BREAKING: Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam final at the TokyoOlympics. 🇺🇸
, a dangerous issue for gymnasts when they lose control of their bodies while spinning through the air.
“I didn’t have a bad performance & quit,” Biles told her Instagram followers on Thursday, July 29, referencing the preliminary competition. “I’ve had plenty of bad performances throughout my career and finished the competition. I simply got so lost [that] my safety was at risk as well as a team medal. … I also have no idea how I landed on my feet on that vault bc if you look at the pictures & my eyes you can see how confused I am as to where I am in the air.
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