Simone Biles offers Mikaela Shiffrin support amid Winter Olympics criticism: ‘People suck’

Simone Biles provided some phrases of encouragement to Mikaela Shiffrin following the celebrity skier’s robust displaying on the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Shiffrin lamented in a prolonged social media publish Thursday the criticism she’s been going through following her failure to medal in 5 particular person races and choosing up three Did Not End marks.

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Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA sits on the aspect of the course after snowboarding out within the first run of the ladies’s slalom on the 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 9, 2022, within the Yanqing district of Beijing. 
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However Biles, who went by her personal struggles, commented on Shrffin’s Instagram post, reminding her that “folks suck.”

“I do know this all too properly,” Biles wrote. “I’m sorry you’re experiencing this! Individuals suck…. . damned should you do damned should you don’t. however bear in mind how AMAZING you’re, we’re all cheering for you, pleased with you, love & assist you! Go kick some a*s Saturday! However most significantly, embrace the second. Have enjoyable. Love ya!!!!”

Simone Biles of the USA reacts after successful the bronze medal on the stability beam in the course of the creative gymnastics ladies’s equipment closing on the 2020 Summer time Olympics Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Shiffrin got here into the Olympics as one of many favorites with Olympic gold in 2014 and 2018 and a number of other world championships underneath her belt. She was additionally the chief within the World Cup standings.

After speaking to reporters about her newest failure Thursday, Shiffrin snapped again at critics in a prolonged assertion.

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“Nicely youngsters… Feed ‘em what you wanna feed em. Self pity, unhappiness… Let the turkeys get you down. There’ll all the time be turkeys. Or rise up, once more. Once more. Once more. Once more. Once more. Once more. Once more,” she wrote.

“Rise up as a result of you may, since you like what you do when it is not infested with the individuals who have a lot obvious hate for you. Simply rise up. It’s not all the time straightforward, however it’s additionally not the top of the world to fail. Fail twice. Fail 5 instances. On the Olympics (Enter me…)

“Why do I hold coming again? Gosh is aware of it hurts greater than it feels good these days. I come again as a result of these first 9 turns at present had been spectacular, actually heaven. That’s the place I’m meant to be and I’m cussed as s—. So let’s go for some workforce occasion coaching tomorrow, and the ultimate alpine race of the Olympics on Saturday.”

Shiffrin instructed reporters she wasn’t “afraid” of what criticism could also be coming her manner.

Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA gestures after falling within the ladies’s mix slalom on the 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 17, 2022, within the Yanqing district of Beijing.
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“There’s going to be an entire chaotic mess … that individuals are saying about how I simply fantastically failed these final couple weeks within the moments that truly counted,” the two-time gold medalist mentioned. “It’s actually unusual, however I’m not even afraid of that proper now. Perhaps that’s as a result of I’ve zero emotional vitality to offer anymore.”

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Shiffrin has one final occasion — the workforce Alpine — to probably earn a medal. 

The Related Press contributed to this report.