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PARIS — Gymnast Simone Biles appeared to injure her leg during warm-ups on the opening day of Olympic competition. Everyone was concerned about this injury. Nonetheless, she completed her routines and won first place! That is impressive!
After the competition, Biles’ coach, Cecile Landi, stated that the injury was minor. “She felt something in her calf,” Landi explained.
Even with that injury, Biles scored high marks. She even got a competition-high score of 15.8 on the vault! With strong performances from her teammates, they secured a spot for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team in the team all-around final set for Tuesday. The U.S. is expected to win gold! Plus, the individual all-around final is coming up on Thursday Looking for the Best Results .
Right now, there are no worries about Biles’s ability to compete in those events, according to Landi for which they are Very Confident.
Biles injured her leg while warming up for the floor exercise, her second event of the night.. She landed a tricky pass but then walked off the mat carefully. After consulting with her coaches, she disappeared for a bit and returned with her ankle and lower calf wrapped in thick athletic tape.
Despite that setback, Biles went ahead and completed all her remaining routines, scoring high once again at 15.8 on vault. “Never in her mind” did she think about stopping, Landi noted.
Everyone has sky-high hopes for Biles & the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at these Olympic Games in Paris!
At just 27 years old, Biles has been dazzling us with her performances since making a comeback last year after taking two years off from competition. She’s seen as the one to beat for at least three individual gold medals & a team all-around gold for the U.S.
Of course, an injury could change those dreams a bit. “First and foremost, I just want to make sure she’s physically okay, and then we’re just going to go from there,” said women’s team technical lead Chellsie Memmel. “What she was able to do, while looking like she had some soreness or something in her lower leg, is remarkable!”
