SAO PAULO: As Rebeca Andrade prepares to defend the Olympic vault gold she took in Tokyo after Simone Biles dramatically withdrew, she told AFP she hopes that in Paris the American is at 'her best.'
SAO PAULO: As Rebeca Andrade prepares to defend the Olympic vault gold she took in Tokyo after Simone Biles dramatically withdrew, she told AFP she hopes that in Paris the American is at 'her best.'In Tokyo, Biles topped vault qualifying but then suffered an attack of 'the twisties' on the same apparatus in the team event.After losing her sense of spatial awareness, Biles withdrew from several events, including the vault final, to focus on her mental health.
In Biles' absence, Andrade won the gold. She then took the vault gold at the world championships in 2021 and the all-round gold in 2022.Biles returned with a bang at the World Championships in Antwerp last autumn, winning four golds and a silver. Andrade took three silvers, second to Biles each time, but beat the American to gold in the vault.Andrade said she is looking forward to the duel in Paris, saying gold medals are not her focus.'It's about doing my best,' she said.
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