"I had no anxiety" - Simone Biles opens up her victorious debut at the Rio Olympics

In the fourth episode of Simone Biles' eponymous docuseries, Simone Biles Rising, the 30-time World medalist recalled how stress-free her debut Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio was. Biles competed at her third Games in Paris, winning three golds in the team, all-around, and individual, and silver in the floor exercise.

Biles, who began training under Aimee Boorman at age eight, debuted in elite gymnastics at the 2011 American Classic, winning third in the all-around and first in the balance beam and vault. Having first competed in the senior elite in 2013, when she became the first African American woman to win the all-around title at the World Championships. She continued her momentum in 2014 and 2015 and was named to the US women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

At the Games, she achieved top spot in the team, all-around, vault, and floor exercise and bronze in the balance beam. Her efforts broke the American record for the most golds won by a female gymnast at a single Games. She also graced the closing ceremony as the US flag bearer, an honor for a US female gymnast for the first time in history.

Following her medal-winning success at the Paris Games, Biles' eponymous Netflix docuseries (Part Two) was released on October 25. In the first part of the last episode, the Olympian reminisced about not feeling anxious before competing in Rio.

"My first Olympics was such a breeze, in 2016 Rio. I had no anxiety. Purely there like, to have fun and make memories, "Let's see what happens"," she said while flaunting her gold medals.

She then showed a video of her dancing with her 'Final Five' teammates, Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez.

"There's, like, pictures of us in the village... So funny. And we look so young."

Simone Biles on her Tokyo achievement - "We did the best we could"

Simone Biles after winning the balance beam finals at the Tokyo Olympics - (Source: Getty)

Biles entered the Tokyo Olympic gates to defend her titles but left the competition midway, citing 'twisties'. She didn't compete in any individual competitions except the balance beam and even withdrew from the all-around event. In the first part of Simone Biles Rising, the 11-time Olympic gold medalist reflected on her setback and said that it was a 'trauma response' to her past abusive experiences at USA Gymnastics.

In the second part of the docuseries, she showed her silver and bronze medals from the Tokyo edition and made peace with her and her teammates' achievements.

"We did the best we could with the circumstances we were given."

After her Olympic heartbreak, Biles stepped into the role of a mental health advocate, normalizing conversations around mental health. She even launched the 32-city Gold Over America tour to address the same and celebrate the gymnasts' stories.