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Things you may have missed at the Olympics: Athlete parties, protest, redemption — and doping scandal

After a yearlong delay and speculation that they'd be postponed again or canceled, the Tokyo Summer Olympics are in the books.

As usual, there were too many storylines to follow from in-Games achievement and redemption to outside-of-Games controversy and heartbreak. While some of those stories stayed at the top of sports and news headlines, others may have slipped under your radar.

Here's look back at five of Tokyo's most compelling stories that you may have missed — or at least are worth a second look.

MyKayla Skinner makes most of second chance

While Simone Biles' withdrawal from gymnastics events was one of Tokyo's dominant stories, it paved the way for a teammate to overcome Olympic heartbreak — and earn a medal in the process.