Gymnastics- Biles fights off fears and "twisties" to claim "sweeter bronze than Rio"

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Beam - Medal Ceremony - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Bronze medallist Simone Biles of the United States poses in front of the Olympic rings REUTERS/Mike Blake

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. gymnast Simone Biles on Tuesday stepped onto the balance beam and threw off a week of doubts, fears and mental pressure to do what she has long done best - win an Olympic medal, this time a bronze she hadn't even thought she could try for.

It was seven days since she'd shocked the world by withdrawing from the team competition at the Tokyo Games, where she'd been expected to vastly better her medal haul of four golds and one bronze from Rio 2016.