01x04 - I Will Rise

[bunniefuu]

[magical music playing]

[Simone] These are
our medal containers from Rio.

They're wooden. Very beautiful.

But here's what they look like.

Oh, this one actually says "Women's Team."

So this is actually
the first gold medal that I ever won.

My first Olympics
was such a breeze, in Rio.

I had no anxiety.

Purely there for, like…

to have fun, make memories,
"Let's see what happens."

Like, look at this one video.
Me, Aly, and Laurie.

[girls squeal]

[Simone] That's when we found out
we just made the Olympic Team.

[Aly] Whoo!

[Simone] There's, like, pictures of us
in the Village.

Just, like, so funny.

And we look so young.

Like, so young.

I set very high expectations
for my very first Olympics.

Walking away with five medals,
four of them gold,

which I just now realized the other day,
how, like, rare that is.

[commentator]
We believed,
coming into Rio,

that Simone could win
five Olympic gold medals.

She stumbled yesterday on beam.

But that one? Just about perfect.

[Simone chuckles]

[Simone] To see how far
the journey has come

from Rio,

that's just wild.

But it is really exciting.

So these are from Tokyo.
They're a little bit different cases.

This is the silver medal.

[Simone] We did the best we could
with the circumstances we were given.

[commentator]
When they realized
Simone Biles was not going to compete

the rest of the way,

it went from shock to determination.

It just wasn't enough
to beat the Russians.

[cheering]

[zipper unzipping]

Okay, well this is
one of my favorite ones.

I think it's stunning.

I feel like we'll either wear this
for podium or qualifications.

[Simone] This time around, I'm feeling
significantly better than Tokyo.

I'm excited, and I'm in a good headspace,
so I don't have those doubts anymore.

This is all starting to feel so real.

Scary real
because I can't believe it's happening.

Good real 'cause I can't believe
it's happening
again.

Making my third Olympic Team,

I think the hard part is now
because the goal is different.

[producer] So what's the goal?

The goal is to win the Olympics.

I would like Team gold
and All-Around gold,

and then, after that, we'll see.

But sh 'cause I'm only telling you guys.
[laughs]

[adventurous music playing]

["Nuits blanches" playing]

[lyrics in French]

[reporter]
Athletes from around the world
are arriving in Paris

ahead of the Summer Olympics.

[reporter ]
The first athletes
arrived today

to take up residence
in the brand-new Olympic Village.

[girl] Ah!

I'm not showing you mine.

[indistinct chatter]

[upbeat music playing]

[excited chatter]

This is wild.
It's crazy how we're right here.

[excited chatter]

The last time, we didn't get
the proper Olympics

that most people
would experience without COVID.

So I'm excited that it's basically
the same crew as last time.

[woman] Okay,
so these are your checklists.

We wanna make sure you have everything
on this list before you leave the building

so you get all your gear.

[Simone] I think I'm okay.
Yeah. Thank you.

[Simone] That Village experience
is something that's a huge part

of the Olympic process.

And being able to be in the village
with all of the athletes

is really, really special.

[laughs]

[Simone] Where's Hezly? I have
the cutest photo of her sleeping.

[chuckles]

Angel baby.

-So cute!
-No way!

[Simone] We were all feeling the pressure

of performing well.

First meal in the village!

[Simone] So now's our time
to bond with each other,

have some fun before the work starts.

[woman] Asher, Paul, and Brody,
you'll be with Ryan,

and Simone, Jordan, and Suni,
you will be with Leslie.

-You guys can go ahead.
-[woman ] Welcome in. How are you?

[woman] We're gonna start
with Opening Ceremony blazer. Navy blue.

-And then for Closing--
-[woman ] Closing's the white one.

-[woman] Okay?
-Yep.

-[woman] Okay, done.
-[woman ] Aw, you look so cute!

[curious music playing]

[Simone] You know when you put on
an outfit and it's just really not it?

[mouthing]

I'm trying to see the vision.
Like, I'm trying to see it through.

[woman] It looks cute on all of you.
I promise!

-Maybe…
-[woman] Just the middle one.

