Paris. Simone Biles will lead a U.S. gymnastics staff desirous to reclaim its staff title in Paris and put reminiscences of a tumultuous Tokyo Olympics behind it, her coach Chellsie Memmel informed reporters Tuesday.
Biles withdrew from a number of occasions three years in the past in Tokyo because of psychological well being issues and the favorite US staff needed to accept silver behind Russia.
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Since coming back from a two-year break from the game, the 27-year-old is as soon as once more dominating competitors and is in good bodily and psychological form forward of her third Video games.
“Simone is doing very effectively,” Memmel mentioned. “Since Katy (Texas), she has been coaching solidly and appears to be in nice form. She is a superb chief for this staff and collectively they’re wanting ahead to the competitors. It is a redemption tour of types.”
4 of the 5 gymnasts from the final Video games – Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisha Lee and Biles – are again and might be joined by 16-year-old Hezly Rivera, who’s competing in her first Olympics.
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Though Biles is the clear chief, Memmel mentioned the teaching workers has been cautious to not put too many expectations on the shoulders of the four-time Olympic champion.
“We do not inform her that she holds us all collectively and that we rely on you and also you alone,” Memmel mentioned. “If she does not really feel it is handy for her to do all 4 checks that day, is that an possibility for her? Completely.”
The staff was chosen after a grueling trial that noticed accidents to Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones and Kayla DiCello. Based on Memmel, the painful expertise helped convey the athletes nearer collectively: “I would like them to get by way of it and be comfortable, wholesome and happy with what they’ve achieved, it doesn’t matter what the end result.”
(Edited in Spanish by Hector Espinoza)
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