I agree with what you are saying, but the alternate wasn't in Japan that night. See link below. She had been in Japan, but had to leave the country. Crazy covid rule. If they had dropped Biles a few days earlier, yes. But subbing in the alternate that night after warm-ups wasn't an option.
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I agree with what you are saying, but the alternate wasn't in Japan that night. See link below. She had been in Japan, but had to leave the country. Crazy covid rule. If they had dropped Biles a few days earlier, yes. But subbing in the alternate that night after warm-ups wasn't an option.
We will disagree on that. I think what is most plausible is what we witnessed on camera.
Of course they will talk about it but it doesn't need to be all day everyday. There are others out there (in all sports) still competing for their country that should get most of the focus now. If she can't/won't compete then move on from her and worry about the ones that can.
But we don’t know that they didn’t have a team meeting prior to what we saw on camera. I would bet they did have a team meeting. Now they may not have discussed Biles but it certainly isn’t crazy to think they did discuss it. I would bet they all discussed how they were feeling leading up to the competition. Teams in competitions like this meet frequently.
“Due to safety precautions, the Olympic artistic gymnastics teams were allowed to name up to five team alternates, otherwise referred to as "replacement athletes." Five were announced for the men: Cameron Bock, Allan Bower, Brandon Briones, Alex Diab, and Akash Modi. Four were announced for the women: Kayla DiCello, Kara Eaker, Emma Malabuyo, and Leanne Wong.”
I simply don’t find your conjecture as plausible as what was shown on camera. It’s plausible, but to me not “as plausible.”
I know exactly what she is going through with the yips thing. My daughter fell on her head while tumbling and it shook her up. It took her a while to get back to where she was but she didn't quit or make everything about her. She just took the stunt out for competitions until she got her confidence back to do it. We will see how mentally strong Biles is if she gets back out there.
In other news, our swimmers have been kicking *** for the most part. The best part of the games so far to me was the girl from Alaska winning the gold. I enjoyed seeing the woman from Lexington doing the sword fighting too.
I agree completely. The video of what looked like her entire hometown watching was awesome. Her winning will be what I remember the most.
She will blow up the morning show tour and talk how bad everything has been and the lefty’s will demand justice in some form 
Why are you making it political?She will blow up the morning show tour and talk how bad everything has been and the lefty’s will demand justice in some form
- I think Biles made the right choice. If she can't land the vault because she's going to hurt herself, she doesn't need to be out there.
- It's not a mental health issue like depression or anxiety, it's like a mental block similar to Chuck Knobloch or that dude who played for the Cardinals
- It's damaging to her legacy as the GOAT. GOATS perform.
- People who are calling her a hero for this are LOSERS; this is a let down
- Kerri Strug is a hero
- Results matter - especially in the Olympics
- All of the above is irrefutable
Because only limp dicked lefties are celebrating her failure. Like legit celebrating her failure - as in thinking her failure is more impressive than winning.
Would it then be fair to call out jackasses like Charlie Kirk for calling her a selfish sociopath? Want to call out random "lefties", then call out the "righty" bro's who want their side to be angry at Biles as if she owes us something.
Because he’s not smart enough to stay on topic
What about Clay Travis essentially calling her a traitor
these idiots can only focus on one thing at a time and for whatever reason they spend most of that time trying to wrap their brains around……politics.
Do you know what Twitter is? Or do I need to explain that to you as well?Tweet Matt another letter and express your outrage
Call Matt tomorrow and explain it to him and how this has everything to do with oppression
Absolutely - I think even Clay Travis is a dick for calling her a quitter too. Charlie Kirk is real bad. She quit because she legitimately knew she couldn't do the routine. She admitted her potential failure. She's not selfish. She's got the yips (or the twisties) as they call it. But again - the all-timers don't get the yips!
Do I need to explain what a phone is to you as well?Call Matt tomorrow and explain it to him and how this has everything to do with oppression
Do I need to help you spell Matt? Or “to” for that matter. I know auto correct had to help you on that one too. Possibly voice to text command.Explain that to Matt as well
A leader would say I'm not doing interviews about me not being out there to perform when my teammates are. They are the ones that should be getting the attention for their efforts and not me. You can talk about me at a later time when it won't take the focus off of the other athletes out there.
A leader would say that? Really? What leader would decide they can’t talk about their own issues. I’ve yet to meet a leader that felt that they were the only ones in the room who couldn’t speak.
She says that and you will say she needs to face the music and tell us why she withdrew. It’s also amazing how many of you suddenly care about womens gymnastics. Bring a show you all hate women so much
First it’s not a failure. Second I think it’s called supporting someone who made the toughest decision of her young life.
Wayne is just worried about liberal dicks first and foremost. Then he will take care of the the Simone Biles issue. A true American patriot.
Lol... dude, if you're the favorite, the most talented, the best... and you can't compete because you have the yips, news flash, you failed. She's not a failure, but she failed in this instance. And I said I respect her decision. She made the right call.
Hell, Chris Paul failed in the NBA finals. But he's still a great basketball player.
Phelps talked about how difficult the spotlight was, and the immense pressure. And yet, he has 23 gold medals.
This isn't JUST pure talent. The true GOATS deliver at all costs. You want to be the best, you need to have the physical side AND the mental side.
Amen - it's the F'ING OLYMPICS. This isn't little Sally competing on the balance beam for Louisville Gymnastics's JV team.
How can you miss the point this bad?
- Simone Bilas = Great Olympics Champion and perhaps, at her peak, the best gymnast ever
- Simone Bilas has an admitted mental block that's causing her to drop out Olympics events
- Simone Bilas probably made the right call, as she may not have been able to even land any sort of vault
- Had Jordan been at the line with a second to go in a championship game and said, "I can't do this I have the yips and there is no way I'm making this shot", would that make you think less or more of him as a player?
- Simone Bilas failed in the team and all around events this particular Olympics. She did not deliver.
Rick ankiel was the Cardinals guy he literally lost control of his pitching overnight and became an outfielder
You do realize Clay Travis is working everyone? He’s playing a gimmickWhat about Clay Travis essentially calling her a traitor