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CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Ellie Black finishes fourth in womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s beam, Biles takes bronze

Biles picked up the seventh medal of her Olympic career after pulling out of earlier events
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Canadian gymnast Ellie Black, from Halifax, competes in the balance beam final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Ellie Black finished fourth in the beam final at the Tokyo Olympics, just missing a first Olympic medal in womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s artistic gymnastics for Canada.

Black finished with a score of 13.866 points. The total was tied with Sunisa Lee of the United States, but Black finished ahead after receiving a better execution score.

The 25-year-old from Halifax competed despite a sprained ankle that forced her to withdraw from the all-around competition.

Simone Biles of the United States picked up the seventh medal of her Olympic career, taking bronze with a score of 14. Biles competed in her first final in Tokyo after pulling out of the team and all-around events to focus on her mental health.

China took the top two spots, with Guan Chenchen earning 14.633 and Tang Xijing finishing with 14.233.

Black had aggravated a previous ankle injury dismounting from the beam during training a week earlier.

She completed difficult elements in her final routine with a few wobbles, but stuck her landing. Black then hugged her coach David Kikuchi and wept.

Kyle Shewfelt was the first Canadian to win a medal of any colour in artistic gymnastics when he claimed menB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s floor exercise gold in 2004.

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