Simone Biles’ injury doesn’t stop U.S. team from leading Olympic gymnastics qualifying

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The Paris 2024 Olympics have begun and the United States women’s gymnastics team began qualifying on Sunday at Bercy Arena. Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera will look to return to the top in Paris after winning team silver at the Tokyo 2021 Games.

The quintet got off to a strong start, but not without some missteps. Most notably, Biles injured her left leg while warming up for her floor exercise during Team USA’s second rotation.

Biles could be heard saying she was in pain while pushing and left the track at one point, but she remained in the competition, with a heavily bandaged ankle. She made a major misstep in her floor routine and had to take a big step back to land her iconic Yurchenko double pike on vault, but she left qualifying with a huge lead in the overall standings.

Meanwhile, Lee narrowly beat Chiles for second place in the American all-around final and will have a chance to defend her gold medal in Tokyo. The worst day was Carey, who fell heavily on the floor exercise and won’t have a chance to defend her own gold medal in the event.

For more on Simone Biles’ injury, read Dan Wetzel’s article here.

The top eight teams from the qualifiers advance to the team final on Tuesday. The top 24 individual teams from the all-around will compete in the final on Thursday.

The Americans were in the second subdivision of the day. Brazil concluded the fifth subdivision with an impressive performance, with Rebeca Andrade finishing second in the individual all-around and the country finishing fourth in the team event.

1. United States (172,296)
2. Italy (166,861)
3. China (166,628)
4. Brazil (166,499)
5. Japan (162,196)
6. Canada (161,563)
7. Great Britain (160,830)
8. Romania (159,497)
9. Netherlands (159,096)
10. Australia (158,964)
11. France (158,797)
12. South Korea (152,496)

1. Simone Biles, United States (59,566)
2. Rebecca Andrade (57,700)
3. Sunisa Lee, United States (56,132)
4. Jordan Chiles, United States (56,065)
5. Kaylia Nemour, Algeria (55,966)
6. Manila Esposito, Italy (55,898)
7. Alice D’Amato, Italy (55,432)
8. Qiu Qiyuan, China (54,998)
9. Ellie Black, Canada (54,766)
10. Rina Kishi, Japan (54,699)

Live34 updates

  • Andrade finished second to Biles on floor exercise, moving her to second overall with a score of 57.700. Biles had finished with a score of 59.566 earlier in the day.

  • Andrade followed up with a 14.500 on the beam, which earned her third place on this apparatus behind China’s Zhou Yaqin (14.866) and the American Simone Biles (14.733). She will therefore easily qualify for this final and is well on her way to a top spot in the overall ranking.

  • Andrade just scored a 14.400 on the uneven bars, just below Simone Biles’ score of 14.433 on that apparatus (8th and 9th overall… the top 8 individuals qualify for each apparatus final).

    That followed a vault where she scored 14.683, second only to Biles’ mark of 15.300.

  • Australia and Brazil currently round out the women’s gymnastics qualifiers in the fifth subdivision. Led by Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilians are likely the United States’ biggest rivals at the Games.

  • Team USA remains in the lead after four subdivisions

    With one subdivision remaining in the qualifying round, the Americans are still in pole position and it’s not particularly close.

    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)

  • Team USA maintains large lead after two subdivisions

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

    Meanwhile, leading the individual general classification:

    1. Simone Biles, 59,566
    2. Sunisa Lee, 56.132
    3. Jordan Chiles, 56.065 (eliminated)
    4. Algerian Kaylia Nemour, 55,966

    There are still three subdivisions to be made. We will return once the field is filled.

  • Suni Lee beats Jordan Chiles to reach all-around final

    Being a gymnast on Team USA means you could be the third best gymnast in the world, but still get eliminated by your teammates. Suni Lee beat Chiles with a 14.866 on bars and will have a chance to defend her gold medal.

    Meanwhile, Simone Biles peels off the bandage on her ankle after a hard day at work.

  • Simone Biles finishes dramatic qualifying round strong

    The uneven bars may be Biles’s worst event, but she performed well there, landing a tough dismount and scoring 14.433. She was all smiles when she hit the mat … then walked away in the wrong direction. She should hold a commanding lead in the all-around when all the subdivisions are complete.

    Today it’s Suni Lee who is competing for her own spot in the all-around.

  • Here’s Biles’ First Vault, Via Lindsey Vonn

  • Jordan Chiles has a great all-around performance with a 14.266 on bars

    Suni Lee will need to be perfect here to have any chance of defending her all-around gold medal in Tokyo.

  • Hezly Rivera kicks off U.S. team on uneven bars

    The 16-year-old rookie is off to a strong start for Team USA with a 13.900. Cute: NBC showed a heart rate monitor for his father Henry, which was sitting at around 180 BPM

  • Biggest remaining drama: The fight for second place in the U.S. all-around

    Only two gymnasts per country are allowed to advance to the individual all-around final. Biles will almost certainly win the top spot for the United States. The second spot will go to Jordan Chiles over Suni Lee.

    Chiles is at 41.799 while Lee is at 41.266, but Lee could hold the advantage on uneven bars, where she won bronze in Tokyo.

  • Biles lands her second vault, then leaps off stage on one foot

    Biles is visibly in pain. She jumped on stage with one foot and appeared to limp as she walked around the arena, but it’s the jumps that count. She scores 14.800, giving her an overall score of 15.300, and is well-positioned to tackle the U.S. team’s final rotation, the uneven bars.

  • Biles scores 15.800 on first vault

    Nearly two points more than all other jumps. This. Will play.

  • Simones Biles lands Yurchenko double pike

    NBC’s Laurie Hernandez: ‘I feel like I’m going to throw up’

    Biles: Performs the hardest gymnastics trick with a bandaged ankle, with a big step back.

    Hernandez: “Yeah.”

  • Jade Carey Recovers From Floor Disaster With Two Stunning Vaults, Simone Biles Next

    Carey recovers from her bad fall on floor with a score of 14.433 on vault. She will qualify for the finals with a huge score and her mother cries in the crowd.

    Coming soon: Simone Biles.

  • Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles remain strong on vault

    Lee posted a score of 14.133 while Chiles posted a score of 14.21. Both had very good scores. Jade Carey will be next.

  • Here’s part of Biles’ floor routine, leaving out her opening misstep

  • The American team on the jump now

    With a bandaged ankle, Biles must now tackle her signature event: the vault. She’ll do two, so we’ll see if the injury affects her.

  • Biles looks in great shape

    Aside from her first fall, Biles has been a big hitter. Either that ankle injury was a big deal, or we saw incredible determination. She could be heard saying, “I watched that routine and was like, ‘What the hell was that?'”

    She scores a 14.600, still the best of the day, and all is well so far, except for the fact that Carey can’t defend her gold medal.



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