--- title: Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals description: Simone Biles has withdrawn from the event finals for vault and uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics canonical: https://time.com/6086128/simone-biles-pulls-out-vault-bars-olympics/ author: Alice Park article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-07-31T02:25:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T00:54:57.000Z article:section: Sports og:title: Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals og:description: The American gymnast has not made a decision about the floor and beam events og:url: https://time.com/6086128/simone-biles-pulls-out-vault-bars-olympics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc59fbf22e7eb3fef/698a1b7f22fb857b53e2c613/simone-biles-bars-vault.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Gymnastics - Artistic - Olympics: Day 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals twitter:description: The American gymnast has not made a decision about the floor and beam events twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc59fbf22e7eb3fef/698a1b7f22fb857b53e2c613/simone-biles-bars-vault.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals > Sponsored content. 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Simone Biles of Team USA looks on during the Women's Team Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.Fred Lee—Getty Images  by [Alice Park/Tokyo](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park/Tokyo Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 12, 2023 12:54 AM UTCPublished: Jul 31, 2021 2:25 AM UTC [Simone Biles](https://time.com/6084331/simone-biles-not-competing-team-event-final/) has withdrawn from the event finals for vault and uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced the news in a statement on July 31, adding that Biles will continue to be evaluated to determine if she will compete in the women’s floor exercise and balance beam finals. The floor exercise will take place on Aug. 2 and the balance beam final will be held on Aug. 3 > [](https://twitter.com/USAGym/status/1421281778505973760) Biles pulled out of the team and [individual all-around competitions](https://time.com/6084384/why-simone-biles-out-team-event-silver/), citing the need to [focus on her mental health](https://time.com/6084499/simone-biles-mental-health-olympics/). She has also shared that she is experienced the “[twisties](https://time.com/6085776/simone-biles-twisties-gymnastics/),” a condition in which gymnasts lose their sense of orientation while flipping and twisting in the air. Biles lost her bearings during her first vault during the team competition on July 27 and immediately made the decision to withdraw from that event. Biles, the defending Olympic gold medalist, was expected to repeat in Tokyo and [cement her status](https://time.com/6075185/simone-biles-tokyo-olympics/) as the greatest gymnast in history. Her [surprise withdrawal](https://time.com/6084331/simone-biles-not-competing-team-event-final/) opened the door for her teammate, [Suni Lee](https://time.com/6085393/how-suni-lee-won-gold-all-around-tokyo-olympics/), to win the individual all-around gold medal. ### **Read more about the Tokyo Olympics:** * [Naomi Osaka: ‘It’s O.K. to Not Be O.K.’](https://time.com/6077128/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [Motherhood Could Have Cost Olympian Allyson Felix. She Wouldn’t Let It](https://time.com/6077124/allyson-felix-tokyo-olympics?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [Simone Biles’ Olympic Team Final Withdrawal Could Help Athletes Put Their Mental Health First](https://time.com/6084499/simone-biles-mental-health-olympics/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [‘Unapologetic and Unafraid.’ Sue Bird Stares Down Olympic Glory in Tokyo and Equity Off the Court](https://time.com/6077126/sue-bird-tokyo-olympics/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [Meet 6 Heroes Who Helped Battle COVID-19 Before Competing in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics](https://time.com/6077122/tokyo-olympics-athletes-covid-19-frontlines/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [Here’s How Many Medals Every Country Has Won at the Tokyo Summer Olympics So Far](https://time.com/6083866/summer-olympics-medals-by-country-tokyo-2021/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [48 Athletes to Watch at the Tokyo Olympics](https://time.com/6077111/athletes-to-watch-toyko-olympics/?utm%5Fsource=roundup&campaign=olympics) * [The Olympic Refugee Team Was Created to Offer Hope. 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