Simone Biles thought she was going to be 'BANNED' after Tokyo Olympics

Gymnast has opened up about the harrowing first thought she had after she messed up her vault during the Tokyo - and she admitted that she was terrified she would be 'banned from America' due to the mishap.

The Olympic gold medalist, 27, withdrew from many events at the 2020 games in , after she famously stumbled during her vault after suffering from something called 'the twisties' - a mental block that causes gymnasts to feel like they are 'lost in the air.'

Now, she has spoken out about the initial thing that went through her mind after she landed the vault - and she explained that immediately, all she could think about was what people were going to say about her.

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