physically couldn t do it safely. i was getting so lost in the air. reporter: the superstar gymnast withdrew from five events at the tokyo games, prioritizing her mental health, over her medal count. to bring the topic of mental health, i think, it should be talked about a lot more, especially with athletes, because i know some of us are going through the same things and we re always told to push through it. reporter: after returning home from tokyo an emotional biles testified before the senate yjudiciary committee abot the fbi s handling of the sexual abuse case against nassar. to be clear i blame larry i blame an entire system
story. i guess i would describe myself as confident. reporter: flying high after five olympic medals in rio. i m always in awe when i watch her. sometimes i think she s unhuman because she s just so amazing. reporter: no one could have predicted how human simone biles would be five years later. the superstar gymnast withdrawing from five events at the tokyo games, prioritizing her mental health over her medal count. to bring the topic of mental health, i think it should be talked about a lot more, especially with athletes, because i know some of us are going through the same things and we re always told to push through it. we don t know what s going on in our head, so it was probably the most devastating thing that happened to her. reporter: biles says she s been in therapy weekly since stepping away. now she s ready for a comeback. this weekend marks her first elite competition since 2021, she s aware of how influential
2021. carolyn man now has more. i guess i would describe myself as confident. reporter: flying high i m always in awe when i watch her. sometimes i just think she s unhuman just because she s so amazing. reporter: no one could have predicted just how human simone biles would be five years later. the superstar gymnast withdrawing from five events during the tokyo games prioritizing her mental health over the medal count. to bring the topic of mental health i think it should be talked about a lot more especially with athletes because some of us are going through the same things and we re always told to push through it. we don t know what s going on in her head so it was probably the most devastating thing that happened to her. reporter: biles says she s been in therapy weekly since stepping away. now she s ready for a comeback. this weekend marks her first elite competition since 2021.
flooding, maybe a little lower tomorrow but if i take you into the weekend, there is going to be another round of rain that s going to move through the area. the ground already saturated so we could see perhaps a smaller chance but another chance of flooding towards the weekend. so, certainly soggy across new england. john: folks need to watch out, the water can come up very quickly. adam, thank you. sandra. sandra: superstar gymnast from lsu olivia dunn is one of the high paid in the country and she wants to lead by example. the livi fund to help other female athletes deals. and taylor and brian. this has a lot of people talking. these are athletes who work really, really hard, she s an amazing gymnast. wildly popular, successful for
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