Simone Biles aunt unexpectedly passed away while she was at the Olympic Games.
The 24-year-old gymnast withdrew from four individual finals for mental health reasons but returned to competition on Tuesday (03.08.21) and after winning bronze in the balance beam event, she told reporters she d been hit by a personal tragedy on her father s side.
And her coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi said: That was another one, I was like, Oh my God. This week needs to be over. I asked her what do you need. And she said, I just need some time. I said, You call me, text me if you need anything I ll be here. Whatever that is.
Simone Biles Aunt Unexpectedly Dead Days Before She Returns to Tokyo Olympics
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Despite the family tragedy, the 24-year-old artistic gymnast reportedly chooses to stay in Tokyo to compete in the balance beam final and will deal with her grief once she gets home. Aug 4, 2021
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Simone Biles clearly had a rough week during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Just two days before she made a return to compete in the balance beam final, it was reported that the artistic gymnast s aunt on her father s side unexpectedly passed.
Revealing the sad news was Simone s coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi. I was like, Oh my God. This week needs to be over, Cecile told reporters on Tuesday, August 3. I asked her what do you need. And she said, I just need some time.
By Jess Cohen | E! Online •
Published August 3, 2021 •
Updated on August 3, 2021 at 10:35 pm
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Simone Biles was privately mourning the loss of a loved one amid her time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The gymnast, who withdrew from several Olympic events to focus on her mental health, returned to the competition on August 3, winning a bronze medal in the balance beam final. After her third-place finish, Biles told reporters that her aunt her father s sister unexpectedly passed, according to People.
Biles coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi also confirmed the heartbreaking news. That was another one, I was like, Oh my God. This week needs to be over, Landi said, via People. I asked her, What do you need? And she said, I just need some time. I said, You call me, text me if you need anything. I ll be here. Whatever that is. She called her parents. She said, There s nothing I can do from over here, so I m just going to finish my week and
Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, told reporters on Tuesday, as reported by
US Magazine. “I asked [Simone] what do you need. And she said, ‘I just need some time.’ I said, ‘You call me, text me if you need anything I’ll be here. Whatever that is.’
She called her parents. She said, ‘There’s nothing I can do from over here. So I’m just going to finish my week and when I get home we’ll deal with it.’”
As
theGRIO reported earlier, Biles won bronze during the balance beam final on Tuesday, a week after she took herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health.
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