Simone Biles, an American ace who aimed to win the gymnastics women's group for the third time in a row, explained at a press conference after the competition why she did not act from the second event of the final. Overlapping, it was very stressful. "
Biles is an American ace who won four gold medals at the last Rio de Janeiro Games, including women's teams and individual all-around.
Biles participated in the final of the women's group of the Tokyo Olympics, but the landing was disturbed by the first vault, and the score was only in the 13-point range.
And after the second event, I wore a jersey and did not act.
The United States missed the third straight victory with the silver medal after the Russian Olympic Committee due to the withdrawal of Ace.
"Various factors overlapped and I was stressed."
At a press conference after the competition, Biles said that he did not act from the second event because of injury, and said, "This tournament has been postponed for one year and held without spectators. It was very stressful because of the overlap. I thought that it would be a drag on the team in such a mental state, so I decided to leave the rest to other members. I usually enjoy the game, but like this time The situation didn't do enough. "
When asked about his participation in the individual finals on the 29th, he said, "I want to take a rest in the morning of the 28th and start over in the afternoon. Relax little by little while taking pictures for my teammates and SNS. I want to go. "