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(TOKYO) Gymnasts have been showering support for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team after winning the silver medal in Tokyo and particularly for Simone Biles and her decision to withdraw from the competition.
Biles competed on the opening rotation of vault Tuesday in the team competition but decided not to compete on any further apparatus.
She had been under an immense amount of pressure going into these Olympic Games, saying earlier this week she felt “the weight of the world on my shoulders at times.”
“No injuries, thankfully, and that’s why I took a step back because I didn’t want to do something silly out there and get injured,” Biles said in a press conference following the team competition. “So I thought it was best if these girls took over and did the rest of the job, which they absolutely did.”
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Se trata de un movimiento que la reina de la gimnasia mundial ensayó durante semanas y que nunca se había ejecutado en una competición femenina oficial.
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