Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam

 

August 4, 2021



TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles isn't going home with a fistful of gold medals. A mental block — one brought on by exhaustion or stress or something the American gymnastics star still can't quite grasp — that forced her to pull out of four Olympic finals saw to that.

Yet standing on the podium Tuesday, a bronze medal hanging around her neck and tears in her eyes, the 24-year-old Biles may have claimed something far more valuable: a piece of herself back.

From the "twisties" that have haunted her for a week. From the endless speculation about her state of mind. From the hype machine — one,...



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