Hair curled. Something…

Mm-mm.

I feel like I'm going to school in London.

[English accent] Let me get on me horse!

Let's try the Closing on.

-This is…
-[Simone] Yeah, thanks.

[woman ] The Prince of Bel Air!

-[Simone] These jackets are fire.
-[woman ] This one's definitely better.

You got a big head.

[Simone] At this point,

I feel like I'm in the best headspace
that I could possibly be

and physically feeling really strong
and ready.

So after Opening Ceremonies,
it's time to get pretty serious.

-[woman] Okay.
-[Simone] Thank you.

[cheering and applause]

[reporter]
It is official. The Summer
Olympic Games are now underway.

Let's turn to these summer events
ahead now.

We are featuring some
of the biggest US stars folks will know,

including gymnast Simone Biles.

[pundit]
This is the story
of the Olympics, at least for US fans,

for sure,
and I wouldn't be surprised at all

if she wins the gold
in the Individual All-Around,

the US gets that Team gold back,

and she's able to win gold
in several of the events.

[pundit ]
All eyes have been on her
as a redemption-type story.

[Simone] "Simone is
the greatest of all time."

"I cannot wait to see
Team USA women gymnasts."

"They got the best in the world."

"Looks like Simone Biles is ready
to flip her way to gold in Paris."

Apparently they only
give out golds at the Olympics.

I don't think anybody knows
of any other color.

[pundit ]
Simone is the first
Women's Olympic All-Around Champ

to compete in three consecutive Olympics

in years.

[Simone] No pictures. No pictures.

It would be ridiculous
to pretend that Simone Biles

is not the face of the Olympic Games.

[Simone] I have to get used
to people coming up to me again

and taking pictures,
so I'm actually kinda nervous.

For some reason, that always scares me.

[man] Simone, say hello to Korea.

[Simone] Hello, Korea.

[Hogben] She's Simone Biles,
and it is bigger than the sport.

[reporter] What are you
most looking forward to

either tonight or as the games begin?

-Simone.
-Simone Biles.

-Simone, we're excited.
-And Simone, who's…

-Yeah.
-Incredible.

It's not easy for her, 'cause she gets
recognized everywhere we go.

Oh, hi, how are you?

-Hi.
-[Simone] Good to see you.

[Simone] It's crazy,
but the expectations are there.

I just think
I have to keep a good headspace,

and I have to just do nothing more,
nothing less once we get out there.

And it always feels better
once we're in that atmosphere

and you know what to expect.

[brakes squeak]

[pundit]
It's going to be a really busy
set of medal rounds coming up

at the Olympic Games.

There were tense moments
during qualification last night,

when it looked like
Simone Biles had injured her calf.

[Simone] It was scary in the moment

because we weren't sure
exactly what it was.

[Simone] It hurts so bad.

Yeah, like, as soon as I took off,
I could feel it. I could feel the tear.

Like, it went "shhht."
I thought I tore my Achilles.

[Simone] Once we got here,
I got evaluated by medical.

Diagnosis is calf strain/tear, you know.

She had one couple of weeks ago.

[Simone] This one really hurts. Most
of the time, I can still walk normally

and do everything. I can just feel it.

I'm just nervous now.

When it's lower leg injuries, you know,
I'm just, like, so cautious, so it's just…

Yeah, she can stretch after, but, like,
mostly whatever she needs for that.

We knew the biggest thing
was keeping her movement,

her range of motion, her strength,
and then getting her pain under control.

But also mentally,
if she's focused on her injury,

she cannot focus on
the big gymnastics she's doing,

and that creates a dangerous position.

[Laurent] Maybe you can do
all the work after for the ankles.

Maybe that will help to… activate this.

[Simone] I thought, moving forward,
there's no way this is gonna get better,

especially since we have Team Final,

All-Around Final,

and then we have
two or three event final days.

So it is a toll on your body,

not just physically, but mentally.

We have a good game plan on, and she
has a compression sleeve to walk around.

And then, you know, we're gonna
take it easy at practice today.

[Simone] Yeah, that's better.

-[Cécile] You want it higher?
-[Simone] That's high enough.

