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In Tuesday's final, Biles will compete on all
four apparatus alongside teammate Jordan Chiles, who also
produced a strong showing on all four apparatus. Sunisa Lee, who
won the all around title in Tokyo, will appear on uneven bars,
balance beam and floor exercise, and Jade Carey will perform
only on vault.
Carey, the reigning Olympic floor champion, would normally be in
on the apparatus instead of Lee but the 24-year-old struggled in
her qualifying performance as she was feeling ill.
The 27-year-old Biles is competing in her third Olympics after
she abruptly pulled out from the team final at the Tokyo Games
as she was suffering from the "twisties", a condition involving
temporary loss of spatial awareness experienced by gymnasts
while performing high-difficulty elements.
Biles also withdrew from the all-around and a number of
apparatus finals in Tokyo, raising questions about whether she
would ever set foot in an Olympic arena again.
With her health in the spotlight, Biles caused jitters among her
vast fan base on Sunday when she briefly left the competition
area after performing on her first apparatus, the balance beam,
having re-aggravated a left calf injury.
She later returned to complete -- and dominate -- the remainder
of her events, much to the relief of her fans and celebrities
who had descended on Bercy Arena in Paris to get a glimpse of
her Olympic return.
Biles' mother said her daughter had assured her she was doing
well following Sunday's qualification and had returned to
practice.
The women's team final, which begins at 1615 GMT, features eight
countries: the United States, Italy, China, Brazil, Japan,
Canada, Britain and Romania.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Karen Braun, Chang-Ran
Kim and Rory Carroll; Editing by Pritha Sarkar) [© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
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