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Simone biles returning for a dramatic comeback. james longman in tokyo. >> reporter: tonight, the return of a champion. simone biles catapulting herself among the ranks of olympic greats. she performed a near flawless routine. taking home the bronze -- her seventh medal. she's now tied with '90s phenom shannon miller as the most decorated american olympic gymnast. >> i honestly wasn't even expecting to medal on beam. i just was trying to go out there and hit a good beam set and compete one more time at this olympic games. >> reporter: in a week of twists and turns, bichls withdrew from the tea...

It. and people have been clamoring to hear the point of view of another straight white guy this week from me. so here -- >> that's why you're here. >> as a former non-competitive break dancer on simone biles, i mean, i don't care about -- it's not my business, the twisties. it's interesting to hear what that is. she is the most amazing gymnast ever. unless you can fly, then don't criticize her, i would say. but number two, her mental health -- this is such an important issue, this is such good news. and i think the critics are far fewer and they're the same type of guy, the same type of guy wh...

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They do it? you know why they're doing it. we all know why they're doing it. and people have been clamoring to hear the point of view of another straight white guy this week from me. >> that's why you're here! >> as a former non-competitive break dancer on simone biles, i mean, i don't care about -- it's not my business, the twisties. it's interesting to hear what that is. she is the most amazing gymnast ever. unless you can fly, then don't criticize her, i would say. but number two, her mental health -- this is such an important issue, this is such good news. and i think the critics are far f...

Another gold in the 800-meter freestyle. you could feel the joy as she high-fived teammate 15-year-old. swimmer at the olympics. >> fun to see her kick off her olympic career, and i know that she has a very bright future ahead of her as well. >> reporter: team u.s.a. is now focused on gymnastics, where simone biles decided not to participate in the individual vault and uneven bars. that means mykayla skinner gets another chance to compete. now the u.s. is counting on her performance in vault. sunisa lee is set to represent the u.s. on uneven bars. we spoke with biles' former coach, amy borman....