Jason Kelce Thought Biles Would Fail, Travis Cheers Her Paris Olympics Win

Simone B's incredible comeback at the Paris Olympics has everyone talking but not everyone was convinced she'd make it to the top Jason Kelce former Philadelphia Eagles Center admits he had serious doubts about the 27-year-old gymnast chances why because in the world of gymnastics age is often seen as a major hurdle in the first episode of the new series of his podcast New Heights which he co-hosts with his brother Travis Kelce Jason opened up a about his skepticism he was in Paris this summer with his wife Kylie watching bil perform and he couldn't help but think that her time might be up he recalled we watched every girl go and do the floor routine and Simone bil was the last person I'm like you know she's getting older we'll see how she looks Travis who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs couldn't believe his brother's doubts he quickly pointed out that biles is in fact an anomaly in the gymnastics World Jason had to agree admitting you would be right she is the anomaly because she jumped higher than everybody and it wasn't even close biles didn't just prove Jason wrong she SAR to new heights winning three gold medals and one silver her performance in Paris solidified her status as the most decorated American gymnast of all time with a staggering 41 medals between the Olympics and World Championships Travis like many of us was thrilled to see bil overcome the struggles she faced in Tokyo where she withdrew from several events to focus on her mental health he praised her resilience saying it's such a feel-good story knowing the past and everything that she's had to go through just to feel confident in getting back up there and meddling it's the best man I'm so happy for her and America's so proud of her man with the Olympics now behind her biles has opened up about the stress she felt during the competition in an interview with olympics.com she revealed how relieved she was after her final event coming out it's just like a breath of fresh air I feel so much better now that it's over because you know how stressful it is she shared but even in the midst of that pressure biles made sure to cherish every moment that's a wrap for today's video don't forget to give us a thumbs up and share your thoughts in the comments below I'm from AU news and we'll see you in the next one