Simone Biles

The most decorated American gymnast of all-time, Simone Biles, has opened up about Larry Nassar's abuse and revealed she "should have quit way before Tokyo."

"What perversion of justice within your own minds made you decide not to protect the innocent?" the former congresswoman asked, referring to FBI agents.

If you are ever assaulted, inevitably people will ask, "But did you call the police?"

Raisman said the lack of attendance from Justice Department officials "sends the message that they didn't think this was worth their time."

"I think for so long all of us questioned, just because someone else wasn't fully validating us, that we doubted what happened to us," Maroney said.

"They allowed a child molester to go free for more than a year," McKayla Maroney told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Simone Biles and other elite U.S. gymnasts will testify before Congress over the FBI's investigation into sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

Ciara was one of the many sports-related stars to appear at the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Monday.

The FBI's failure to notify its field office in Michigan about the complaints against the former USA Gymnastics team doctor reportedly enabled him to continue abusing at least 70 girls.

"Some of the stuff I've been through publicly and having such negative responses makes me hope your peers/family don't see what y'all tweet."

According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the U.S. every year.

"You'll twist my words however it feels fitting to spew hate," tweeted the 24-year-old Olympian.

If the American women were a country, they would have finished fourth in gold medals behind only the U.S., China and Japan.

The former CNN host's comments took issue with the swimmer's view about post-event interviews and follow his criticism of gymnast Simone Biles.

Among those surveyed, women and and Black Americans were more likely to show support for Biles.

Jonathan Owens said he is proud of Biles for opening up on her mental health issues at the Olympics.

Biles was allowed to train at the university as she needed a private gym with "soft mats" and foam pits to re-learn basic gymnastics.

News outlets in the US have come in for Chinese criticism for tabulating Olympic rankings by total medals, a method which currently sees Team USA top.

The bronze for the balance beam at Tokyo marked Simone Biles' seventh Olympic medal.

In the balance beam final, Biles captured the bronze, coming behind two Chinese teenagers—Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing, aged 16 and 18, respectively.

"I honestly wasn't even expecting to medal on beam," Biles said after winning bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Chinese social media service Weibo was awash with joy and relief on Tuesday as China's teen gymnasts overcame Simone Biles to clinch gold and silver in the balance beam.

The 24-year-old gymnast scored 14.000 on the balance beam to finish third after withdrawing from many events at the Tokyo Games due to the twisties.

Having won bronze on the beam in Rio, Biles came back with a stunning routine that saw her take third place once again.

Fans can catch live coverage of Biles in the Tokyo Olympics women's gymnastics balance beam final on August 3.

"Simone has taken my advice and will compete in tomorrow's Beam final. Good luck, Champ," Morgan tweeted.

The 24-year-old will be competing in the beam final on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics has confirmed.

England cricket all-rounder Ben Stokes is taking a break from the sport in order to "prioritize his mental well-being."

The Arizona gymnast won silver in vault at the 2021 U.S. National Championships, finishing behind Simone Biles.

The Serbian had earlier suffered a shock defeat to Pablo Carreno Busta in the men's singles bronze medal match.