And there's another
hours before you compete.

-So that should be even better.
-[Simone] Yeah.

We have other things, too,
if she really needs it.

If she tells you and doesn't tell me,
let me know.

-But…
-[Cécile] She'll tell you.

-[Cheryl] I think so.
-[Cécile] Now she'll tell you.

Four years ago, maybe not,
but now she'll tell you.

Good.

[Laurent] This is just a little hiccup
that hopefully won't affect her,

and I know when you have a pain,
you think about this first

and not about your performances.

So hopefully the pain can be managed,

and she's hopefully
not worried that it's gonna get worse.

And then she can actually try
to do her best.

[Simone] I feel like the more time
we have, the better it'll feel,

so just trying to put up the best scores
for Teams, focusing on that competition,

then we'll move on to the All-Around

and see how we feel,
see what needs to be done, um,

to remain healthy, and then that's it.

[classy music playing]

-[man] I'll take you to the room.
-[Jonathan] Yes, sir.

Please, Mr. Owens.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome to your room.

[Jonathan sighs]

Damn.

When in France, you do as the French do.

I'm eating French fries in France.
[chuckles]

The Bears gave me a few days off
the training camp so that I could be here

and support my wife and watch her
as she goes through the Finals

and her third Olympic Games.

I'll be excited. I'll be cheering her on.

Yep.

Someone made this shirt for us.

How does it look? Cool?

She's a freaking warrior, though, man.
Like, fighting through injuries.

All the outside effects and, you know,
like I said, not doing it for yourself,

that's when you
start to feel more pressure,

you know, and you're not as free mentally.

[line ringing]

-How are you? [laughs] You sayin'--
-[Simone]
I'm good. How are you?

This how you get the hair right. Mm-hmm.

-Do you wanna see my room?
-[Simone]
Yeah.

I'm, uh… I'm right by, like, the river.
I don't know.

-A lot of shopping--
-[Simone]
I saw your location.

Oh, you on me! Ah!

-Okay, how far am I from you?
-[Simone]
I was looking. Like, minutes.

-That ain't bad. Okay, okay, okay.
-[Simone]
Yeah.

Okay, well, baby,
I'm about to start getting ready, so…

Okay, do your thing.

-I love your hair.
-[Simone]
I'll talk to you later.

-Okay, baby.
-[Simone]
Okay.

I know. Do your thing. Bye.

[kissing sounds]

Yeah, she's ready though.

I can tell. She's laughing.

You know, but then
she'll get on the floor, like…

Serious face. Serious face.

My baby always show up. Always.

[commentator]
Welcome to Bercy Arena
and to Paris .

It's with Olympic-sized anticipation

we're looking forward
to the Women's Team Final.

[commentator ]
This team expects
to win the medal count.

They have the highest expectations
of themselves.

[Hogben] The American team
always has one big problem,

which is that they've been given
the gold medals

before the competition has started

by almost all of the media.

[commentator ]
Won silver in Tokyo.
Eyes obviously on gold.

They were favored,
and they're favored again here.

It almost means that to not win the gold

is seen as some form of underachievement.

[commentator ]
One of the toughest
tickets at these Paris Games

and the return
of the Olympics' greatest gymnast,

Simone Biles.

For Simone and the US Team,

I feel like
there's so much pressure to win.

So I've been just amazed
by how she's handling the pressure

and how she somehow
is able to always rise above it.

[commentator ]
So there are
eight teams in this Final.

The United States,
the roaring favorites ahead of Italy.

[commentator ]
However, Brazil,

silver medalists
at the last World Championships,

they are contenders.

[Simone] And I was just
trying to calm my heart rate down

because I could feel it,
like, pounding and pounding.

Trying to do deep breaths.

Telling myself,
"You've done these routines."

"Let's just get through this."

[announcer]
Presenting
the United States of America!

[cheering and applause]

[announcer]
Simone Biles.

[Nellie] Whoo!

[announcer]
Jade Carey!

[commentator]
It is a veteran group
and the first team in Olympic history

to field two
Olympic All-Around gold medalists.

