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One time. Just one time.

Simone Biles

once wants to

compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games before going home to Spring, Texas, and starting the healing that should take her to Paris in four years and, from there, to the moon. This Tuesday, the American will reappear at the Ariake Gymnastics Center to look for a medal on the balance beam. A bet as risky as it is brave. A strange bet.

Why?

Because after the asymmetric ones, the balance beam is the least good device for Biles, where his gold was not insured, even in his best form.

In the last World Cup in Stuttgart 2019 he won the title, yes, but five years ago, at the Rio Games he could only hang bronze and now it seems difficult for him to get on the podium.

Perhaps that is why he has decided to return: the balance beam does not require genius, as it does on the rack or on the ground.

Perhaps that is why he has decided to return: on the balance beam there are not so many aerial turns, those that in recent days caused so much dizziness.

A success in itself

In the classification she scored the seventh best score behind the Chinese

Chenchen Guan

and

Xijing Tang

and the American

Sunisa Lee

, winner of the full contest, although, in this case, her position will be the least. The mere act of competing again is a victory for Biles, something he has been fighting for all week. With double sessions in a private gym, he has worked apparatus by apparatus to take part in a final.

He tried it with the asymmetrical ones, but he had to come back on Sunday, too soon.

He squeezed himself to the ground, this Monday, but dizziness prevented him.

And finally he will be on the balance beam, the last possible chance not to return empty, hardly having enjoyed the tapestry that is his home.

One time.

Just one time.

At least once Biles wants to compete in Tokyo.

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