Biles won bronze in the individual balance beam final Tuesday, her seventh Olympic medal.
in the individual balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics means more to the superstar gymnast than the four golds she took home at the 2016 Games because of everything she had to overcome to earn it, she revealed live on TODAY Tuesday.Team USA women's gymnastics
She told NBC News' senior national correspondent Tom Llamas that she had to be medically cleared to compete, undergoing medical evaluations and meetings with sports psychologists,"but wanted to show the world she's a fighter." Biles added that the biggest misconception about her decision to withdraw was that she was"at no risk, and mental health isn't a serious issue, that it was basically a cop out."
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