PARIS — A calf injury won’t stop Simone Biles.
The American gymnast is on the starting list for all four events of the Olympic team finals on Tuesday evening.
Biles twisted her left calf during the warm-up for the floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She briefly withdrew to have her calf taped, but then returned to earn top scores on floor and vault en route to a top finish in the all-around.
Last week, U.S. team officials considered leaving Biles off the bars in the team finals to give her a break during the Games. Instead, Biles will be on every event in the finals, when three gymnasts compete and all three scores count.
The Americans are the big favorites for gold after finishing second behind the Russians in Tokyo three years ago.
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