I've honestly been a bit confused on why Simon Biles is making the news so much. Then a friend pointed out the US isn't doing as well in medals. They lead in gold's, but not overall.
These stories are cover for the loss.
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Glorification of the breakdown of mental structure, combined excuses made because they don't want to have to talk about the team members not being able to bring their Adderall to Japan (because Japan doesn't recognize it as a therapeutic drug and they really frown on people using amphetamine-based drugs).
In the case of the latter, it's pretty simple. Take away the legal speed and after a few days withdrawal sets in. But nobody is going to talk about that dirty little secret. Nope, it's far easier to blame it on "mental exhaustion" when the shakes kick in, and then have the MSM cheer about how "it's okay to quit when you can't handle it". Never mind the fact that the whole point of the Olympics is to go out there and give 110% for your country. Appreciation for peak human performance is dead.