm guessing you haven't heard of what they are doing to the African women in track in a field?
@@cammie8701 you mean sprinters?
Yes because she’s a gymnast not a runner, completely different situation
@Meghan Two biological female runners were removed from competition because their natural testosterone levels were too high, saying it gave them an unfair advantage. In short, they want to regulate natural female bodies like they do 'trans women' runners, whose testosterone levels are naturally higher, because of biological nature. Crazy things are happening.
@@adamm.6386 Trans women don’t only have higher testosterone levels. They also went through male puberty, so they have greater lung capacity, bone density, muscle mass, etc. due to being biologically male. Those advantages don’t go away with lower testosterone levels, so it makes sense when they’re not allowed to compete with women. Biological differences between men and women is the whole reason we have separate sport divisions; men would dominate most sports otherwise. What’s happening to the African women is unfair. If they’re biologically female with naturally higher testosterone levels (no steroids), there’s no reason they shouldn’t compete with other women.
In a league of her own. BUT may her exceptional efforts be acknowledged and rewarded. For heaven's sake!
I don't trust the Olympics committee period. Or the Russians! We don't know " the rest of the story"! Simone has proved her value and integrity. Go Americans and win but be safe.🙏
This is really ridiculous and an excuse just to have her at a disadvantage
The crazy thing is she probaly would still even with that disadvantage. But they shouldn't be doing that anyway
@@moonliqx2211 "The crazy thing is she probaly would still even with that disadvantage." - how would that be? She thrives on difficulty (which is not supported). So then it becomes who can be the best at "walking across the floor" - but - anyone can do that.
@@jkane764 I think she would still win wanna no why? Even with them doing this she still has being winning by far. As you can see she wins by so many points more.
Sounds like the sport doesn't want her to be the best at what she does including more difficult moves. When she retires, I am done watching women's gymnastics.
honestly same.
Most of this is from the international judges. They do not want America to dominate the games. Personally, I love the sport but I never understood half of the rulings in the COP.
Periodt! Me 👏🏻 to 👏🏻
@@laurenrickman3631 no one has any problem with the female Russian Ice Skaters doing multiple quadruple jumps. There seems to be no criticism.
Difficult moves have been banned multiple times, this is not new. She is not treated unfairly. She is neither the only one with undervalued skills nor does she have multiple ones being underscored. Her beam dismount is undervalued but not her vault. This has been happening for years and multiple gymnasts have seen their difficult skills watered down. Indeed, many tricks have been banned completely kzhead.info/sun/q96CgtSNbauseXA/bejne.html&ab_channel=BestGymnastics
She's cut from a different cloth... Imitated but never duplicated!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸💯👍
This is what equity brings...lowering of the bar and preventing others from greatness. Taste your own woke medicine, folks.
Oh.... Trust me. In a free world.. The woke still wins
Yeah… I really think other gymnasts know what they are getting themselves into and the danger in doing difficult moves, as well as their coaches. That should not be a problem. They know when to push their limits and when to not.
I think part of the reason she’s so successful is because she keeps her emotions out of the sport she just do her job and go home
This isn’t fair they didn’t change the rules to hurt Phelps
No need to. Swimmers keep getting bettter and faster. It is harder to get better at gymnastics. I mean if only countries could take other nations coaches and spend the money and resources that the US can. But the rest of the world with a few exceptions are anyway arsed with gynastics as a sport to splurge on.
@@sashaisgod2309 yes but she works hard and puts a lot of effort into being the best and instead of rewarding her hard work the punish her and make her best scores less valuable just so other people can compete. That’s not fair that’s like telling Tom Brady, hey since your the best ever you have to play with one arm tied behind your back. We don’t tell all the Ethiopians that they have to wait ten minutes to start the marathon do we?
@@Justthemow And when Romania were good at gymnastics before money and foreign coaches bought the rules were changed. In fact one girl got a perfect score. Comaneci. I don't think that rule changes are fair but from time to time when things are found out in sports they can happen. Not because the person is of some race or heritage or whatever. Like in cycling such as the so-called 'super-tuck' and other aerodynamic bike positions that don't meet the seat-on-saddle/hands-on-bars regulation where some guy found a way to do it and be super areodynamic. Let everyone do it if they can.
@@sashaisgod2309 Hidilyn Diaz has shown herself to be an exception to the rule.
I’ve been watching everything Simone B. She is iconic
By ranking this highly skilled achiever with unfair numbers they are basically saying she doesn't matter, women don't matter, this is a boys game and is this ok? He'll no! We wouldn't think so if it were our daughter, or niece, sister. Get your act together, Olympic personnel. She's the greatest female athlete so far in history and you're robbing her blind.
Gymnastics is one of the ONLY sports where the women's section is more appreciated than men's secion.
@@daro2404 yet male gymnasts arent penalised like female ones
It's obvious that the "rationale" is coming from a patriarchal perspective; but it would be a problem if there was demand for a diversified inclusive "board" overseeing the sport.
they're saying it's a boys game when she's only competing with women? god you people are stupid. hahaha.
@@pauld2266 The committee is the issue not the sport itself fool. The committee does not treat the male gymnasts pushing themselves anywhere near this unfairly when it comes to scoring.
Keep going, Biles!!
Well, this aged like milk.
Wao just imagine you raise the bar so high that others cant compete on your level , at this point only one word GOAT .
I think the gymnasts and their coaches aren't stupid enough to try skills they can't do just for some extra points... otherwise they would all do the hardest skills on each element.
Why is it that every time other people suck at what they do the ones that are A1 in the same genre have to be watered down???
This aged poorly.
Simone is the greatest gymnast of all time. 👈🏻
They just made her want to come harder!! They not ready 💜🙌🏿
She is magnificent! I can’t wait to see what she does in Tokyo! 🏆💫
Just give her her Gold Medals for the next couple of Olympics if you’re not going to give credit for her routines.
That's why I push for semi-automatic scoring where high speed cameras can perform technique analysis and judge it based purely on movement structure.
The GOAT just forfeited- WTF??????
I don't believe they should give Simon less! I'm really upset, I think I should start a petition! What she does is encouraging to others. I don't believe anyone's coach would allow them to try something there not ready for. If I got burned 5 times it's going to hurt every time! Simon works really hard & deserves the proper score! She is the G.O.A.T.!
Ill sign
your petition will do nothing
The Soviet Union womens gymnastic team dominated the Olympics for 40 years. They won the team gold from 1952-1992. The secret sauce was the team depth and consistency. No one complained.
The Soviet teams' secret sauce was their team "chemistry." They sure were a dope team. They were always so juiced up to compete.
I love watching Simone she is fearless and always brings her A game. More gymnasts will be encouraged by her talent and scoring will change. It takes time to chisel away at old ways but it will happen. I am so glad I’ve been able to see Simone always shooting for the stars ✨
She can do all the flips and tricks but if you actually watch her she can't stick a landing. She always bounces. Gymnastics isn't just about power moves.
Complete bs
She is absolutely amazing, it’s only a GOD GIVEN TALENT, not everyone is able. Keep doing you Simone, and we’ll keep watching. 🥰 ❤️
Amazing at quitting
Yes she is one of the greats and should be credited for her skills
She has worked very hard. No silver platter service… meaning she was not handed it. She has EARNED it. Absolutely amazing!
She is just blasting through what they deemed impossible and now theyre mad that its catching up with the regulations and she continuing to be amazing.