Simone Biles returned to Olympic competition this morning and won bronze on the balance beam:
Beaming Biles 🤩@TeamUSA's @Simone_Biles RETURNS to competition and wins bronze on balance beam at the #TokyoOlympics! pic.twitter.com/CYZiTC8zcW
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2021
Watch:
https://twitter.com/TheEliteMedia_/status/1422490932138610700
And she does seem genuinely happy with the result:
All smiles for Biles! 😄
What a showcase of perseverance and strength, closing this Olympics campaign with a bronze medal! 🙌 #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Esivi6RRJa
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 3, 2021
She said after the match, “It definitely feels more special, this bronze, than the balance beam bronze at Rio. I’ll cherish it for a long time”:
Simone Biles: “It’s been a very long week, a very long 5 years. I didn’t expect to medal today, I just wanted to go out and do it for me & that’s what I did.”
“It definitely feels more special, this bronze, than the balance beam bronze at Rio. I’ll cherish it for a long time.” pic.twitter.com/iEAqA7cEu5— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) August 3, 2021