Dominique Dawes on Simone Biles
Former USA Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from some competitions in Tokyo.
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Former USA Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from some competitions in Tokyo.
Simone Biles is focusing on her mental health after withdrawing from another competition at the Tokyo Olympics. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joins CBSN AM with more on the Olympian's decision.
Simone Biles has brought mental health to the forefront of the Tokyo Olympics by withdrawing from several events. Jamie Yuccas has more on the response to the gymnastics superstar's decision.
Biles is not the only athlete to recently pull out of a competition for mental health reasons — and receive support for doing so.
On Thursday, Jade Carey will compete for gold — as a replacement for Simone Biles, who withdrew to focus on her mental health.
The iconic Olympic swimmer says he can relate to the superstar gymnast's ordeal and hopes her openness about it helps destigmatize mental health issues.
The gymnastics superstar withdrew to focus on her mental well-being, USA Gymnastics said.
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Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles shocked fans when she abruptly pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics team finals. Jamie Yuccas has the details.
The team ended up earning a silver medal, ending their bid for a third straight Olympic title.
Superstar gymnast Simone Biles is out of the team finals at the Tokyo Olympics. A statement from USA Gymnastics said, "Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions." At this point, Biles could still compete in the individual event competitions.
"I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn't affect me but damn sometimes it's hard," Biles said after making several errors during qualifiers.
"You have all brought me to tears," Skinner said in a tweet. "Thanks for being my biggest cheerleaders!"
But reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles topped the all-around and teammate Sunisa Lee came in second.
The reigning world and Olympic champion secured one of two automatic spots on the team at the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic trials over the weekend, finishing with a score of 118.098.
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Gold-medalist American gymnast Simone Biles tells Sharyn Alfonsi what she's optimistic about, what lesson she learned watching sports documentaries, and how many moves in gymnastics are named after her.
Gold-medalist American gymnast Simone Biles tells Sharyn Alfonsi what she’s optimistic about, what lesson she learned watching sports documentaries, and how many moves in gymnastics are named after her.
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Gold-medalist American gymnast Simone Biles tells Sharyn Alfonsi what she's optimistic about, what lesson she learned watching sports documentaries, and how many moves in gymnastics are named after her.
Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with the gold medal-winning gymnast about the year-long delay before her final Olympic Games, USA Gymnastics' response to Larry Nassar and why she thinks the training she went through in previous years wasn't right.