After pulling out of three individual event finals, champion Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will compete in the Balance Beam final at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. “We are so excited to confirm …
“We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!” tweeted USA Gymnastics.
We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!Biles had withdrawn from three events last week in order to focus on her mental health. Biles had won the bronze medal in the Balance Beam at the 2016 Rio Olympics in addition to individual gold medals in all-around, vault, and floor and the team gold.after not performing to her satisfaction on the vault.
Her three American teammates Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum banded together to secure the silver medal in the team finals for the U.S. Biles later revealed that she was dealing with issues surrounding air awareness, referred to as “the twisties” in the sport. “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being,” Biles had said at the time.Biles had qualified for all five individual event finals but withdrew from four of them — the all-around, vault, floor exercise and uneven bars. Lee won gold in the all-around.
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