Posted on 08/01/2021 6:06:54 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Simone Biles has withdrawn from her third individual apparatus final of the Olympics, leaving only one event where she can choose to compete.
Biles on Sunday withdrew from the floor exercise final, which was scheduled for Monday, U.S.A. Gymnastics said in a statement. She had previously said that she would not compete in the uneven bars or vault finals, which are scheduled for Sunday night.
Her last potential event in the Tokyo Games would be the balance beam, and U.S.A. Gymnastics said she would make a decision soon.
“Either way, we’re all behind you, Simone,” the organization said in a statement.
MyKayla Skinner, another American, will take Biles’s place in the vault final. On the floor exercise, Jennifer Gadirova of Britain will move into Biles’s spot.
Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, was expected to repeat as all-around champion, but she withdrew from the all-around and the team final last week, citing mental health issues. She said that she was not mentally prepared to compete and that she was also dealing with a common gymnastics problem of her losing bearings while performing daring maneuvers in the air.
She exited the team final after the vault, and was in the stands to watch her teammate Sunisa Lee win the all-around. Lee was the fifth straight American woman to win that event, following Carly Patterson in 2004, Nastia Liukin in 2008, Gabby Douglas in 2012 and Biles in 2016.
Lee’s next chance at a medal will be on Sunday in the uneven bars, her best event.
A new all-around champion. Sunisa Lee won the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition, taking advantage of Simone Biles’ exit from the competition. Lee has few equals on uneven bars, and may also medal in the event finals.
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Probably the most important characteristic for athletes of Biles’ level is temperament. I mean at the Olympic level what is the talent difference among competitors? It’s above the shoulders that separates the winners from the also-fans.
I was wondering that same thing.....
Biles does not fit the McNabb mood: she already has multiple gold medals and world championships whereas Donovan never reached the pinnacle in his sport. IOW, she earned her hype.
I believe long-term marijuana use is extremely debilatating.
When you’re young you’re made of rubber and immortal. It goes to that saying ‘ there are old pilots, there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots’.
I dunno..... many urban young black females are more feral and dangerous s than their male counterparts.
EJECT EJECT EJECT!
There has never been a better time to be a black actor lol.
Why is she even there?
I’d bet that I’ve played sports at a higher level than you have, so before you get personal, you might want to think it through. Oops, sorry that I said “think”, since that seems foreign to you. If you are worried about living down to cliches, maybe you should start with the stereotype that women follow their emotions more than their reason...
Women follow their emotions more than men?
Ironic, because Mr. Big Man on Campus, you sure seem to have his panties in a bigger wad about this than I do.
Have a good day.
Oops, his should be “your”. Editing. D’oh.
How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?... Yeah... Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would’ve been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.
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