Are you allowed to criticize Simone Biles? A decision tree

[Clash City Rocker]

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/are-you-allowed-to-criticize-simone-biles-a-decision-tree

[dchill]

1. That's a great decision tree!

[flying rabbit]

2. On point.

[Blue_true]

3. From what I understand, when Biles missed her first Vault

attempt, that locked the USA into no better than Silver. If she had continued with her head not in it, she could have taken the USA completely out of medal contention.

She made the best choice for the team to withdraw after missing the Vault.

[LisaL]

5. Nothing was locked at that stage of the competition.

Both gold and silver medal winners made multiple mistakes after that.

[Blue_true]

8. When she missed the Vault that gave Russia a big lead.

If Biles was her old self the rest of the way, then maybe the USA could have caught Russia. But she was not ok and likely would have kept making mistakes that would have pushed the USA completely off the podium.

I am really glad that she made a decision not to do the All Around competition. The woman that will replace her gets a valid chance to medal and Lee gets a good shot at Gold.

Micheal Phelps talked a little about what she may be going through. He was the greatest Swimmer in the world and actually considered suicide because of the mental state that he was in. The issue he pointed out was that an elite athlete starts performing to meet other people’s expectations and along the way lose doing their sport because of love for that sport.

[Withywindle]

4. Stuck the landing!

[Me.]

6. I'd Say The Thread Below Should Be Part Of This Conversation

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215674691

[roamer65]

7. Smart decision on her part.

Safety first.

[Deuxcents]

9. A brave decision

And a selfless one, IMO. She and the tennis player.. I forget her name.. both saved their dignity and their sport.

Niaomi Osaka..

[PoliticAverse]

10. Living in an area covered by an all sports talk radio station, I can say there is apparently no

qualification required for criticizing an athlete's performance.