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\"I honestly have never done a competition without my parents there, so I'm a little bit nervous, but I know they'll be there in spirit,\" she said. \"My mom is like, 'Please FaceTime me before.' So I'm sure she'll be calling me as we get ready because they'll be up already and ready to watch.\"

Though her parents won't be there with her in Tokyo, Biles is in good company of her teammates, Sunisa Lee, 18, Grace McCallum, 18, MyKayla Skinner, 24, Jade Carey, 21, and Jordan Chiles, 20, who Biles has become close with over the past year.

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\"She's doing so amazing right now,\" said Biles about Chiles. \"She's like my little sister, so I'm really proud. I'm excited for her and I think she deserves this. People are finally seeing what she's capable of.\"

At 24 years old, Biles is attempting to become the first woman to win consecutive Olympic titles in more than 50 years. It's a challenge she almost didn't take on due to the ups and downs of 2020 overall and the uncertainty about competing.

\"At the end of the day, it was the uncertainty. We knew that the games were postponed -- we didn't know for how long,\" said Biles. When she was given the news about how long the games were going to be postponed for, she thought about taking time off. \"Mentally and physically -- it's just so draining and we had been prepared. We were already on the rise, to go to the Olympic Games or to try to compete, so it's just like, it was a whirlwind.\"

Despite the challenges over the past year, Biles is confident that the team is ready to compete.

\"We'll still bring the joy and we'll bring back the medal,\" she said.

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