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Celerity

(53,994 posts)
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 06:46 AM Jul 2021

Breaking Olympic gymnastics spoiler

Simone Biles Out of Team Final for U.S.

Simone Biles faltered badly on her vault, putting the Americans behind against Russia. Then she left the floor briefly before pulling out of the team final.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/27/sports/gymnastics-olympics-results

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Breaking Olympic gymnastics spoiler (Original Post) Celerity Jul 2021 OP
Just saw this pop up. Ugh. underpants Jul 2021 #1
This is very sad. She left the floor with medical staff, and it looks like a medical issue JohnSJ Jul 2021 #2
Watching the Today Show they painted it as pressure related underpants Jul 2021 #5
So sad. FalloutShelter Jul 2021 #3
This is a sad day for her Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #4
 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
2. This is very sad. She left the floor with medical staff, and it looks like a medical issue
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 07:11 AM
Jul 2021

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underpants

(195,550 posts)
5. Watching the Today Show they painted it as pressure related
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:41 AM
Jul 2021

Rainy day at the beach. Watching with my mother in law. The Today Show had almost a whole 30 minutes speaking on the pressure to perform so maybe they have insight from being on location or maybe not. That was clearly the impression they gave.

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