Simone Biles Withdraws From Particular person All-Round Ultimate

Biles then left the competitors flooring, returning to the sidelines for the remainder of the competitors to help her teammates, who went on to win the silver medal.

She later informed reporters that she did not really feel proper within the buildup, and had backed out as a result of she “did not need to danger the staff a medal for my screwups as a result of they’ve labored means too arduous for that.”

“I used to be simply, like, shaking, might barely nap,” Biles added. “I simply by no means felt like this going into a contest earlier than.”

The day earlier than the staff ultimate, Biles had told her followers on Instagram that she felt the “weight of the world” on her shoulders.

Biles “will proceed to be evaluated every day,” USA Gymnastics stated, to see whether or not she will be able to compete in particular person occasions subsequent week.