[commentator ]
Well, Simone,
in prior interviews, has called this

the redemption tour for this team.

Go! Let's go!

[Simone] The redemption tour
became a team thing

because we were all longing for something

that we didn't get in Tokyo.

So we'd like to go out there
and just show them that we can do it.

We're smarter. We're stronger.
We're older, more mature, you know?

[commentator ]
You see she's putting
more weight on that right foot.

The left one is obviously taped up, there.

-But in a way, it might help distract her.
-[commentator]
Yeah.

[Cécile]
She's already feeling good today.

I mean, much better than yesterday,

so, like, it's not worse,
which… that was the fear.

The range of motion is good,
so it looks really good

for the rest of the competition.

[announcer]
Gymnasts,
your warm-up starts now.

[commentator]
And it was on this apparatus

where it went sideways in Tokyo.

[commentator ]
Supposed to do
two and a half twists.

Got, once again, completely lost.

At the Olympics,
there was so much pressure on her.

This time, she's navigating it
in a different way,

where she really trusts herself.

[cheering]

Don't pike down at the end, okay?
Stay completely flat.

She's % ready
to compete in… under any circumstances,

and it's just
one of those circumstances that…

she's gotta go through it,
so rely on your training,

rely on your mental toughness.

[woman] You got this! Let's go, Simone!

[commentator ]
They all have something
to prove here in this competition tonight,

especially Simone.

-Come on, Simone. Come on, baby. Come on.
-[Jonathan] Simone, let's go.

[Simone] This morning I had therapy,
and I did all my visualizations.

I have done the work

religiously in therapy every Thursday.

So I knew that wasn't gonna happen again.

Come on!

[woman] Come on!

[crowd roars]

[commentator ]
Wow!

Incredible start for Team USA!

[cheering]

[commentator ]
That's making everyone
in the arena take a deep breath.

[Simone] I was like, "Phew,
at least no flashbacks or anything."

But I did feel a lot of relief,
and as soon as I landed vault, I was like,

"Oh yeah, I'm definitely…
we're gonna do this."

[commentator ]
They want this
to be the redemption tour,

and you can see it in their eyes.
They're ready.

[woman] Come on, Jade!

[commentator ]
The expectation beforehand
was that the USA would take an early lead.

They've taken that lead.
They've maintained that lead.

They are racing towards the gold.

[crowd roars]

[commentator ]
What a response
from the crowd at the Bercy Arena.

USA are bringing their best.

[commentator]
US on the verge right now,

with that sizable lead,
of winning gold medal.

[Simone] I have stressed about
this competition ever since I came back.

[commentator]
She called it
the redemption tour.

Silver in Tokyo,
all that she went through there.

Back here again at the age of in Paris.

[Simone] We worked -plus years
to be in this position.

Been on a global stage since .

[cheering]

[commentator]
The greatest ever
takes command of that stage

and this entire arena.

[cheering and applause]

-[Sunisa] We did it!
-We did it.

[Jade] I love you!

We f*cking did it.

All the hard work.

[commentator ]
The bitter memories
of Tokyo… erased.

[commentator ]
Waiting for
that final score for Biles

to confirm that USA
has indeed been victorious.

[announcer]
The score come in ..

[Simone] It's official!

[cheering and applause]

[commentator]
Golden again!

[commentator ]
Team USA

wins Team Finals at the Olympic Games.

[Simone] Going into tonight,
we did what we were supposed to,

but it just felt a little bit different.

[cheering]

[Simone] It was super exciting.
We had fun.

We enjoyed each other's time out there,
and we just did our gymnastics.

[commentator]
Back to where they belong,

gold medalists at the Olympics.

[Simone] I couldn't believe it,
and I was just so excited.

Like, "Did this really just happen?"

You almost don't want the night to go away
'cause then you're resetting

for a couple more days of competition.

[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA!

[cheering]

Oh, she over here.

[cheering]

[Nellie] I'm so proud of you.

-You wanna see it? It's so heavy.
-[Nellie] Let me see.

[Nellie] Hey!

I got the medal! Oh.

It's just beautiful.
There, you hold it. There.

