"My jaw just dropped"- Simone Biles expresses astonishment after her documentary receives two major award nominations  

Simone Biles expressed her astonishment after her documentary series received two nominations at the Critics Choice Awards in the 'Best Sports Documentary' and 'Best Limited Documentary Series' categories. The documentary series 'Simone Biles Rising: Part 1' featured the American gymnast's life after the Tokyo Olympics and the second season is slated to release later this month.

The second season of the documentary series will feature her journey from the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials to achieving glory at the Paris Olympics. Her remarkable comeback in the quadrennial games at the French capital after facing a major setback at the Tokyo Olympics stands as an inspiration to fans and enthusiasts all around the world.

As the release of the second part of the season is coming closer, the anticipation among fans to witness her journey at the Paris Olympics is at an all-time high. Amidst all this, Simone Biles took to Instagram to express her happiness after the first part of her documentary series received two nominations at the Critics Choice Awards.

"My jaw just dropped because what and part two hasn't even dropped yet. So greatful and blessed," she wrote.

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Director Katie Walsh on her approach while filming Simone Biles Rising

Biles during Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 10 - Source: Getty

Filmmaker Katie Walsh spoke about her experience as well as her approach while making the documentary 'Simone Biles: Rising' based on the star gymnast's life. Walsh revealed how she believed in giving Biles the freedom and space to tell her story while not deviating away from her previous approaches while filming documentary series.

"My whole approach with this film was that there’s this idea of the way the outside world looks in at her, and then there’s the way that she’s experiencing the world that’s around her.Sometimes those things align. Sometimes she is the GOAT, and we see the GOAT. And sometimes we see the GOAT, and she feels insecure. And sometimes you see just this one side of her, and we get to see these other sides of her."

Furthermore, Walsh opened up about including vulnerable topics such as Biles' traumatic experience at the Tokyo Olympics and said:

"It takes a lot. It’s emotionally taxing to go back to all these things. If somebody were constantly bringing up these traumatic experiences in your life and asking you about them, it just emotionally takes a lot. So I’m aware of that."

'Simone Biles Rising: Part 2' will premiere on on October 25, 2024 on Netflix.