PARIS — Simone Biles isn’t going to be a “gold-medal token” for the U.S. women's gymnastics team at these Olympics.
Biles has been assured she won’t have to do all four events in the women's gymnastics team final if she doesn’t feel it’s best for her or for the Americans
Chellsie Memmel, the technical lead for the U.S. women, said Tuesday.
“If that’s what she needs to continue to be at her best for the team and for herself, that’s what we’re going to do because there are still four other members on our team,”
Memmel said. “Whether she takes it or not, it’s going to be completely up to her.”
Although there is a tentative U.S. lineup, no final decisions will be made until after podium training Thursday. Qualifying is Sunday and the team final is next Tuesday.