WATCH: Simone Biles made a return to competition, capping a tumultuous Tokyo2020 Olympic Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam
The final gold of the women's artistic gymnastics programme would go to China's Guan Chenchen with a score of 14.633 and the silver to her compatriot Tang Xijing but it was Biles who grabbed the spotlight for her courageous comeback.
"I have to process this Olympics before I think about Paris," said Biles, who owns a combined 32 Olympic and world championship medals. Biles explained later she was dealing with the "twisties" -- a type of mental block where gymnasts get disoriented during their gravity-defying sequences. After a hug from her coach and a quick intake of breath, it was back to work as Biles stepped up to the beam with a look of determination.
What she did pull off was a double-piked somersault dismount -- and when she landed that safely, roars could be heard around the arena, in Tokyo and probably the rest of the world.
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