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17 Nov 2016 00:24

U.S. Olympic all-around gold medalist Simone Biles has overcome many challenges on her way to becoming the world's greatest gymnast -- but the elite athlete says the memory of a 2013 incident, in which a male coach called her fat, is particularly painful. "It was really hard, because growing up I never felt overweight or fat, so it shocked me like, 'Why would he say that?' " Biles, 19, tells PEOPLE. "But in a way it actually shaped me for the better, because it just taught me to rise above and t...
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