
Simone Biles Netflix Series Announced Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Simone Biles' three-year journey to the 2024 Olympics will be chronicled in a Netflix documentary series.
The streaming service announced during its upfront presentation on Wednesday it is producing a documentary in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee about Biles' third appearance in the Summer Games.
Per Rick Porter of The Hollywood Reporter, the documentary, titled Simone Biles: Rising, will air in two parts with the first four episodes premiering on July 26. The second batch of episodes will be released at some point after the Paris Olympics, but an official date has not been set.
The first set of episodes will chronicle Biles' struggles with mental health during the Tokyo Games and her return to competition at the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships.
The second set of episodes will be centered around Biles' time with the United States' gymnastics team in Paris.
Biles qualified for the all-around, balance beam, vault, floor exercise and uneven bars at the 2020 Olympics, but she withdrew from four of the five events ahead of the competition. She explained the "mental's not there" and her body was shaking leading up to the team final.
The Ohio native was able to compete in the balance beam, taking home the bronze medal. She also won a silver in the team all-around.
Biles has won seven career Olympic medals, tied with Shannon Miller for the most ever by a U.S. women's gymnast. She won five medals at the 2023 World Championships, including gold in the team competition, individual all-around, balance beam and floor exercise.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11.

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