Women's all-around finals: July 29, 6:50 a.m. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.' It is likely that statement and the NBC report are saying the same thing.

She mirrored her teammates' routines as they competed on floor and ran the chalk box to them between turns on bars.ĭuring the meet, NBC reported Biles' reason for scratching was 'a mental issue she is having' and added it was 'not injury-related.' USA Gymnastics followed the report and tweeted, 'Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She hugged and offered help from the sideline. Then she took off her grips, put on her warm-ups and became Team USA's biggest cheerleader. When she returned to the competition floor, Biles informed her teammates she had withdrawn from the meet. I have never felt like this going into a competition, and I tried to go out and have fun. 'You have to be there 100%,' Biles told reporters after the meet. Her routines are so difficult and the skills she performs so dangerous that had she continued to compete with her mindset shaken, she risked catastrophic injury.

What happened on vault was incredibly out of character, but Biles would know better than anyone else that her misfire was more than a fluke. If Biles is known for anything, it is her technical superiority and air awareness. 'I'm fine,' she said multiple times before leaving the arena. The best vaulter in the world landed low on what became a Yurchenko 1½ (instead of 2½) and took a massive step forward.Īfterward, she sat with the team doctor, surrounded by her teammates, and shook her head. gymnast to compete during the first rotation in Tuesday's Olympic women's team finals, Biles opened early on an Amanar and seemed to lose where she was in the air. Melnikova clinched the gold for the ROC with a 13.966.One vault, and Simone Biles' night ended. She will return to competition in the individual all-around later this week. Lee caps off the American’s run in the team finals with a fit floor routine including controlled tumbling and nice leap passes. She finished her Olympic appearance with a solid double pike back to close out her floor routine. Her final two passes were completed with better control.Ĭhiles went out of bounds on her first tumbling pass and sat down her third. On her second pass, she went out of bounds. She bounced on the landing of her first tumbling pass but stayed in bounds. The Russian Olympic committee made its first major mistakes of the competition as both Vladislava Urazova and Angelina Melnikova fell off beam, scoring a 12.633 and a 12.566 respectivelyįor one last time, McCallum led Team USA’s lineup. The 20-year-old, who was named after Michael Jordan, crushed her performance and threw her arms up in celebration.

She had a small bobble on a front aerial and took a step on her dismount but did not make any large errors.Īfter two falls in the qualification round, Chiles redeems herself with a rock solid beam set. Lee built on McCallum’s performance with a routine that included a flawless acrobatic series. She had one balance check on a leap and a small step on her double back pike dismount but otherwise maintained her composure. McCallum started Team USA off on beam with a solid routine.

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