Simone Biles is out from the women’s Olympic gymnastics final and fans were gutted
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Reporters and viewers wondered if there was something wrong with Simone Biles when she didn’t complete her Amanar on the vault as part of the gymnastics team final in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Not long after that, Biles left with a trainer, returned and was declared out of the rest of the final. USA TODAY Sports’ Rachel Axon reported Biles was “visbly upset” while speaking with her coaches and a Team USA doctor.
No reason was given but we’ll see what happens for the rest of the Games.
Fans everywhere sent their prayers and hopes that she was OK. Here’s a roundup of tweets:
Per USA Gymnastics text to @usatodaysports, Simone is out for the rest of the night.
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