Simone Biles’ determined performance contributes to the U.S. seizing the lead in Olympic qualifications
Two Olympic all-around gold medalists led the United States women’s gymnastics team to a great qualifying round during an exhibition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
After some tentative laps, the team finished their freestyle session to lead subdivision two by six points from Italy. Seven-time Olympic medalist and reigning all-around gold medalist from Rio Simone Biles was the star as she registered a stunning beam routine along with impressive scores on multiple apparatus to claim her place at top of standings. Even with a little scare of an injury, Biles showed no weakness and that she was here to compete through the reminder of these Games.
“Defending Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee hit a shaky beam during the day that included several balance checks”
But she went out and nailed a beautiful set on the uneven bars, advancing to Thursday’s all-around title as seeks her two-peat in Rio. Lee is followed by Jordan Chiles with 56.065, just.067 behind.
She is third on uneven bars with a score of 14.866 and beam sits in the same position but with a paltry mark only three one-thousandths ahead of Kutria Rachelxaity Sismaet (POL).
“Chiles slots in behind Biles on floor, scoring 13.866 there”
Jade Carey of the U. S., who won her Tokyo Olympic floor champion title and a score with only 10,633 points instead of defending it. Carey also had some uncharacteristic mistakes in her floor routine, looking lost mid-air on a double tuck and only doing it as a single-tuck with the landing rolled out of bounds.
“Her scores on vault improved, moving to second with a 14.433 average score overall behind Biles’ mark of 15.300 last group fill copyright
U.S. delegation in Paris, Hezly Rivera (16), whose scores included a 13.900 on uneven bars and a 12.633 on balance beam”
French-born Kaylia Nemour performed a solid routine with high difficulty (D-score of 7.1) on the uneven bars, representing her father’s nation Algeria in rotation one.
Coming off earning a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships, Nemour leads on uneven bars with a score of 15.600 and sits third in all-around standings with an aggregate total of 55.966 She is a potential individual gold medal winner.
“China’s Qiu Queyuan is a strong challenger for Nemour on the uneven bars, now in second with 15.066”
Finalists for the team, all around and individual event finals will be determined only after conclusion of fifth subdivision.