Began its golden day with therapy at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Three years ago, the United States finished an amazing second after the Olympic Games joined Tokyo as heavy favorites.

This happened after Bils left the finals, passing his attempt to conduct a round -the -clock storage in two and a half synchronization. Her decision sparked a global conversation about athletes putting mental health first in elite sports.

She has lived by that moment ever since, including Tuesday morning (July 30), hours before she and Tokyo teammates Jordan Chiles, Sunee Lee and Jade Carey, plus newcomer Hazli Rivera, won Team USA’s fourth gold medal in women’s team competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “At the start of the day, I started with therapy this morning. It was very exciting, ”said Bilz. “I told my therapist I was calm and ready to go.”

His first round at a packed Bercy Arena, full of fans dressed in red, white and blue, left no doubt about that.

Biles sprinted on the vault to open the team final, a moment that may have triggered flashbacks to Tokyo. That was not the case: She made her chen safely nailed.

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“I was relieved after the jumping,” she admitted. “I was like, ‘Phew!’ because at least no flashbacks or anything. I did feel a lot of relief. “As soon as I made that jump, I said to myself: ‘I’m definitely going to make it.'” »

It was all smooth sailing for Biles and the U.S. team, until the 27-year-old won her eighth Olympic medal, passing Shannon Miller as the sport’s all-time winningest American.

She said her second Olympic team gold medal is very different from the first. “I think we were destined to win the gold medal in 2016. Everyone was already saying we were going to win the gold medal,” Biles said. “Now that I’m older and I have more experience, I really enjoy working here and I enjoy what we do. “Tonight was a little different than usual,” she later said. “It was really exciting. It was fun. We spent time with each other and did some gymnastics.”