Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles spoke about their relief that Biles did not experience any 'flashbacks' to the twisties, which plagued her in Tokyo, during Team USA's gold medal win in the women's artistic gymnastics team final in Paris.
dazzled in the artistic gymnastics team final on Tuesday, taking home gold in the event for the first time since 2016. But before the excitement of victory and the elation of celebrating the achievement with teammates, there was relief.
Relief that eight-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles had put the twisties, a mental block that afflicted her badly enough to force her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, behind her for good.after the gold medal victory, Biles said she felt "a lot of relief" about successfully sticking the landing on her vault, with teammate Jordan Chiles adding that it was a "hallelujah" moment for the team.
. "But I did feel a lot of relief. And, as soon as I landed, I was like, 'Oh yeah, definitely we're going to do this.' Yeah, that's definitely what I was thinking."was preceded by excellent vaults by both Chiles, 14.4 and Carey, 14.8, which set the stage for the most decorated American women's gymnast in history."Yo, hallelujah. No flashbacks, no nothing. Because I was like, 'Oh, okay, I need her to just do her normal.
Thanks to the strong performances on the vault, Sunisa Lee's—and Biles's—standout Balance Beam and Uneven Bars efforts and Chiles's Floor Routine, Team USA was all but assured a gold when Biles took center stage for her Floor routine.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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