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of 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifying begins as the U.S. women’s gymnastics team begins qualifying on Sunday at the Bercy Arena, with Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera looking to repeat their lead in Paris after winning the team silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The quintet got off to a good start, but not without some stumbles. Most notably Biles injures lower left leg Team USA warming up for floor exercise during their second rotation.
Biles left the field, complaining that her pushoff hurt, but remained in the competition with her ankle heavily taped. She made a big mistake on floor exercise and had to take a big step back to land her signature Yurchenko double pike on vault, but she finished with a big lead in the all-around standings.
Meanwhile, Lee narrowly edged out Chilis for second place in the all-around final for the United States, giving her a chance to defend her gold medal in Tokyo. Carey had her worst day, taking a big fall on floor exercise and costing her the chance to defend her gold medal in the event.
The U.S. competed in the day’s second division. The full gymnastics schedule is as follows:
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Women’s Preliminaries: Subdivision 1: 3:30 a.m. ET (Peacock)
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Women’s Preliminaries: Subdivision 2: 5:40 a.m. ET (Peacock, E!)
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Women’s Preliminaries: Subdivision 3: 8:50 a.m. ET (Peacock, E!)
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Women’s Preliminaries: Subdivision 4: 12:00 PM ET (Peacock, E!)
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Women’s Preliminaries: Subdivision 5: 3:10 PM ET (Peacock, E!)
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Team USA maintains a large lead after two subdivisions
The U.S. team didn’t perform very well in the qualifying rounds due to an injury to Simone Biles and a fall by Jade Carey, but they still hold a large lead in the team standings with 172.296 points after two subdivisions. China is currently in second place with 166.861 points.
Meanwhile, the top overall individual rankings are as follows:
1. Simone Biles, 59.566
2. Sunisa Lee, 56.132
3. Jordan Chiles, 56.065 (lost)
4. Keilia Nemours, Algeria, 55.966There are three segments left, so check back when the field is full.
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Suni Lee defeats Jordan Chiles to advance to the individual all-around final
Being a Team USA gymnast means you can be the third best in the world and still be beaten by your teammates. Suni Lee won the balance beam with a score of 14.866 against Chile, giving her a chance to defend her gold medal.
Meanwhile, Simone Biles removes the tape from her ankle after a hard day’s work.
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Simone Biles finishes strong after dramatic qualifying round
The bars may be Biles’ weakest event, but she performed beautifully there, nailing a tricky dismount for a score of 14.433. She had a big smile on her face when she hit the mat, then walked off the wrong way. When it’s all over, she should hold a commanding lead in the all-around.
Now, Suni Lee is vying for his overall spot.
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Here’s Lindsey Vonn’s first vault for Biles:
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Jordan Chiles earned 14.266 points on bars and is in the running for the overall win.
Suni Lee will essentially need to perform flawlessly here to have any chance of defending her all-around gold medal in Tokyo.
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Hesley Rivera leads the U.S. team on balance beam
The 16-year-old rookie got off to a strong start for Team USA with a score of 13.900. Cute: NBC showed off her father Henry’s heart rate monitor, which registered a reading of about 180 BPM.
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The biggest drama remaining: The battle for second place overall for the US
Only two skaters from each country can compete in the all-around final, and Biles is all but guaranteed to secure the first spot for the United States. The second spot will be a battle between Jordan Childs and Suni Lee.
Chiles received 41.799 points to Lee’s 41.266 points, but Lee may have the advantage on the balance beam, where he won the bronze medal in Tokyo.
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Biles completes her second vault and jumps off the stage on one foot.
Biles is clearly in pain — she hops off the stage on one foot and appears to be limping as she strides around the arena floor — but it’s only the vault that counts. She earned 14.800 points for a total of 15.300 and is well on her way to Team USA’s final rotation, the uneven bars.
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Biles scores 15.800 on first vault
It’s almost two points higher than other vaults. That’s the play.
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Simones Biles lands a Yurchenko double pike
NBC’s Laurie Hernandez: “I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
Biles: With her ankle taped, she successfully completed one of the most difficult moves in gymnastics: a big step back.
Hernandez: “Yeeeaah.”
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Jade Carey bounces back from floor disaster with two amazing vaults, Simone Biles next
Carey bounced back from a brutal fall on floor exercise to score 14.433 on vault, a big score that sent her into the finals and left her mother in tears in the stands.
Next up is Simone Biles.
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Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles maintain solid performances on vault
Lee scored 14.133 and Chiles scored 14.21, both great scores. Next up is Jade Carey.
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This is part of Biles’ floor routine, minus the opening misstep.
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Team USA takes on the vault
With her ankle taped up, it was time for Biles to attempt her specialty event, the vault, which she is scheduled to perform twice, so it will be interesting to see if the injury affects her.
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Biles looks fine
Aside from her first fall, which put her left foot out of the water, Biles performed brilliantly. Either the ankle injury was no big deal, or she just showed incredible grit. She was heard to say, “I was watching that and I was like, ‘What the hell?'”
She received a score of 14.600, also the best score of the day. All is well for Carey, except she couldn’t defend her gold medal.
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Simone Biles is currently competing in the floor exercise.
Simone Biles came onto the court with her left ankle heavily taped. Carey received a score of 10.633.
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Jade Carey stumbles badly on the floor, Biles returns
Jade Carey, the U.S. floor star, delivered an ugly performance with a nasty fall just as the uncertainty surrounding Biles was starting to shift the atmosphere, making Carey unlikely to advance to the floor final while Biles was back on the arena floor.
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Simone Biles leaves the arena
This could be a big twist. Biles leaves the arena with a possible left leg injury, and floor exercise cash medalist Jade Carey takes to the court. Biles is up next.
Simone left the arena after floor warm-ups with team physician Dr. Marcia Faustin and did not see what happened.
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) July 28, 2024
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A trainer works on Biles’ left ankle.
Biles can be heard telling trainers that her left ankle hurts when she kicks out, and they are currently taping it.
Suni Lee won the floor exercise with a score of 13.100, with Jordan Childs coming in as runner-up, meaning Biles is now just one more athlete left to compete on the floor.
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Simone Biles complains of possible injury
Biles was warming up for the floor exercise immediately after her balance beam performance when she appeared to have hurt something. She was heard telling her trainer that she felt something while warming up. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.
Meanwhile, Suni Lee will take to the floor for the first routine of Team USA’s second rotation.
