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Simone
Biles,
of the
United
States,
warms up
prior to
the
artistic
gymnastics
balance
beam
final at
the 2020
Summer
Olympics,
Tuesday,
Aug. 3,
2021, in
Tokyo,
Japan.
(AP
Photo/Ashley
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Simone
Biles,
of the
United
States,
waits to
perform
on the
vault
during
the
artistic
gymnastics
women's
final at
the 2020
Summer
Olympics,
Tuesday,
July 27,
2021, in
Tokyo.
The
American
gymnastics
superstar
has
withdrawn
the
all-around
competition
to focus
on her
mental
well-being.
(AP
Photo/Gregory
Bull) |
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Simone
Biles
earns
bronze
medal on
balance
beam in
return
to
competition
TOKYO -
Simone
Biles
received
a hug
from her
coach
and then
faced
the
beam,
standing
alone in
a silent
arena
filled
with
officials
and
other
athletes
waiting
to see
how the
world’s
best
gymnast
would
rebound
from a
difficult
week.
Biles
withdrew
from
previous
finals,
citing
the need
to
prioritize
her
mental
health,
but she
managed
to
return
for the
final
event of
the
women’s
gymnastics
competition
at these
Games.
And she
did so
with
poise in
a
pressure-packed
moment.
Biles
performed
a solid
beam
routine
with
only
minor
errors,
including
a break
in a
connection
and a
downgraded
dismount,
which
both
slightly
lowered
her
difficulty
score.
She
earned a
14.000,
enough
for the
bronze
medal.
She
entered
these
Games
projected
to earn
up to
five
golds,
but this
return
to the
competition
floor
turned
into a
significant
triumph.
After
Biles
nailed
her
dismount
with
just a
hop on
the
landing,
she
embraced
her
coach
again
and then
U.S.
teammate
Sunisa
Lee, who
placed
fifth in
the
final.
She
waved to
the
crowd,
her time
at these
Games
complete,
and then
jumped
up and
down
when she
noticed
someone
in the
stands
had
brought
cut-outs
of her
dogs.
China’s
Tang
Xijing
performed
an
excellent
routine
just
before
Biles,
who
could
not top
that
score of
14.233,
which
eventually
gave
Xijing
the
silver.
Biles
had to
wait
through
the rest
of the
lineup
to see
whether
she
would
medal.
Multiple
other
gymnasts,
including
Lee, had
significant
mistakes
that
kept
Biles in
medal
contention.
Guan
Chenchen,
a
16-year-old
from
China,
entered
the
final as
the gold
medal
favorite
after
leading
the
field in
the
qualifying
round.
Chenchen
was the
last
gymnast
to
perform,
and her
precise
routine
received
a gold
medal-winning
14.633.
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