'I was proud of myself just to go out there after what I've been through,' the American gymnast said.
The final gold of the women’s artistic gymnastics program would go to China’s Guan Chenchen with a score of 14.633 and the silver to her compatriot Tang Xijing but it was Biles who grabbed the spotlight for her courageous comeback.
“I have to process this Olympics before I think about Paris,” said Biles, who owns a combined 32 Olympic and world championship medals. Biles explained later she was dealing with the “twisties” — a type of mental block where gymnasts get disoriented during their gravity-defying sequences. After a hug from her coach and a quick intake of breath, it was back to work as Biles stepped up to the beam with a look of determination.
What she did pull off was a double-piked somersault dismount— and when she landed that safely, roars could be heard around the arena, in Tokyo and probably the rest of the world.
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