Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying

The Gazette

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As Simone Biles offered herself a few final quiet words of encouragement by the balance beam before she returned to compete in front of the world once again, the entire spectacle could have been so overwhelming.
Guardian
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The 27-year-old American and the five-woman U.S. gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris Games on Sunday.
CTV News
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Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, is back for her third Games after withdrawing from most of her events at the Tokyo Games in 2021 with mental health issues.
CNA
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Three years on since suffering the ‘twisties’ that forced her to withdraw from multiple finals at the Tokyo Games, the four-time Olympic champion produced a peerless performance in the women’s all-round qualifying and delighted a packed-out arena with her new signature ‘Biles II’ move – a triple-twisting double somersault – on the vault.
The Telegraph

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