Tokyo (AFP)
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, who forfeited four finals at the Tokyo Olympics due to loss of benchmarks in space, will compete in the beam on Tuesday, the American Gymnastics Federation announced on Monday.
“We are very happy to confirm that you will see two American gymnasts in the beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles !! Looking forward to following you both!” USA Gymnastics wrote on her Twitter account.
Biles appeared on the entry list published shortly before.
The quadruple Olympic champion in 2016 and 19 times world champion surprised by leaving the all-around team final after only one jump on Tuesday.
She then withdrew for the final of the individual all-around, then for those of vault, uneven bars and floor.
At 24, for her second Olympic Games, she is plagued by a drop in self-confidence, parasitized by the pressure and a problem of "loss of face", or loss of landmarks in space, which endangers this physical condition. gymnast with exceptional acrobatics.
The beam final is the last on the women's artistic gymnastics program.
It is therefore the last chance to see the American champion again on the Tokyo apparatus.
Biles regularly publishes his moods on social networks: "I have the right to have limits and not to feel bad (to have them, editor's note)", could we read in the caption of a drawing published on Sunday.
Three days ago, she posted a video showing her falling during uneven bars and explaining what the phenomenon of "twisties" consists of which makes her lose her ability to find her bearings in space and can lead to a accident.
After having had a problem with the jump in the final of the all-around team competition, which had led her to give up during the competition, she explained with great frankness having to "face her demons" and preserve her sanity after having been under a lot of pressure to succeed in recent weeks.
Biles had been touted as "THE" star of the Tokyo Games for months, with magazine covers and TV spots.
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