His demons may have moved away ... After withdrawing at the start of the all-around team competition last Tuesday, to everyone's surprise, then withdrawing from the vault, uneven bars and floor finals, Simone Biles, 24 , should line up on the beam on Tuesday (10:50 a.m.).
In any case, she is officially registered for the competition according to the list of entries published this Monday by the American Gymnastics Federation.
“We are very happy to confirm that you will see two American gymnasts in the beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles !!
Can't wait to follow you both!
», Wrote USA Gymnastics on its Twitter account.
The beam final is the last on the women's artistic gymnastics program.
Simone Biles is BACK.
#TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA https://t.co/FkdmN57U1Y
- #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2021
The four-time Olympic champion in Rio (individual and team all-around, vault and floor) and 19 times world champion had until then given up due to loss of landmarks in space - called "twisties" which put her physically in danger and more psychological difficulties.
With sincerity, she had explained to the media having to "face her demons" and need to preserve her sanity after having undergone great pressure to succeed in recent weeks.
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