These photos show gymnastics superstar Simone Biles throughout her years in the spotlight No description found
Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves.
It all came to a stunning halt in the women’s gymnastics final on Tuesday night. A wonky vault to start the competition left her huddling with the U.S. team doctor before heading backstage for a few moments. When she re-emerged, she hugged her teammates, took off her bar grips and put on a sweatsuit while dealing with what USA Gymnastics described as a “medical issue.”
We thought we’d take a look at her illustrious career, all captured in photos by Getty Images. Biles has been at the top of her game ever since bursting onto the gymnastics scene, and it was fun to dig through the archives and find the following pictures.
With information and story copy from The Associated Press.
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