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Simone Biles Speaks about Pulling Out of Team Event: 'I Took a Step Back.'
International Olympic Committee. "Simone Biles Speaks about Pulling Out of Team Event: 'I Took a Step Back.'" Olympics.com, July 27, 2021, https://www.olympics.com/en/news/simone-biles-pulls-out-of-team-event-after-one-event.
Why this matters here
The IOC's account of Biles withdrawing from the team event records her public explanation for prioritizing safety. The chapter cites her contemporary words separately from later retrospectives on the decision.
