She was an active girl at a young age and tried several sports. In other events - silver in team event at 2019 Junior WCh, 6th in vault, 13th in uneven bars and 14th in floor exercise. ‘I now can swing better and do some transitions I had problems with before.’ 8 Guan Chenchen (CHN)įirst-time Olympian. She grew more than eight centimetres following the 2016 Olympics. Bronze in floor, team and individual all-around at 2019 PanAm Games. In other events - DNS in uneven bars at 2020 OG, DNF in individual all-around. ‘Create a dream and it will create you.’ 7 Flávia Saraiva (BRA) Gold in uneven bars and team at 2019 Junior WCh. Silver in uneven bars at 2021 European Ch. In other events - gold in team event at 2020 OG, 4th in individual all-around, 9th in uneven bars, 10th in floor. Finished 16th at 2018 Junior European Ch. ‘It was hard to perish for so long but now I am fine.’ 6 Vladislava Urazova (ROC)įinished 11th at 2021 European Ch. She returned to competitive action in late 2020 after tearing her achilles tendon in 2017. Bronze in individual all-around at 2015 WCh, silver in 2014. In other events - bronze in team event at 2012 OG. 5 Larisa Iordache (ROU)įinished 6th at 2012 OG. She took up gymnastics seriously in grade two of primary school at Mizutori Gym in Japan. In other events - DNS in uneven bars and floor exercise at 2020 OG, DNF in individual all-around. In 2019/2020 WCup season, won at Baku, Melbourne and Turnier der Meister. In August 2019, she won the uneven bars at the national championships and dedicated the win to her father John, who had recently became paralysed from the chest down after falling off a ladder. Gold in team at 2019 WCh, silver in floor, bronze in uneven bars. In other events - gold in individual all-around at 2020 OG, silver in team event, bronze in uneven bars. 4 Sunisa Lee (USA)įinished 12th at 2019 WCh. Holds record for most medals and most gold medals won by an artistic gymnast of either gender at WCh. Gold in floor, vault, team, all-around at 2019 WCh. Gold in floor, vault, team, all-around at 2016 OG. In other events - silver in team at 2020 OG, 9th in vault, floor, 11th in uneven bars, 25th in all-around. Her older brother began to train in gymnastics and she was scouted by a coach when she went to a session with her brother. ![]() Silver in individual all-around at 2019 WCh, 4th in team, 11th in uneven bars. In other events - 7th in individual all-around and team at 2020 OG, 13th in uneven bars, 20th in floor. ![]() ‘I always say age is just a number.’ 2 Tang Xijing (CHN)įinished 83rd at 2019 WCh. In other events - 12th in vault at 2020 OG, 54th in uneven bars, 30th in individual all-around and 10th in team. Gold at 2015 PanAm Games, silver in 2019. Here’s the final start list: 1 Ellie Black (CAN)įinished 44th at 2016 OG, 26th in 2012. First reserve Urara Ashikawa of Japan will take her place. Larisa Iordache, the Romanian star who qualified fourth but who’s been dealing with an ankle injury, withdrew from the final. The top eight (with a limit of two per country) have advanced to today’s final. Ninety-one women from 53 nations competed on the balance beam in last week’s qualifying. So almost every day I’ve gotten to talk to them, which has been really nice and reassuring.” Usually at night I’ll FaceTime them or in the morning. But given the time change, they’re 14 hours behind. “They just wanted to say hi and stuff like that. “They had a little watch party at the house, so it was my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister-in-law, my godparents,” she says. But I was excited to be in the stands and cheering for all of Team USA.”Īsked who she was FaceTiming on the arena floor after today’s beam final, Biles says it was her family back in Texas. I just was trying to go out there and hit a good beam set and compete one more time at this Olympic games because I qualified for all five finals, but then I pulled out. She continues: “I honestly wasn’t even expecting to medal on beam. At the end of the day, we’re not just entertainment, we’re humans and there are things going on behind the scenes that we’re also trying to juggle with as well on top of sports.” “But we’re all a little bit older now and we can kind of speak for ourselves. ![]() “I think it should be talked about a lot more, especially with athletes, because I know some of us are going through the same things and we’re always told to push through it,” she says. But she is grateful to have had the opportunity to bring the topic of mental health to the fore. 12.19 BST Biles: 'We're not just entertainment'īiles says it “sucked” to pull out of four of the five event finals she qualified for.
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