Tokyo 2020 Olympics
When Simon Bales did something for herself too: the stormy day in Tokyo
The American super-gymnast mustered the courage, in the middle of the most watched competition, and the buoyancy a theme many senior athletes are afraid to talk about.
Between "Our" Said Moulay, Host Osaka's Speeches and World's Simon Bales: Yaniv Tuchman concludes a day of dramas in Tokyo
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Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 20:35
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Who didn't want a ticket to Simon Bales' final?
In the position of Gabi, a charming woman from the International Olympic Committee who has already crossed the age of 70, the media center has a long line of journalists who applied for a ticket to the group competition day in women's gymnastics, where Simon Bales had to lead the United States to a gold medal.
Each country receives an allocation of media tickets for high-demand events such as the device gymnastics finals and those who are left without a ticket, try their luck in front of Gabi who usually smiles, spreads her arms to the sides and says: "Sorry, but I don't have any."
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Said Moulay (Photo: Reuters)
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The Israeli media delegation was given a number of tickets ahead of time and Sahbak got one for this evening, this evening. The competition starts at 19:45, so at 18:20 you already get in the taxi and tell the driver to drive to Aryaka Center, about half an hour away from the hotel. At the first traffic light push from the systems in the country, Said Moulay qualified for the final weighing up to 81 kg. The truth? There is no power left to see the Nippon Bodokan Judo Hall. Still, he is already half Israeli. If he wins gold, he will probably give the Israeli media a boost and get a headline. Maybe he will share our achievement with us. He will even give Israel credit and put even more pressure on the wounds in Iran.
Go now and explain to the older driver that you need to change direction and drive north of the city instead of south.
Recruit all the words we learned this week here and also try his bad English, until he understands.
Google shows that it is in the right direction.
Come on to judo.
"Wait here in the parking lot for an hour," I command when we arrive, and run to the hall to see Moulay.
Yael Arad in the stands not far away.
She stayed this morning from the so disappointing battle of Sagi Muki.
Moulay gives a good fight against the Japanese in the final, but does not bring the gold he so deserved after his past life journey.
A few words with him downstairs in the mix zone of the journalists, including a greeting to the people sitting in Zion and we are in the taxi again. Come on Bales is waiting.
One exercise and enough.
Simon Bales (Photo: Reuters)
At the entrance to Aryaka Gymnastics Center, phone from IDF waves. Olympic diary presented by Idan Kovler at noon, will not go up? Well, Simon Bailes will wait another minute. In the parking lot, push to cellphone. Again the systems in the country in the report and this time Bailes was injured. Enough, do not believe. Another push, Bales will retire. Which is Nahas. Finish a short interview at the GLC and pray that there is a mistake and that it is back. A quick entry through the security circles that include the obligation to drink some of the water bottle in the bag so that they will not think I am putting poison in the compound, otherwise they will throw it, and come to the stands.
The United States team is below me. there is. Where's Bales? The girls are just getting on the beam. Walla, in Bales. Oh, here she is in a white sweatshirt next to them. Maybe she's coming back? but no. Bales only encourages, embraces and supports her friends, which raises even more suspicion that the American Gymnastics Association's announcement of an injury is incorrect. A few minutes pass and another message from the Americans that this is not an injury. They have no God there. Half the world wants to see Bales. What happened to her and where did Ranan Baranowski bring an update from the bench?
Bales continues with the friendships from the beam to the ground. They are together with the Russians on the device. Head to Head. The British are behind in the rankings and so is the rest. It's the United States versus Russia that is not actually called Russia, but it is Russia. Bales can not help but praise the Russian competitors who do three tremendous exercises on the ground and win gold. The United States' safest medal at the Olympics went to Putin and is not represented here at all.
Do not know this color.
Simon Bales with the silver medal (Photo: Reuters)
At the medal ceremony a few minutes later, not many are left in the hall.
Most are going to take a seat in the Mix Zone to hear what Simon Bales has to say.
The others are already on their way to the other interview room.
The global media as a pharmacy.
Bales stands another moment on the podium with the three girlfriends and looks at the medal around her neck.
She does not know this color.
She was not there for the girlfriends to get the gold together, but they love her so much that it does not interest them at all.
Just smile and calm down.
At the press conference after that Bales already speaks and makes it clear that with all due respect to all of us, she has her own life, her own problems and her own affairs.
Even the most successful person in his field, sometimes wants to disconnect.
It happened to Bailes here in Tokyo and whoever was looking for another huge story at this Olympics that barely took place, got a bomb of a story.
In the end even Simon Bales is not a machine.
She also taught a lesson on the athlete's psyche.
Osaka speeches (Photo: Reuters)
It was a day of drama in Tokyo. The Israeli delegation moved aside for us and the stories went to the international level. Local Naomi Osaka broke the Japanese heart with her relegation from the tennis tournament. The girl, ranked 2nd in the world who was chosen to light the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony should have brought her and them gold, but she lost to the Czech and closed the story.
Osaka and especially Bales taught us another lesson today about the athlete's psyche and his ability to withstand pressure. All of Japan was on Osaka's shoulders and almost the whole world looked at Bales. She knows how to do the exercises automatically, but she also has limits. Once she saw that this evening was going professionally to tragedy, she preferred to step aside and wait for another day. Maybe for another period.
Everyone will now want to see if you can participate in the individual competition.
She sure will not have an easy night, but she will return because the world loves her and her friendships with her.
See it here tonight in the competition hall and after that in the locker room and she will still feel it in the Olympic Village for sure.
Simon Bales puts on the agenda today what many of the top athletes feel and are afraid to say, only she had the courage to decide in the middle of the most watched competition, that she is doing something for herself as well.
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