JD Vance humiliated by Simone Biles after 'weird' comment about gymnastics star

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has shown JD Vance's previous critique of her "weakness" during the Tokyo Olympics to be misplaced , as she spectacularly claimed gold in the all-around event at the Paris Olympics.

Proving herself again as a gymnastics legend, Biles now boasts an impressive tally of nine Olympic medals , six are gold. She stands as the most adorned U.S. gymnast in Olympic medal history.

The controversy had sparked during the COVID-affected Tokyo Games in 2021 when Biles chose to withdraw after experiencing 'the twisties risky condition causing disorientation during aerial twists. Her decision highlighted the conversation around mental health and its critical role in sports performance.

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At the time not yet chosen as Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance offered his take on the situation that has recently resurfaced post Biles' victorious return in Paris.

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Admitting the enormous pressure Biles faced, Vance shared his perspective and said: "I think, obviously, it's understandable that she was going through an incredible amount of pressure. What I find so weird about this, and it reflects on the media more than it does on Simone Biles, is that we've tried to turn a very tragic moment - Simone Biles quitting the Olympic team - into this act of heroism.

"And I think it reflects pretty poorly on our sort of therapeutic society that we try to praise people not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments.

"Being an athlete at that level is incredibly tough... a normal response in this moment would be to say: 'It's just a shame that she's going through this. It's a shame that she quit'.

"But instead, what our press has done, I think, is turn this into this weird therapeutic moment. 'Let's praise her for doing this'. And I think that's really where the problem herein lies."

Simone Biles bagged her sixth Olympic gold and etched her name in history as the most decorated Olympic gymnast ever. Winning the all-around gymnastics title on Thursday, Biles, at 24, became the oldest champion of the event in seven decades.