[brass band playing
"The Star-Spangled Banner"]

[crowd] ♪
And the home of the brave
♪

[cheering]

[reporter]
Coming up
will be the All-Around Final.

We're now looking at
the, uh, individual medals.

And we actually have
two Team USA champions

coming face to face,
uh, Suni Lee and Simone Biles.

[camera shutters clicking]

Rebeca Andrade from Brazil
is another one to watch in that.

She's really the only one who can…
can properly challenge Simone Biles here.

[Hogben] Rebeca Andrade
is the gymnast who has emerged

as a genuine contender to Simone Biles.

[commentator]
Rebeca Andrade. The reigning
Olympic gold medalist on vault.

[commentator ]
That was phenomenal.

[O'Beirne] Andrade's gymnastics,
like Simone's,

is so beautiful and perfect
that she can challenge

because she has the difficulty
and
the execution, just like Simone does.

[commentator ]
The height
she gets on that Cheng vault

is unlike anything I've seen.

And yes, that includes Simone.

[O'Beirne] At the last Worlds,
Simone and Andrade were very close.

[Laurent] Extend a little bit more
if you can.

But Andrade is closing the gap.

Simone can't afford to make
as many mistakes as she could in the past.

[Hogben] Every athlete needs
the other person that pushes them.

It brings out the best
in an athlete to have competition.

Going, "I've got you
in the corner of my eye."

"I'm watching, and I'm waiting
to take my chance."

There's a little part of me
where I'm like, "Oof!"

"Andrade's giving me a run for my money."

"It's stressing me out."

[Cécile] Push. Better.

[Simone] And so I really think
it'll come down to, like,

which vault are we gonna do?

Because this one sets the tone

of how close or how far
I'm gonna be from Rebeca.

[Nellie laughs]

Yesterday I was asked
what was my best experience so far

since I've been to Paris,

and it's watching Simone

receiving her first gold medal
around her neck.

Isn't that great? [laughs]

[Ron] She starts on vault.

She's third on vault.

And she'll be second on bars.

She'll be first on beam and last on floor.

-First.
-[Nellie] Third, second, first.

First, and then last.

[Nellie] And last on floor.

[Ron] For the USA champ.

Today is the day
that Simone does her All-Around.

She is trying
to reclaim that All-Around title

that she received back in Rio.

[commentator]
This has been her destiny
all along.

[cheering and applause]

This is my All-Around outfit for tonight.

It says Biles, Biles, Biles.

I'm definitely feeling nervous,

and I keep telling myself that…
that I need to enjoy this journey

and enjoy everything
that I'm seeing tonight.

[applause]

[Nellie] I know
what Simone has gone through

because I've been
through this journey with Simone.

-Be the best, Simone.
-[Simone] Yep.

-I love you.
-[Simone] I love you too.

[Nellie] Ooh, I love you.

Everything's gonna feel like

it all came together,

regardless of… of turmoil,

regardless of tribulations,

regardless of all the hardships
that you go through.

You know, you could
still succeed in the end.

Team Final was emotional,
but it's gonna be nothing like tonight.

That'll be nothing like tonight, but…

[sobs softly]

…tonight will be so worth it.

It'll be so worth it.

[emotional music playing]

[curious music playing]

[cheering and applause]

[commentator]
This is the night.
The Women's Individual All-Around.

It's one
of the toughest tickets of the Games,

and these fans inside Bercy Arena
are ready to welcome the headliners.

[announcer]
Representing
the United States of America,

Simone Biles!

[cheering and applause]

[commentator ]
This is the matchup that
fans have been talking about for years.

Biles and Andrade

at the Olympic Games.

The USA and Brazil.

[cheering and applause]

[commentator ]
They both have
the scores to beat each other,

and Biles is under more pressure

than ever before from the great Brazilian.

[announcer]
Gymnasts,
your warm-up starts now.

[Cécile] We had talked to her
the day before

on what vault she wanted to do.

[Laurent] She saw
that the first day of qualification,

with the Yurchenko double pike,
she was almost two points ahead,

and then the second,
they only do the Cheng.

