![]() Jordan Chiles stepped in to replace Biles and the United States were beaten to gold by the ROC, with Great Britain taking bronze. The US were the favourites for the team gymnastics gold in Tokyo after winning five successive world titles - in 2011, 2014, 2015, 20 - in addition to their back-to-back Olympic gold medals in London and Rio. "We're going to take it a day at a time and see what happens." "We're going to see about Thursday," she said. Simone Biles, in full Simone Arianne Biles, (born March 14, 1997, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.), American gymnast who was considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes. She has reached all five individual finals and is undecided on whether she will compete in her next event on Thursday, when she will attempt to become the first woman to retain the Olympic all-around title since 1968. The 30-time Olympic and World Championship medallist needs four podium finishes in Tokyo to become the most decorated gymnast - male or female - in history. In May, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open to protect her mental health, a move publicly supported by several sportspeople including heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson and basketball player Stephen Curry.īiles is the most successful US gymnast of all time, and winner of four gold medals and a bronze at Rio 2016. At the end of the day we don't want to be carried out of there on a stretcher." Simone Biles left the gym before later returning in a tracksuit to cheer on her team-mates After Simone Biles withdrew from two more gymnastics events in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics announced that MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey will compete in the vault finals. I feel like a lot of athletes speaking up has really helped. "I didn't want to go out and do something stupid and get hurt. We're people at the end of the day and sometimes you just have to step back. There were a couple of days when everybody tweets you and you feel the weight of the world. Jade Carey Will Replace Simone Biles in the All-Around Final. ![]() "We have to protect our minds and our bodies and not just go out and do what the world wants us to do. I just think mental health is more prevalent in sports right now. ![]() "After the performance I did, I just didn't want to go on," she said. Biles, 24, scored 13.766 - her lowest Olympic vault score - before withdrawing from the event. ![]()
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