in Olympic history — is devastated by the results of the 2024 presidential election.
Biles said she pulled out of the competition after a shaky landing on vault to “focus on my well-being” and mental health. “It is very unfortunate that it has to happen at this stage because I definitely wanted this Olympics to go a little bit better but again, we’ll take it one day at a time,” she added, “and we’re going to see how the rest goes.”
The famed athlete expressed heartbreak via Instagram’s platform Threads after it was announced that former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the race to the White House.
We deserve better 💔,” Biles wrote on Wednesday, November 6, after waking up to news of Trump’s victory.
In a separate post, the legendary gymnast declared: “You gotta be f—— kidding me
Biles apologized to the country in a third Threads upload, admitting, “I’m SO sorry America.”
The Olympian had been cheering Harris on until the very end, writing in the afternoon of Election Day on Tuesday, November 5: “Let’s go Kamala mamala