The Latest: Simone Biles and Team USA win women's gymnastics team gold
Hindustan TimesPARIS — Simone Biles and the U.S. women took the gold the gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, completing their ‘redemption tour’ after taking second in the 2021 Tokyo games. It’s US, Italy and China in medal position through 2 rotations Simone Biles did not try her new element on uneven bars yet delivered an excellent routine as the U.S. team increased its lead. They’re both back on what they’ve labeled a “ redemption tour.” When Biles and Lee step onto the floor at Bercy Arena on Sunday for Olympic qualifying, they’ll be joined by 2020 Olympic floor champion Jade Carey and 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles along with newcomer Hezly Rivera, at 16 by far the youngest member of the oldest team the Americans have ever sent to the Games. With Biles — achy calf and all — putting up the highest score on vault and floor exercise and reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee looking perhaps as good as ever on uneven bars, the U.S. posted a total of 172.296, doing little to dampen the expectation that Tuesday night’s team final will be more of a coronation for a team that has called this trip to the Games part of their “Redemption Era.” ▶ Competition begins at 6:15 p.m. CEST at Bercy Arena.