She was only ahead by three-tenths.

So she decided, "I think
I should be doing the double pike."

If she makes it,
it's gonna give her an edge.

Get the feel of your shape in the air
for opening. Even if it's here, it's fine.

-Yeah.
-Chest in, okay?

Don't over-fight, like that.

[announcer]
Gymnasts,
that concludes the warm-up.

-[Ron] Simone's third.
-[Nellie] Third?

[Jonathan] She's right after Andrade.
She's right after Andrade. You know it.

[suspenseful music playing]

[commentator ]
We're starting
on Rebeca Andrade.

One of her best events
and one of Simone Biles's best events.

[cheering]

[commentator]
Okay, game on.

[commentator ]
Oh my goodness!

[gasps]
That is exactly
what the judges are looking for.

This score is gonna be huge.

[Jonathan] Oh wow.

All right, ., okay.

[commentator ]
You will not see
an execution of a nine anywhere else.

I'm a bit speechless about it.

[Simone] Once she stuck that,
I was like, "Oh, you gotta be kidding me."

She's not human.
People think I'm not human.

She's
not human.

[cheering and applause]

Stay open. Here.
Not spread them out. Just here.

[commentator ]
And of course, we will see
Biles go after Andrade each time.

The great comparisons here.

We can see that she is going to go for
the Biles II, which is the double pike.

[cheering and applause]

Come on, Simone. Come on.

-[woman] Go, Simone!
-Go, Simone!

[heartbeat]

[exhales]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Jonathan] Let's go!

-[cheering]
-Yes!

[commentator ]
And she's done
a seriously good vault.

[commentator ]
Has to bring it all
to the table in this session.

Answers Andrade.

Gives her five on the way past.

-[Jonathan] About .! .!
-[Nellie] Not the way they're scoring.

[cheering]

[commentator]
..

-[Jonathan] Let's go, baby!
-[Nellie] Wow! That's the way to start!

-[Laurent] Feel better?
-Yeah.

[Laurent chuckles] Great job.

-That was the hardest one.
-Yeah.

-Make sure you pace yourself now, okay?
-Yeah.

[commentator]
Through one
of four rotations here,

and no surprise, it is Simone Biles,

but right there with a great vault
to start, Rebeca Andrade.

Rebeca had the perfect vault,
and she had the perfect bars.

She started, like,
with two perfect events.

[commentator]
This is the best routine
she's done the entire Olympics.

[commentator ]
Clean landing.

It's gonna be another big score
for Rebeca.

[Simone] Bars is not my best event.

But bars is always the most consistent

and the easiest for me to do.

Come on, Simone!

[announcer ] …
Simone Biles!

[cheering and applause]

[Simone] As long as you slow down
and don't rush, you're fine.

But as soon as I grabbed that bar,
I was like, "Okay, we're rushing!"

[woman] Come on! Come on! Go! Let's go!

Yeah, Simone! Come on!

-[crowd gasps]
-[commentator ]
Ooh.

Ooh, bent knees there.

Extra swing.

Bit of trouble for Biles.

It's okay. That's okay.

Let's finish.

[commentator ]
That was
a very significant mistake for her.

[commentator]
It's gonna
level the playing field a little bit.

-Yes!
-[cheering and applause]

[Simone] I did have a moment of panic,
like, "This might not go my way."

Was that a fall?

Holy sh*t.

[cheering and applause]

Yeah, I don't either.
I don't even know how I held onto that.

[Laurent in French] I know
the Shaposh was far away.

[Cécile] Yes, far away.

[Laurent] And after, she wanted
to give too much to Tkatchev.

[commentator in English]
She still has an advantage,

but the margin for error's gone way down.

[mouths] Was it bad?

[mouths] You got it, babe. You good.

A good fight.

I don't know
what they'll do with that fall.

It's okay. It's fine.

Don't worry about what they'll do.
It was a good fight.

Two more events.

[commentator]
..

Kaylia Nemour into second,

behind Andrade and ahead of Simone Biles.

Intrigue starting to build here
at Bercy Arena.

[Simone] Beam's already a mental event.

