Sportsbooks Pull Olympic Gymnastics Odds After Simone Biles Withdraws

There’s being the face of a sport, after which there’s no matter Biles is for gymnastics

The US girls’s gymnastics staff was upset Tuesday within the staff closing after Simone Biles withdrew from competitors.

The reigning all-around Olympic gold medalist was anticipated to guide Group USA to gold. As an alternative, they took silver with a rating of 166.096, second to the Russian Olympic Committee’s 169.528.

Biles, extensively thought-about the best gymnast of all time, left the occasion following a disappointing vault with what USA Gymnastics cited as a medical challenge. The 24-year-old will likely be evaluated every day, however there’s no assure she’ll compete in Thursday’s particular person all-around closing.

Trying to revenue off Group USA’s misfortune by betting on Biles’ opponents on the ground, beam, vault or bars?

You’ll be able to’t.

Following the information Tuesday morning, sportsbooks had utterly taken down all betting strains pertaining to girls’s inventive gymnastics. Speak about a GOAT affect.

There’s being the face of a sport, after which there’s no matter Biles is for gymnastics.

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