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Simone Biles’ gritty performance helps U.S. take lead during Olympic qualifications

2024-07-29 11:45:02

Despite Biles’ struggles, her teammates rallied behind her. 

Defending Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee, who had a nervy start to the competition on beam with several balance checks, had the routine of her life on uneven bars to secure her spot in the all-around final with a chance to defend her title. Lee sits second behind Biles with a 56.132, just 0.067 ahead of Jordan Chiles. Lee currently sits third on uneven bars (14.866) and beam (14.033). Chiles sits second behind Biles on floor (13.866). 

Tokyo Olympic floor champion Jade Carey will not have a chance to defend her title after only posting a 10.633. Carey made several uncharacteristic mistakes throughout her routine and appeared to get lost in the air on her double tuck, doing only a single tuck and rolling on her back and out of bounds. Carey rebounded on vault where her average of 14.433 currently places her second behind Biles’ 15.300. 

Hezly Rivera, who at the age of 16 is the youngest member of the entire U.S. delegation competing Paris, contributed scores of 13.900 on uneven bars and 12.633 on beam.

In the first rotation, the French born Kaylia Nemour, who is representing her father’s nation of Algeria, performed one of the most difficult routines being done in the world on the uneven bars (7.1 D-score). Nemour won a silver medal on the event at the 2023 World Championships and is a strong contender for individual gold. Nemour currently leads the way on uneven bars (15.600) and sits third in the all-around (55.966). 

Perhaps Nemour’s biggest challenger is China’s Qiu Qiyuan who sits second on the event after posting a 15.066.

The field for the team, all-around and individual event finals will not be finalized until after the end of the fifth subdivision. 

Results: Team | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise 

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