Simone Biles reveals why she competed in the Olympics despite painful calf injury
As the world watched one of the greatest gymnasts in history take the mat for warm-ups at the Paris Olympics, they watched Simone Biles injure her calf. After landing a practice tumbling pass, she began to limp. She told her coach, “my calf or something just pulled like all the way.” She left the stadium before coming back with her calf taped up.