Simone Biles To Return For First Meet Since Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced Wednesday that Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and the 2016 Olympic champion, is part of the women’s field for the single-day event set […]
Chloe Kim Says She’s Taking A Mental Health Break From Snowboarding
Winter Olympics superstar Chloe Kim said she’s taking a break from snowboarding “just for my mental health.” Months after her second straight halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Olympics in February, Kim told Cheddar last week: “[I] just want to kind of reset, don’t want to get right back into it after such a fun, […]
Former Tennis Pro Mardy Fish Reflects On Life With Anxiety For Netflix Docuseries
Netflix’s “Untold” docuseries is set to conclude next week with an in-depth look at tennis superstar Mardy Fish’s experience with diagnosed anxiety. HuffPost got a sneak peek at “Untold: Breaking Point,” due out Sept. 7, with the above trailer. In it, Fish recalls the state of his physical and mental health in 2012, when he stunned fans […]
Naomi Osaka Talks To Media Again After Winning Olympic Tennis Match
Then the tennis superstar talked to the media again after shunning press conferences and eventually withdrawing from the French Open in May to preserve her mental health. Bouts of anxiety had prompted her to rethink subjecting herself to probing questions about her performance. She hadn’t competed since the Paris Grand Slam ― and hadn’t faced […]