Breaking: Simone Biles withdraws from both vault and uneven bars events at the Olympics amid mental health concerns.
, who competed in the women’s individual all-around competition instead of Biles, 24, earlier this week, will also be representing Team USA in the vault event., who won a gold medal in the individual all-around on Thursday, July 29, will be the lone American competing on the uneven bars. The rest of the team didn’t have a high enough scores to qualify for the finals.
“We remain in awe of Simone, who continues to handle this situation with courage and grace, and all of the athletes who have stepped up during these unexpected circumstances,” USGA’s statement concluded.on Tuesday, July 27, after she took an uncharacteristic tumble while trying to land a vault. Commentators noted at the time that the Texas-based athlete looked like she got “lost in the air,” or as gymnasts put it, she had a bout of “the twisties.
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