[mouthing]

So I was going through my therapy stuff
and, like, calmed down at this point.

[Aly] I saw her pacing,

and then I said, like,
"She doesn't normally do that."

"She must be really stressed
and really nervous."

And I was watching her
also watch the score.

[commentator]
How do you explain
Simone sitting in third?

[commentator ]
It… it's not good for her.
She has shaved down her margin of error.

We got it. We got it.
We got it. We got it. We got it.

[announcer speaking French]

[Nellie] Go, Simone!

[fan whistles]

[Simone] Being able to look up and giving
my mom a nod or my husband a nod,

it just gave a sense of comfort.

I knew beam is gonna make or break
what this outcome is.

[Aly] "Break the beam" was something
me and Simone would say to each other

before we went.

If you think about punching the beam
really hard and landing really hard,

it usually allows you
to stick it on the beam better.

So I was like, "Oh, I wish I could
just tell her to break the beam."

[cheering and applause]

[Nellie] You've got this.
You've got this. Come on.

[Laurent] Beam, it's not technical.
It's just whoever is solid mentally.

She knows what to do.

She knows how to handle herself
on that event.

Come on. Snap.

Down.

[cheering and applause]

[Jonathan] Let's go!

[Hogben] If you ever doubted
the mental fortitude of Simone Biles,

if you ever wondered for a nanosecond,
"Is she tough enough?"

please just watch that beam routine,
and you will be corrected.

[Cécile] Okay, that was hard.

It was hard to do after that bar routine,
so very good.

I thought I was gonna vomit.
I'm not gonna lie.

[commentator ]
How's that under pressure?

[commentator ]
..

[commentator ]
We're so used
to Biles having huge margins,

and so this is one of the closest contests
we've seen in recent times.

[Simone] Heading into floor,

I knew this could be Rebeca winning
or this could be me winning,

but I know I have difficulty over her,

and at this point,
that's what's gonna save me.

[commentator ]
Andrade only needs
a . to take the lead.

And there it is!

[commentator ]
But Andrade
has done all she can possibly do.

[commentator]
What does Simone need
to bring it home?

[commentator ]
I think, first of all,
it's Simone Biles's gold medal to lose.

If she hits like she's capable of,
it's hers.

[Laurent] Hey, there is no one easy skill.

-Okay?
-What?

[Laurent] Nothing is easy. None. No, but…
-Yeah.

[Laurent] Stay in the moment.
Stay focused all the way to the end, okay?

And enjoy. Enjoy.

-You worked hard to be here, so…
-Right.

[Laurent] And you can do it.

You know what to do, so pace yourself.

Everything is fine. Just good technique.

Show them who's the best.

♪ Baby, it's a long way down to the end ♪

♪ An unfamiliar place… ♪

[commentator ]
We're looking
at one of the hardest routines,

so the pressure is on.

However, Simone has proven
time and time again

that she is capable of showing up
when it counts.

It's all good, baby.
What you wanted, right here.

♪ Taking… ♪

[commentator]
Long road
from Tokyo to Paris.

[commentator ]
Everything has led
to this moment for her.

♪ Praying… ♪

[Simone] This is like years
of training for the Olympics,

but really it's your whole life.

These years have counted the most
out of, like, my whole entire career.

-[cheering and applause]
-[commentator]
That should do it.

[commentator ]
Oh, it's done.

♪ Rise up ♪

♪ A storm is coming ♪

♪ I can feel it now ♪

♪ Rise up ♪

♪ The fire burning… ♪

-[Laurent] You did it!
-Yeah.

[Laurent] Great work. Amazing work.

[Laurent] Because she has raised
her level of gymnastics,

the entire world had to follow her.

And because of that,
she had to work even harder.

[Cécile] I don't think in my lifetime,
I will see anybody do what she did.

[commentator]
The number, there it is!

[cheering]

[commentator]
Simone Biles wins the gold.

Let's go!

♪ A storm is coming ♪

♪ I can feel it ♪

♪ Rise up ♪

♪ A storm is coming, I can feel it ♪

♪ Rise up ♪

[Simone] I did it again.
Like, I seriously can't believe this.

