‘I’ll treasure this one a lot more’: Biles ‘proud’ of her bronze in return to Olympics action

<p>Simone Biles has won bronze in the women’s balance beam final in her eagerly awaited return to action at the Tokyo Olympics.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/simone-biles-9566" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biles</a></strong> made her dramatic return to the Games after she <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/tokyo-olympics-simone-biles-withdraws-from-another-two-gymnastics-finals-12368555" target="_blank" rel="noopener">withdrew early in the women’s final last week</a></strong>, citing a desire to protect her mental health.</p> <p>The 24-year-old had arrived at the <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/tokyo-olympics-2021-9094" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tokyo Olympics</a> </strong>with the expectation of equalling or even surpassing her historic quadruple gold medal haul in Rio in 2016.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/08/768x432/skynews-olympics-tokyo-simone-biles_5466801.jpg?20210803110332" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/08/384x216/skynews-olympics-tokyo-simone-biles_5466801.jpg?20210803110332 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/08/768x432/skynews-olympics-tokyo-simone-biles_5466801.jpg?20210803110332 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/08/1600x900/skynews-olympics-tokyo-simone-biles_5466801.jpg?20210803110332 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/08/2048x1152/skynews-olympics-tokyo-simone-biles_5466801.jpg?20210803110332 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Simone Biles won bronze on the beam. Pic: AP"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Simone Biles is considered by many the greatest gymnast of all time. Pic: AP</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Afflicted by a phenomenon known as the “twisties” – essentially a temporary struggle with spatial awareness – she pulled out of the first three of the four individual finals for which she had qualified.</p> <p>However, she was named as the third of eight starters at the beam final, for which she qualified in seventh place last Sunday.</p> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region " data-interscroller="true" data-format="floated-mpu" data-role="sticky-region" data-component-name="sdc-site-layout"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__target"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__mask"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__content"> <div class="sdc-site-au-wrapper "> <div class="sdc-site-au site-component-vertical-margin" data-ad-format="mpu-1" data-type="" aria-hidden="true"> <p> <span class="sdc-site-au__label-text" data-label-text="Advertisement">Advertisement</span> </p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>Biles, considered by many the greatest gymnast ever, scored 14.000 on the balance beam to finish third behind Chinese teenagers Chenchen Yuan and Tang Xijing.</p> <p>She looked relaxed, waving to the crowd – made up of fellow athletes and team officials – as she prepared to return to the Olympic podium.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories"> <div class="sdc-article-related-stories__content"> <h3 class="sdc-article-related-stories__title">More from World</h3> </p></div> </div> <p>Even as beam is regarded as her greatest strength, Biles has won three world titles on the apparatus, including in Stuttgart in 2019, and won a bronze medal in Rio 2016.</p> <p>Biles has been praised for her bravery in confronting her challenges with mental health.</p> <p>She has said that, while she had only suffered from the twisties on floor and vault before, Tokyo was the first time they have affected other events.</p> <p>She said: “They’re not fun to deal with. It’s honestly petrifying trying to do a skill… not having your mind and body in sync.”</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news/2021/08/03/ill-treasure-this-one-a-lot-more-biles-proud-of-her-bronze-in-return-to-olympics-action/">‘I’ll treasure this one a lot more’: Biles ‘proud’ of her bronze in return to Olympics action</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news">Patabook News </a>.</p>

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