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Tim Capurso

Simone Biles Had Blunt Response When Asked If She Was Okay After Olympics Injury

Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States reacts after womenís qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports | Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

USA Gymnastics held their breath on Sunday during the women's artistic gymnastics qualifying at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Bercy Arena. Top Team USA gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles, while warming up for her floor exercise, suffered a left calf injury that forced her to briefly leave the arena floor to get the leg taped up.

Biles would eventually return—and dazzle, performing her signature Yurchenko double pike on the vault en route to posting the highest score in the all-around.

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