SIMONE BILES SHINES AGAIN IN TOKYO | #SIMONEBILES | #TOKYO2020
The biggest shock of the Olympic Games remains Simone Biles leaving the team competition. This morning we learned that she will also not be taking part in the all-around all-around which will take place in Tokyo on Thursday.
The question marks surrounding the unfolding of its Olympic history are enormous. Will she be able to participate in one of the four individual events to come? The women's jump and uneven bars are on Sunday. The floor exercise for women is on Monday. And the women's beam is Tuesday. These are four medals still at stake.
Of course, at this point, the medal stand is not the priority of Biles supporters. They want her to be okay ... and to do what's best for her. Even if she doesn't win another medal, she will NOT lose her title as the greatest gymnast of all time.
While Biles is not competing on Thursday, her gym - the World Champions Center in the spring - will host a lookout night to cheer on her teammates Suni Lee and Jade Carey. Carey filled the spot in the All-Around left open by Biles. We can see her attempting a skill ranked most difficult in the Code of Points for Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics. According to NBC Olympics, "Carey's name could be attached to the arranged triple-double, a tumbling skill that is performed on the floor and requires the gymnast to turn around twice and twist three times while maintaining a completely straight body. . "
Once again, that is what is expected in Tokyo on Thursday. Today was the final of the men's all-around competition that you will see arriving on KPRC 2 in prime time. If you want to know what happened right away, CLICK HERE, and if you want to watch American Sam Mikulak's performance in the Vault, here's where to watch it right now.
The American team's swimming has been one of the biggest achievements of these Games - with American swimmers winning more than half of the medals the United States has won in Tokyo so far.
Live tonight you will see Caeleb Dressel pick up her second Tokyo Gold in the 100 Free. After a gold medal in the 1,500 freestyle, Katie Ledecky will lead the women's 4x200 relay alongside quadruple gold medalist Allison Schmitt. Of course, they will have to face Arirne Titmus and his team again ... these Australians have proven that they have super swimming speed.
Also on the swim program tonight are the women's 200m butterfly led by Regan Smith and the men's 800m freestyle and 200m breaststroke. Also be sure to look for Rio Olympics silver medalists Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco competing for a medal in the men's synchronized springboard final.
The Olympics are fun to watch ... they are even more fun to cover. KPRC 2's Keith Garvin, Christine Noël and Rose-Ann Aragon covered the Games and are posting numerous photos and videos on social media. Be sure to give them a follow up to follow our Texan team in Tokyo!