Simone Biles' Tokyo Olympics off to shaky start but golds still in reach

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Biles' passage to two finals looked—at times—in serious jeopardy, as she continues her bid to become the most decorated female Olympic gymnast of all time.

, a four-time Olympic gold winner and the most successful U.S. gymnast ever, at one stage faced a real prospect of missing out on two of the five individual finals.She flew way out of bounds on her third tumbling pass—a full-twisting double back somersault—and, as a result, was deducted 0.3 points.

A maximum of two gymnasts from each country can qualify for each of next week's finals, meaning if the two remaining Americans beat her,Simone Biles of Team USA looks less than impressed during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021.Simone Biles competes in the artistic gymnastics vault event of the women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021.

did enough, finishing in second place on 14.133, behind 30-year-old Italian Vanessa Ferrari, who scored 14.166.landed off the mat at the end of her first routine. But she recomposed herself to finish with just a small hop forward next time around. Once again she faced the prospect of MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey out-scoring her. Neither did, and Biles went on to take the top spot on the apparatus, scoring 15.183, ahead of team-mate Jade Carey .

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