Simone Biles won a bronze medal Tuesday in the gymnastics balance beam final, her first event since withdrawing from several competitions for mental health reasons.
last tuesday bells Left in the middle of the team final After stumbling during the basement. Wednesday, American gymnastics announce That Biles also pulled out of the overall singles competition “in order to focus on her mental health.”
“We strongly support Simone’s decision and applaud her courage in prioritizing her well-being,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement at the time. “Her courage shows, once again, why she is a role model for so many.”
As the rest of the Olympics progress, it wasn’t clear if Biles would be able to compete again, but on Monday United States Gymnastics announced that she would return to the Olympic stage on the balance beam on Tuesday – the last women’s gymnastics event at the Games.
Biles safely dismounted while her colleagues cheered her on. She scored 14,000, and Biles won her seventh Olympic medal. this is links her with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals in the history of American gymnastics.
“I was proud of myself just for going there after what I went through,” Biles She said Immediately after that.
Biles also won a bronze medal on the balance beam during the 2016 Rio Olympics – along with four gold medals during those games.
It was bronze this year “Definitely sweeter,” Bills said. “I’d cherish this a lot more after all I’ve been through,” She said.
“It means more than all the gold medals because I’ve been through so much in the last five years and the last week that I’ve even been here,” Bills said to “Today’s View”.
China’s Guan Chenchen and Tang Shijing won gold and silver.
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