NY Times · Aug 2, 2021
What to Watch in the Balance Beam Final
Simone Biles will compete on Tuesday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesThe women’s gymnastics events in Tokyo will wrap up on Tuesday with the balance beam final, and Simone Biles will be competing for the first time since withdrawing from the team final a week ago.
It is the last shot at an individual medal for Biles, who qualified for every final but pulled out of the all-around, vault, uneven bars and floor exercise because of a mental block that prevented her from competing safely.