Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, who forfeited four finals at the Games, will compete in the beam on Tuesday, the American Gymnastics Federation announced on Monday: “We are very pleased to confirm that you will see two American gymnasts in the final of the beam tomorrow - Suni Lee and Simone Biles !!
Can't wait to follow you both!
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We are so excited to confirm that you will see two US athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles !!
Can't wait to watch you both!
- USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 2, 2021
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.
"Face your demons"
At 24, for her second Olympic Games, she was 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 endangered this physical condition. gymnast with exceptional acrobatics. Three days ago, she posted a video on social networks showing her falling during uneven bars and explaining what the phenomenon of "twisties" consisted of, which made her lose her ability to find her bearings in space and can lead to an 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.
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