simone biles returning for a dramatic comeback. james longman in tokyo. reporter: tonight, the return of a champion. simone biles catapulting herself among the ranks of olympic greats. she performed a near flawless routine. taking home the bronze her seventh medal. she s now tied with 90s phenom shannon miller as the most decorated american olympic gymnast. i honestly wasn t even expecting to medal on beam. i just was trying to go out there and hit a good beam set and compete one more time at this olympic games. reporter: in a week of twists and turns, bichls withdrew from the team final, stepping away if her mental health. it looked like the lights had dimmed for america s star gymnast. revealing on instagram revealing something called the twisties. the only reason i could do beam was because there was no twisting, so thank god for that. reporter: and today, biles saying that this bronze means more than all of her golds a recognition of her resilience. whit, i was in