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New all-around champion Suni Lee had a clean routine going until she lost her footing on the final landing of her difficult acro sequence. Guan Chenchen ??? #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #StrongerTogether /2jswyPIjmn- FIG August 3, 2021 Aside from a few small form breaks, she was elegant and masterful and nailed her double pike landing. The 16-year-old topped qualifying and performed a routine with the highest difficulty in the meet. #Olympics #Tokyo2020 #StrongerTogether /m9NExeLU61- FIG August 3, 2021īiles remained in second until the final gymnast of the night, Guan Chenchen of China, mounted the beam. 066 lower than her qualifying score - moved her into second place. She hugged her coach, waved to the photographers and toward the crowd and hugged her teammate. When she landed her dismount, she took a big hop backward, a massive smile on her face and then grabbed her heart in relief. I literally bald my eyes out cause I am so happy for you! /CahUwef3zh- Jordan Chiles August 3, 2021īiles performed third in the event and took a deep breath before mounting the beam and performed with confidence.
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Unlike the other three events, beam features minimal twisting and Biles downgraded her dismount from the "Biles" - a double-twisting double tuck - to a double pike.Ĭouldn't be more proud of you! Congrats gorgeous?❤️ - MyKayla Skinner (Harmer) August 3, 2021 She continued to train at a nearby gym and shared her struggles to overcome "the twisties," a dangerous disconnect between the mind and body that causes gymnasts to become disoriented in the air during twisting skills. She withdrew from last Tuesday's team final after one rotation and then scratched from the all-around, vault, floor and uneven bar finals to focus on her mental and physical health. Simone biles is an absolute QUEEN- Katelyn Ohashi August 3, 2021īiles last competed in Tokyo one week ago. What a showcase of perseverance and strength, closing this Olympics campaign with a bronze medal! ? #Tokyo2020 /Esivi6RRJa- USA Gymnastics August 3, 2021 SIMONE?? BILES?? *all the applause* So awesome to see you back up there! You have so much to be proud of! Your resilience is so inspiring! ♥️ ??????- Simone Manuel August 3, 2021 That's her seventh career Olympic medal, tying her with Shannon Miller for the most by any athlete in gymnastics in Team USA history ? /fvdiVW6j0Z- SportsCenter August 3, 2021 SIMONE BILES WINS BRONZE IN THE BALANCE BEAM ? The story of the night was not what color medal Biles earned, but the fact that, after a week no one could have predicted, she returned to competition under the greatest of pressure and scrutiny and showed why she is the sport's greatest star. With this, her seventh Olympic medal, Biles becomes the most accomplished American Olympic gymnast in history. Simone Biles is a bronze medalist again, after matching her result in the balance beam final from Rio. We have you covered with all the action you might have missed as the curtain closed on the sport in Tokyo:īiles earns bronze, seventh career Olympic medal
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While each gymnast has seven medals to her name, Biles has more golds (4) than Miller (2).Īll-around gold medalist Suni Lee also competed on beam, finishing in fifth place with a score of 13.866. With the newest addition to her hardware collection, she ties Shannon Miller as the most decorated Olympian in American gymnastics history.
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Biles also earned a bronze medal in beam at the 2016 Rio Games.