Simone Biles just won a bronze medal at her final competition of the Tokyo Olympics!
Simone’s teammate Sunisa Lee also smashed it, coming in fifth place, while gold and silver went to Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing of China.Simone previously explained that she withdrew from her prior competitions due to “the twisties,” a strange phenomenon in gymnastics where a gymnast is unable to tell their position while mid-air during a routine. This can lead to serious injury.“I’m pretty happy. I wasn’t expecting to medal.
“I didn’t have a bad performance and quit. I’ve had plenty of bad performances throughout my career and finished the competition,” she added at the time. “I simply got so lost my safety was at risk as well as a team medal. Therefore the girls stepped up and killed the rest of the competition & won silver. QUEENS!!!! Hence why we have four team members ALLLLL of us can compete in team meet. Not just me. [...] For anyone saying I quit, I didn’t quit. My mind and body are simply not in sync...
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