Gymnastics star wins fifth Olympic gold medal; Italy win silver, Brazil get bronze, Great Britain finish fourth
Simone Biles and Team USA celebrate with their gold medals during the podium ceremony after the artistic gymnastics women's team final at the Bercy Arena in Paris. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Imagesgold medal after anchoring the United States to a commanding win in the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday afternoon at the Bercy Arena in Paris.
The US team, clad in sequinned red, white and blue leotards that shimmered from the back of the jam-packed arena, celebrated in a cluster when the final results flashed on the scoreboard, even if the result had long been beyond doubt.Olympics, Day 4 live updates: Daniel Wiffen set to attempt to win his first medal of the OlympicsBiles’s gold marked her 38th career medal between the Olympics and world championships, extending her record as the most decorated gymnast in history.
Next was the uneven bars, Biles’s weakest discipline and the lone event final that she failed to qualify for. But the American star put down one of the better routines of her career for a score of 14.366. Chiles did her part with a solid set while Lee, the individual all-around champion at the last Olympics after Biles’s withdrawal, topped them both with a score of 14.566, kicking off chants of “U-S-A!” from the stands.
As in their previous team golds in London and Rio, the US team’s final event was the floor exercise. Both Lee and Chiles turned in sassy, joyful routines filled with power tumbling and firm landings kept the momentum going and further electrified the crowd.
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