Why Simone Biles Withdrew From the Gymnastics Team Event | TIME
After one rotation, defending Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles pulled out of the women’s gymnastics team event final. A statement from USAG said the reason was a “medical issue” and did not elaborate. At a press conference following the event, however, Biles confirmed there was no injury and that she felt her poor vault would jeopardize the team’s chances for gold. Read more about Simone Biles: https://time.com/6084331/simone-biles-not-competing-team-event-final/ Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► http://ti.me/subscribe-time Subscribe to TIME: https://ti.me/3i2ZPDc Get the day's top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: http://ti.me/the-brief Follow us: Twitter: https://ti.me/3wYdqjC Facebook: https://ti.me/3wYdqQE Instagram: https://ti.me/371PMYM
