I physically and mentally wasn't in the right headspace and I didn't want to jeopardize my health or my safety because at the end of the day it's not worth it," Biles said. "It wasn't easy pulling out of all those competitions. "I really love Simone and just having her by my side was super great because she is a role model to me." Biles opens up about the difficulty of withdrawing I'm actually super happy with the way this turned out," Lee said. She started her routine cleanly and saved herself from a near fall in the final seconds, scoring a 13.866. gymnast and all-around individual champion Sunisa Lee was also competing on beam Tuesday. "And that's when the wires just snapped." She said she started feeling the effects of the twisties the day after the qualifier, while practicing a tumbling pass. She withdrew from the team final shortly after a difficult first vault and then pulled out of the individual all-around and the three other event finals. Biles says she's still dealing with the "twisties"īiles said last week that she was dealing with a dreaded and terrifying phenomenon know as the twisties, where a gymnast can feel lost in the air. It's the seventh Olympic medal for Biles, bringing her even with Shannon Miller as the U.S. I was just going out there to do this for me and whatever happens, happens," Biles said after competition, adding that it "just meant the world to be back out there."Ĭhina's Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing won gold and silver in the last Olympic event for women's artistic gymnastics. "I wasn't expecting to walk away with a medal. star gymnast Simone Biles was back on the mat for Tuesday's balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics. TOKYO - After pulling out of multiple events to focus on her mental health, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won a bronze medal Tuesday in the women's balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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