Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight

If you watched Simone Biles: Rising only to marvel at what the most decorated gymnast in history can do, that would be a couple of hours well spent. It is astonishing to see her moving through the air

Rapidly contorting her body with such astounding motion that gymnastics is still having to adjust its parameters to accommodate her abilities

Moves have been named after Biles, some of which have been completed only by her.

But the Biles story is much more dramatic than her legendary physical prowess.

 This four-part documentary series, the first half of which arrives just before she returns to the Olympic stage in Paris, has more twists than even her most intricate routines.

It has been almost four years since Biles shocked the sporting world by withdrawing from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, partway through the competition.

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