
2) and the balance beam (on Tuesday, Aug. 1), the women’s floor routine (on Monday, Aug. After Simone Biles withdrew from two more gymnastics events in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics announced that MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey will compete in the vault finals. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.” Biles herself later told reporters that mental “demons” had gotten the best of her and that “I have to focus on my mental health… I didn’t want to go out and do something stupid and get hurt.”Īs of press time, Biles is still scheduled to compete in the apparatus finals, which consist of the vault and uneven bars (on Sunday, Aug. USA Gymnastics released a statement on Tuesday that read: “Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. The American team went to win the silver medal in the event Russia took home gold and Britain nabbed bronze. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, and has been held every Games.

Jordan Chiles, one of the team’s alternates, subbed in for her on the uneven bars. 18 Did Jade Carey replace Simone 19 Why did Simone Biles quit 20 Who is the most best gymnast in the world What is the individual all-around gymnastics The individual all-around is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. She then left the competition floor with one of the team’s trainers and later returned, wearing the white Team USA track suit, to sit on the sidelines and cheer for her teammates. In the uneven bars, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos of France will replace Biles. gymnast MyKayla Skinner, who thought her career had ended. But no Americans scored high enough in qualifications to replace Biles in the other three events. Simone Biles has withdrawn from two more Olympic womens gymnastics finals, leaving a spot open for fellow U.S. Her landing was wobbly, as well, and she scored 13.766 for a 1.5 twist. So, because she’s in the top eight, Skinner will replace Biles as the second qualifying U.S.


On Tuesday, the 24-year-old athlete pulled out of the women’s team competition after performing on the vault, where she did not go through with a planned, complicated move called the Amanar. Tokyo Olympics Audience Takes First Ratings Dip Simone Biles Exited Gymnastics Team Finals to 'Focus on My Mental Health,' Uncertain About Tokyo Olympics Future
