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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won the bronze medal on the balance beam at the Olympics on Tuesday after returning to competition following a week-long break for her mental health.
It was her last event of the Tokyo Games and potentially her last Olympic appearance ever, unless she continues her career at the 2024 Games in Paris.
'This one is definitely sweeter,' Biles said of the bronze medal win. Biles now has 7 Olympic medals, tying with Shannon Miller for the most won by an American gymnast.
Continued Biles: 'The outcome I had, at the end of the day, my mental and physical health is better than any medal. So I couldn't be mad.'

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