Simone Biles takes bronze in balance beam competition

Published August 3, 2021 12:36pm ET



Simone Biles won the bronze medal in the balance beam competition on Tuesday, scoring another medal for Team USA after stepping aside from several Tokyo Olympics competitions for mental health-related reasons.

Biles, 24, received a score of 14.000 after she moved with barely any wobbles on the beam, falling just behind Guan Chenchen’s gold-winning score of 14.633 and Tang Xijing’s 14.233, both of China.

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