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Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Competition
Fox News ^ | 07.28.2021 | Edmund DeMarche

Posted on 07/28/2021 1:52:22 AM PDT by USA Conservative

Simone Biles, the superstar gymnast from the U.S., will not participate in the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Games and will instead focus on her mental well-being, USA Gymnastics said in a statement early Wednesday.

The decision comes a day after she pulled out of the team all-around competition.

Jade Carey, who finished ninth in qualifying, will take Biles’ place in the individual all-around competition.

"After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games," USA Gymnastics said in a statement posted on Twitter Wednesday night. "We wholeheartedly support Simone's decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many."

The statement said Biles will be evaluated daily to see if she can "participate in next week’s individual event finals."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blm; choke; communists; olympics; quitter; scared; simonbiles; simonebiles
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To: dfwgator

Gator, late in his career Phelps token at a party.

Not fair to the guy to suggest it was his thing.


161 posted on 07/28/2021 8:01:30 AM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: Bratch; SmokingJoe; Alberta's Child

Thanks for the info. I was withholding judgement, since I’m aware, from personal experience, that mental illness can be a long row to hoe — can I still use that word? — but this does give me a more jaded view of her.

There have been example of great athletes who have had a close relative or friend die, then the very next day, they pull their team to victory. I guess Ms. Biles will not be one of those.


162 posted on 07/28/2021 8:03:53 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: SmokingJoe

What a profile in courage! Quit before even starting. And she was hyped like no one else. She was on every magazine cover.

I used to look forward to the Olympics, now I don’t even know or care that it’s on.


163 posted on 07/28/2021 8:05:55 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: ltc8k6
The last time Oksana Chusovitina won any gold medal was in the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

She won a gold in the vault in the 2008 European Championships.

She won the gold in the 2003 World Championships for the vault.

I see that she's 46 years old, and I tip my hat to her. She's in better shape at her age than I was at any time in my life. She has been a great competitor. With that aside, her days of competing at a dominating level are gone.

164 posted on 07/28/2021 8:08:18 AM PDT by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: WhattheDickens?

I don’t believe many here understand her accomplishments, or understand how incredibly difficult what she does is. She is the best gymnast ever. If she found that she was having issues maintaining orientation during complex elements it is inherently dangerous to continue - regardless of the errors it could introduce and harm the team.

I just don’t believe I’m in a position to judge. I agree many here are being very harsh when they’ve no idea what they’re talking about.


165 posted on 07/28/2021 8:10:36 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: USA Conservative

Whatever the reason for her departure, Simone Biles will be known as the gymnast that quit her team at the Olympics.


166 posted on 07/28/2021 8:19:42 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: USA Conservative

Good at jumping and twisting, but does she have a champion’s heart.


167 posted on 07/28/2021 8:22:40 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: mom.mom
Simone Biles will be known as the gymnast that quit her team at the Olympics

Yep, when people cite Colin Kaepernick's NFL stats it's generally about how many times he kneeled and disrespected our servicemen or how many hours he sat the bench or how many teams didn't sign him.

168 posted on 07/28/2021 8:23:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: USA Conservative

(Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.”)

Yup a role model all right... of what not to do. The time for “taking care of herself” should have been days and weeks before the competition and I think I blame her less than I do the older coaches and advisors who should have had a clue and saw this coming and held her back from competition.

That said...I’ll go with what Patton said...”Americans hate a loser..”


169 posted on 07/28/2021 8:32:00 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (Having the Conch shell is no longer recognized by Dem "Flies" as giving one authority to speak.)
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To: Bon of Babble

..........”This is the equivalent of Tom Brady quitting his team during half-time and refusing to come out and play for the second half.”..........

That’s right....she could have even lessoned her program, but to quit a team mid-way is anything but ‘courageous’.....It’s pretty awful they’re claiming this about her now.


170 posted on 07/28/2021 8:32:15 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: AAABEST
In fact, I barely heard of her

You have a pretty strong opinion about her for someone who's "barely heard of her."

171 posted on 07/28/2021 8:41:07 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: fuzzylogic

I suppose if the withdrawal had happened prior to all the political and covid woke mess that has happened in the last several years then perhaps folks’ hearts might have been more open to the young lady’s plight.
Fair or not she gets lumped in with all the other kneelers and anti American whiners of which we’ve had to contend with.
That she might have withdrawn because she wasn’t performing well and didn’t want to hurt her team-mates anymore than she was doing doesn’t seem to be the message, even if intended, that is getting out there. It might have been better to say...”Look, I’m not performing well right now as my head isn’t in the right place and I’m dragging the team down, lets get an alternate in place so that my team has a better chance at a metal.” I think more people would have understood that scenario better than how she and her coaches decided to portray the situation in the media.


172 posted on 07/28/2021 8:57:06 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (Having the Conch shell is no longer recognized by Dem "Flies" as giving one authority to speak.)
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To: Conserv

lol


173 posted on 07/28/2021 9:02:27 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: mom.mom

So it appears that the ‘act of quitting’ is praised and respected now more than actually competing and losing in this country ...how embarrassing that Quitting is now a form of “bravery” and ‘courage’.....Biles is NOT Role Model material.

People need to stop normalizing quitting. Simone Biles quit. End of story.


174 posted on 07/28/2021 9:09:45 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: mdmathis6

The fact she said she’s not having fun anymore...and reference that she really wasn’t into representing the USA... says far more than anything her coaches throw out there.

I’ve made a point to watch her along the way...it was “FUN” to see her excel......and I was proud she represented our country. ...frankly she just destroyed that for ME. What a loser she’s become in quick time....the Olympic Stage is not the place to throw in the towel as was done.


175 posted on 07/28/2021 9:16:12 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: USA Conservative
Did she stop taking her Ritalin, or is the stress of the spotlight overpowering the effects on her ADHD?

-PJ

176 posted on 07/28/2021 9:27:34 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Tired of Taxes

I agree. People are confusing her with Osaka, which makes their arguments invalid. What has she said or done that is woke? Osaka, plenty; this gymnast, what?


177 posted on 07/28/2021 9:28:07 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Tired of Taxes

No, I don’t remember hearing about that TV commercial. I don’t watch TV, though

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Sadly, it’s even been on billboards. Pure media bile that Simone willfully made. I’m guessing she didn’t train like she should have and didn’t want to spoil her image so she quit.


178 posted on 07/28/2021 11:22:41 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: Ge0ffrey

What has she said or done that is woke? Osaka, plenty; this gymnast, what?

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I’m guessing you missed the ads that Biles made with the trans guy that made reference to him performing oral sex on her.


179 posted on 07/28/2021 11:25:05 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: dfwgator

No, but she looked no worse than any other gymnast as she practiced.


180 posted on 07/28/2021 11:36:55 AM PDT by ltc8k6 ( .)
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