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Simone Biles Powers Through Olympics Qualifying Round With Leg Injury

The GOAT of gymnastics helped Team USA place first despite suffering from an apparent calf injury.

Over the weekend, viewers watched the 27-year-old champion dominate on uneven bars, balance beam, vault and floor alongside her teammates, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera and Jade Carey. Among the most notable faces in the crowd during the women’s gymnastics qualifying round were Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise and Nick Jonas, who even shared a video of Simone’s beam routine to his Instagram. After dominating the Olympic trials earlier this summer, Simone told reporters that she not only powered through her own training, but also the critics who chastised her for leaving the 2021 competition.

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