Superstar Biles returns to the gymnastics stage

The 24-year-old confirmed on Monday that she would take part in the balance beam final this Tuesday (10.50:XNUMX a.m. CEST). “We are very pleased to announce that we will see two US athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Sunisa Lee AND Simone Biles,” the US Gymnastics Federation wrote on Twitter. Sunisa Lee won all-around gold at the Ariake Gymnastics Center as Biles' successor. The balance beam final at the end of the women's competition is only Biles' second medal appearance at the Tokyo Games. The four-time Olympic champion from Rio de Janeiro had previously skipped the all-around, floor, uneven bars and vault competitions due to mental problems. The 19-time world champion dropped out of the team competition after just one apparatus and then made her mental problems public, for which she received a lot of support around the world. Biles complained of mental fatigue “I say mental health comes first. So sometimes it's okay to even sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself. It shows how strong you really are as a competitor and a person instead of just fighting your way through," Biles said, talking about "fighting demons" before the competition. Body and mind are currently not in harmony, she reported and wrote about so-called “twisties” in the story on Instagram, which was partly written in question/answer form. This is what mental blocks in gymnastics are called in the USA. She had no problems before the trip to Tokyo. These only started after qualification. The 1,42 meter tall gymnast had already shown unexpected weaknesses in the elimination, but still reached five finals. On the balance beam she achieved 14,066 points - meaning Biles will start in the final as fourth of the eight best gymnasts. The best in qualification was the Chinese Guan Chenchen with 14,933 points. Five years ago in Rio, Biles won gold with the team, in the all-around, on the floor and in the vault, and took third place on the balance beam.

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Superstar Biles returns to the gymnastics stage

US superstar Simone Biles returns to the gymnastics stage at the Olympic Games after health problems and thus to the public eye.

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