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Simone Biles Explains Team Final Exit; Will 'See About' Thursday's All-Around Event

American gymnast Simone Biles said Tuesday that she's "going to see" if she can compete in Thursday's individual all-around competition at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after pulling out of Tuesday's team event.

Biles told the BBC's John Watson (h/t BBC's Natalie Pirks) she would be in attendance Thursday, but she later told reporters her participation in the event wasn't guaranteed.

Biles told Watson she left the team event because she is "dealing with some things internally that will get fixed in the next few days."

According to CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, Biles said she is not injured and suffered only a "little injury to my pride.