Simone Biles Explains Team Final Exit; Will ‘See About’ Thursday’s All-Around Event
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American gymnast Simone Biles said Tuesday that she’s “going to see” if she can compete in Thursday’s individual all-around competition at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after pulling out of Tuesday’s team event.
Biles told the BBC’s John Watson (h/t BBC’s Natalie Pirks) she would be in attendance Thursday, but she later told reporters her participation in the event wasn’t guaranteed.
Biles told Watson she left the team event because she is “dealing with some things internally that will get fixed in the next few days.”
According to CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Biles said she is not injured and suffered only a “little injury to my pride.” Biles added: “After the performance I did, I just didn’t want to go on.”
After falling on her vault during the first rotation of the team event, Biles removed herself from the competition and was replaced by Jordan Chiles.
Per Al Butler of United Press International, a Team USA coach told the NBC broadcast team Biles was dealing with a “mental issue.”
USA Gymnastics later released a statement in which it said Biles had a “medical issue” that would be assessed moving forward:
USA Gymnastics @USAGym
Official statement: “Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.”<br><br>Thinking of you, Simone! <a href=”https://t.co/QA1GYHwWTv”>pic.twitter.com/QA1GYHwWTv</a>
With Biles out, Team USA took silver in the team event, while the Russian Olympic Committee won gold.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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