Paris 2024 Olympics: Simone Biles’ injury won’t stop Team USA from leading gymnastics qualifying events

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• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM GMT+2

  Andrade just scored a 14.400 on the uneven bars, just shy of Simone Biles’ record of 14.433 on that apparatus. That followed a 14.683 on vault, bested only by Biles’ record of 15.300.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM GMT+2

  Australia and Brazil are currently completing the qualifications for women’s gymnastics in the fifth subdivision. Led by Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilians are likely to be the USA’s biggest rivals at the Games.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 8:05 PM GMT+2

  Team USA still leads after four subdivisions

  With one division left in the qualifying round, the Americans are still in pole position and it’s not exactly exciting.

  1. United States (172,296)
  2. Italy (166,861)
  3. China (166,628)
  4. Japan (162,196)
  5. Canada (161,563)
  6. Great Britain (160,830)
  7. Romania (159,497)
  8. Netherlands (159,096)
  9. France (158,797)
  10. South Korea (152,496)

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:14 PM GMT+2

  Team USA maintains big lead after two subdivisions

  Team USA didn’t have the cleanest qualifying round, between Simone Biles’ injury and Jade Carey’s fall, but they have a huge lead with a 172.296 on the team standings after two subdivisions. China currently sits in second place with a 166.861.

  Meanwhile, the top of the individual all-round rankings:

  1. Simone Biles, 59,566
  2. Sunisa Lee, 56,132
  3. Jordan Chiles, 56,065 (eliminated)
  4. Kaylia Nemour from Algeria, 55,966

  Three more subdivisions to go. We’ll report back when the field is filled.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:12 PM GMT+2

  Suni Lee defeats Jordan Chiles to advance to all-around final

  As a Team USA gymnast, you can be the third best in the world, but your teammates will knock you out. Suni Lee beats Chiles with a 14.866 on the beam and gets the chance to defend her gold medal.

  Meanwhile, Simone Biles is busy loosening her ankle after a hard day’s work.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM GMT+2

  Simone Biles ends dramatic qualifying round strongly

  The bars may be Biles’ worst event, but she looked great, nailing a difficult dismount for a score of 14.433. She was all smiles when she hit the mat… and then walked the wrong way. She should have a gap in the all-around once all the subdivisions are done.

  Now it is Suni Lee who is fighting for her own all-round spot.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM GMT+2

  Here’s Biles’ first jump, via Lindsey Vonn

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:04 PM GMT+2

  Jordan Chiles makes a strong all-around effort with a 14.266 on the bars

  Suni Lee will basically have to perform perfectly here to defend her all-round gold in Tokyo.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM GMT+2

  Hezly Rivera to lead Team USA on the uneven bars

  The 16-year-old rookie starts Team USA off strong with a 13.900. Cute: NBC showed a heart rate monitor for her father Henry, which was around 180 BPM

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:58pm GMT+2

  Biggest drama still: the battle for the second American all-round spot

  Only two gymnasts per country are allowed to qualify for the individual all-around final. Biles will almost certainly take the top American spot. Second place will be Jordan Chiles vs. Suni Lee.

  Chiles is on 41.799, while Lee is on 41.266. However, Lee could have the upper hand on the bars, where she won bronze in Tokyo.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM GMT+2

  Biles lands her second jump and then jumps off the podium on one foot

  Biles is clearly in pain. She jumped off the podium with one foot and appears to be limping as she walks across the arena floor, but the jumps are all that matter. She scores a 14.800 for an overall score of 15.300, and she’s in good shape heading into Team USA’s final rotation, the uneven bars.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:48pm GMT+2

  Biles scores a 15.800 on her first jump

  Almost two points higher than any other jump. That. Will. Play

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:46 GMT+2

  Simones Biles lands the Yurchenko double pike

  NBC’s Laurie Hernandez: ‘I feel like throwing up’

  Biles: Performs the most difficult trick in gymnastics with a taped ankle, taking a big step backwards.

  Hernandez: “Hooray.”

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:45 PM GMT+2

  Jade Carey recovers from floor disaster with two amazing jumps, Simone Biles is next

  Carey shakes off her bad fall on the floor routine with a 14.433 on vault, making it to the finals with a huge score that sends her mother into tears in the crowd.

  Next time: Simone Biles.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM GMT+2

  Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles remain solid on vault

  Lee posts a 14.133 while Chiles has a 14.21. Both great scores. Jade Carey is next.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:37pm GMT+2

  Here’s a portion of Biles’ floor routine, with her opening misstep omitted

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:36pm GMT+2

  Team USA now on the jump

  With a taped ankle, it’s now time for Biles’ signature event: the vault. She’ll be doing two vaults, so we’ll see if the injury affects her.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM GMT+2

  Biles looks great

  Other than throwing her left leg off the track on her first fall, Biles was just plain big. Either that ankle injury was much ado about nothing, or it was just an incredible amount of guts. You could hear her say, “I was looking through that routine like, ‘What the f*** was that.'”

  She scored 14.600, again the best score of the day, and so far everything is going well, apart from the fact that Carey was unable to defend her gold medal.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:19 GMT+2

  Simone Biles now competes on the floor

  With a heavily taped left ankle, Simone Biles takes the field. Carey received a 10.633.

• Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:18 GMT+2

  Jade Carey trips badly on the floor, Biles returns

  Jade Carey is a floorer for Team USA, but she just delivered a bad routine with a really bad fall, just as the mood was starting to change due to the uncertainty surrounding Biles. Carey is unlikely to make it to the floor finals, while Biles is back on the arena floor.