Biles Sticks Landing In Balance Beam, Wins Olympic Bronze
Aug 3, 2021, 3:59 AM
USA's Simone Biles competes in the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles stuck the landing and won a bronze medal.
The American gymnastics superstar delivered during the women’s balance beam final.
Biles drilled a slightly altered routine in front of a crowd that included IOC President Thomas Bach a week after taking herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health.
BREAKING: @Simone_Biles wins Bronze in the Balance Beam final. 🥉
It’s her seventh Olympic medal all-time. 👏#KSLOlympics #TokyoOlympics @KSL5TV
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Biles earned her seventh career Olympic medal while dealing with a mental block surrounding twisting.
She scored a 14.000.
#Bronze for Biles!@Simone_Biles wins a bronze in the women's balance beam for @TeamUSA!#StrongerTogether | @Tokyo2020 | @gymnastics | #ArtisticGymnastics pic.twitter.com/6mnNY7Vh43
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 3, 2021
Chinese teammates Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing finished first and second.