I knew I could do it physically.

The part that was hard for me
was if I could last mentally.

It just felt surreal.

[commentator]
Simone Biles now
a two-time Olympic All-Around Champion.

[gentle music playing]

-[Simone] I have it. I'm holding it.
-[Nellie] Okay, very good.

-[Simone] Ready?
-[Nellie] Yes.

[woman] Whoo!

[woman laughs]

[Nellie] Girl.

-That was good.
-[Nellie] That means that you have skills!

Who wants some champagne?

[reporter]
Here she is!

Simone has just earned the title
"the greatest of all time."

These last ten days
have cemented that legacy.

[reporter ]
Think about what this
is gonna mean for you looking back.

-[Simone] Okay.
-[Nellie] To Par-ee!

-Paris.
-To Par-ee!

[indistinct chatter]

[reporter]
You are sitting here today,
years old.

Have you had a moment
to reflect on what this means?

[reporter ]
I wasn't sure to ask
if this was the end or not

'cause I know
how fond you are of questions,

but I am gonna ask you about the future.

[Simone] At this moment
in my career, I feel like,

if I had to process it,
it would be bittersweet.

I mean, we've been longing
for this for a while now,

and now it's here, it's gone.

Because I truly did try
to enjoy each and every moment.

[cheering and applause]

[Simone] But we took it one day at a time,
and, for that, I'm grateful for.

Now we're here, and I'm like,

"Well, I did it," and I think that's
why I got so emotional when we finished,

and I just, like, had a breakdown.

[sniffles] We literally just got back.

[laughs]

And I'm having a breakdown now.

Like, what?

We did it. We're done.

Ah!

I felt a lot of relief,
but now I'm like, "Oh my God."

Like, what happens in life now?

[emotional music playing]

Bye! I'm Simone!

You can stop it now.

Hello!

[Simone] Hi.

[Simone] What I'll miss most
about gymnastics

is the freedom with my body.

The ability that I have
in the gym is not normal,

but I have had to work
in other areas of my life,

and that's taught me the lessons
and brought me to be who I am today.

Okay, that's so cute!

[reporter] Are we saying goodbye
to something we love?

[emotional music playing]

[applause]

Mentally, rewiring your brain is so hard.

And nobody really truly looks
at themselves in the mirror and is like,

"I need to work on myself,
and I'm going to work on myself."

Showing up is the hardest part.

[announcer]
Simone Biles!

-This one smells much better.
-You're smelling…

If I look back at my career,
honestly, the thing I'd be most proud of

is staying true to myself

and never swaying from that.

♪ Out on the horizon ♪

-[chuckles]
-♪ I see the light shining ♪

♪ Feels like perfect timing ♪

♪ Story's in motion ♪

♪ Like secrets we're holding ♪

♪ We know where we're going ♪

Okay.

Hi, Netflix. Welcome to my crib.

[laughs] No.

♪ Oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

I actually don't know how to work…

♪ Here we go ♪

-♪ It's just…
-Hello.

♪ Begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪

And your shower head, right?
And the tub, crazy.

Yeah, that's dope.

♪ Dream ♪

♪ Dreaming in color, breathing ♪

♪ Breathing into this feeling… ♪

So here is my office.

Who knows what I'll be doing in here?
I'm not sure.

I just know
that there will be a desk and a computer.

To Google things.

♪ Oh, you better hold on tight ♪

[Simone] It is a little surreal to walk
through it and to see how far it's come

'cause last time you guys saw it,
it was just bones and a structure.

So to see it like this,
I'm like, "I get to live here every day?"

♪ Oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ It's just begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ It's just begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪

♪ Out on, on the horizon ♪

♪ I see, see the light shining ♪

♪ Feels like, like perfect timing ♪

♪ Out on, on the horizon ♪

♪ I see, see the light shining ♪

♪ Feels like, like perfect timing ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ It's just begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪

♪ Turning all the pages, brand new ♪

♪ All the world is waiting for you ♪

♪ It's just begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ It's just begun ♪

♪ The best is yet to come ♪