Simone Biles withdraws from gymnastics team competition early, US comes in 2nd

The women's team has medaled at every Olympics since 1992.

The U.S. won silver in the women's gymnastics team competition at the Tokyo Olympics after Simone Biles left the competition early following a rare stumble on vault Tuesday.

She did not compete in the rest of the competition for the team event.

USA Gymnastics said in a statement, "Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions."

"Physically, I feel good, I'm in shape," Biles told "Today" after the competition. "Emotionally, that kind of varies on the time and moment. Coming to the Olympics and being head star isn't an easy feat, so we're just trying to take it one day at a time and we'll see."

All eyes were on Biles to see if she would attempt a Yurchenko double pike on vault. Instead, as the Americans opened competition on vault, Biles bailed in the middle of her Amanar attempt, bringing down the difficulty level of her vault.

Rather than 2.5 twists, she only did 1.5, resulting in a score of 13.766 -- remarkably low for Biles' standards. pgslot

After that vault, Biles spoke with her coach and a trainer. She left the competition floor and returned as her teammates were preparing for uneven bars. She went on to stand by her team, wearing sweats and cheering them on for the rest of the event.

The U.S. women's gymnastics team was competing in the team finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, seeking to bring home the gold for the third time in a row.

The athletes from Russia came out on top, beating the Americans' cumulative score by more than three points. Great Britain won bronze.

This was one of the strongest gymnastics teams the world has seen, led by all-time great Biles and uneven bars phenom Sunisa Lee. The team was rounded out by Jordan Chiles, who's powerful on floor, and Grace McCallum.