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She is the grandma, i think she calls herself, of her team, and the fact that she realized, after that vault, that something wasnt quite right, not only mentally in the air, but also physically in her landing. so she didnt want to be taking away points, deductions from her team, knowing that she couldnt quite be the performance -- do the performance that shes used to doing. so by stepping aside, and allowing another teammate who was more ready and more able to do the task in her stead, that real...

An hour, and you make a mistake it could cost you your life. and what abby was saying, you could break your neck if you come out of one of those somersaults while youre on the vault because you get spatially disoriented. cut her a break, please. >> can i say one more thing. >> brian never jumps in, so let him jump in. >> john, it happened, she was supposed to do a two and a half and she did a one and a half an in the middle of her jump, she watched track of what she was doing great i cant even i...

And she will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not she will participate in individual finals. the four-time olympic gold medallist shocked the world yesterday when she pulled out of the team gymnastics final saying emotional toll of the games, not a physical injury prompted her withdrawal. biles told nbc, quote, physically, im feeling good, im in shape but she added, quote, emotionally, it varies on time and moment. coming to the olympics and being a head star is not an easy...

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Medal was my absolute dream. to do it finally, after 25 years, its pretty emotional. with these four lads here, weve got the best freestylers in the world. so close to the world record in the end. if anything, im a bit gutted. in the gymnastics, meanwhile, american superstar simone biles has announced she is withdrawing from her next event, thursdays all—around final. yesterday she withdrew from the team final after one vault, saying she needed to focus on her mental health. usa gymnastics say...

Whole. not having an audience. there are a lot of different variables going into it. >> reporter: the world was watsing to wit uns her death-defying routines, breaking records on the way to earning six golds at these games. but biles, scoring perhaps even bigger firsts, opening up conversations about athletes and mental health. messages of support pouring in. former teammate aly reisman, who spoke to espn. >> its the most pressure ive ever seen on a gymnast, and maybe even olympic athlete, and i...

Simone biles to pull out of the team final after that tumble on the vault, saying that she wants to focus on her mental health, saying in interviews that she has been fighting demons. now, a statement from usa gymnastics now saying she will not compete in tomorrows final of the individual all-around competition and she will be evaluated daily, steph, to see whether or not she will take part in next weeks individual event final. meanwhile, another statement from u.s. olympic and paralympics, the ...

Her vault. several people said im not at the venue, but several people said it looked like she kind of got lost in the air. she nearly landed on her knees. looked like she was about to cry as she came off the podium. lots of hugs, lots of concern. she talked to the trainer. she left the field of play. that, again, is simone biles leaving the field of play, getting looked at, came back, and within a few minutes, and again, this is probably about 10, 15 minutes ago, john, within a few minutes of h...

Happened. she did a vault tonight as part of the team competition, a vault she has done many times before. it is tough, but for simone biles, she landed it pretty routinely. its this 2 1/2 twisting somersault. she pulled out and only did a twist and a half. it didnt look right and she landed in a way that made all of us wince in the newsroom. soon after that, usa gymnastics said that she was pulling out for a medical issue. later she took some questions from people. heres what she had to say to ...

If i could talk to mepersonallyi would remind her to enjoy the moment and things happen for a reason and just to celebrate being there. regardless of what medals they bring home, were proud of team usa. it doesnt matter. >> it sounds to me like something more was going on with her. it wasnt just one mistake on the vault or just an offer day. it sounds like that it had been a hard year. it had been a particularly hard, stressful year and it had begun to affect her mental health. did you hear that...