Simone Biles pulls out midway through the Olympics women’s gymnastics team final, putting Team USA gold in jeopardy

• Simone Biles has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics women's gymnastics team final.
• The Team USA superstar left the gym after bailing on her vault routine during her opening event.
• Biles came to Tokyo with an ankle injury, but her coach said her exit was related to mental health.
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Simone Biles pulled out of the women's gymnastics team all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics.

According to the official NBC broadcast, the most accomplished gymnast in the history of her sport will not continue on in Team USA's bid to earn a third-straight gold medal in the group competition.

Biles looked off during her opening event at Tuesday's team final. She bailed on her vault routine and nearly wound up falling to her knees on the landing, earning one of her worst scores to date in what is arguably her strongest apparatus.

After the lackluster vault, the 24-year-old chatted with her coach and left the gym alongside a Team USA trainer.

She came back into the arena moments later, and while it originally appeared that she may only miss the uneven bars event, the broadcasters revealed shortly thereafter that Biles had pulled out of the competition entirely.

Biles came into the games with a lingering injury. It's possible that she re-aggrivated her ankle issue in the lead-up to the vault.

But according to broadcasters covering the team all-around final, Biles' coach suggested that her shocking exit was due to mental health concerns. Perhaps the star - who has qualified for every medal event in the Tokyo Olympics' women's gymnastics competition - is taking time to mentally prepare for her upcoming individual events.

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