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Simone Biles surprised the gymnastics world when she
________(退出(比赛))
Tuesday’s women’s gymnastics________(团体全能决赛)
at the Tokyo Olympics, seeking to protect her mental health. -
Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a
________(行为榜样)
for so many.” -
I just felt like it would be a little bit better to
________(退居二线/作为候补队员)
,________(集中注意力)
and I knew that the girls would do an absolutely great job and I didn’t want to risk the team a medal. -
The Russian team won the gold medal after she
________(退出)
, and her US teammates took the silver. -
Though she’ll miss Thursday’s event, Biles is still qualified to participate in next week’s
________(跳马)
,________(高低杠)
,________(自由体操)
and________(平衡木)
finals. -
Olympic gymnastics comprises four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Following her
________(资格赛)
, Biles________(原定)
compete in all four. -
In Rio’s 2016 Olympics she won four golds – in vault, floor, individual all-around and team all-around – and performed with such distinction that she was chosen as the US
________(旗手)
at the closing ceremonies. -
NBC’s TV channel will air edited versions of the Games during
________(黄金时间)
, but you can watch the events live on Peacock or on NBCOlympics.com. -
Her
accolades
go beyond medals, and include being named ESPN’s Most Dominant Athlete of the Year (2018), ESPN’s Woman of the Year (2016) and AP’s Female Athlete of the Year (2019).
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