2020 olympics ukraine women's gymnastics

The US Classic is one of the marquee events on USA Gymnastics’ annual calendar and typically serves as a warm-up of sorts for the national championships, this year scheduled for late August in San Jose.īiles used the Classic as her comeback meet in 2018 following a two-year hiatus after her record medals haul in Rio de Janeiro. While the conversation around the subject is constantly evolving, Biles’s return to the sport she dominated for nearly a decade suggests an athlete who wants to go out on her own terms. The 26-year-old Biles has also become one of the most vocal advocates for athletes finding space to protect their mental health after her stand in Japan put the issue front and centre. She headlined her post-Olympic tour in the autumn of 2021 and then in the spring married NFL player Jonathan Owens, now a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers. The past two years have been a whirlwind of sorts.

She hinted at competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics but only after taking a lengthy break. She served as a cheerleader, then sat out the all-around, vault and floor exercise finals she had qualified for while dealing with what is known as “ the twisties” - a gymnastics term for when an athlete loses their spatial awareness when airborne.īiles returned for the balance beam final, where she won a bronze medal that tied Shannon Miller’s record for most Olympic medals by an American female gymnast.

2020 olympics ukraine women's gymnastics