U.S. Women Absolutely Dominate To Win Gold In Gymnastics Team Event

The U.S. women’s gymnastics squad reclaimed the Olympic gold medal in the team event in Paris Tuesday ― and it was never really in doubt.

Simone Biles took another step in redirecting the conversation about her mental health back to her unsurpassed excellence in the sport. Meanwhile, her teammates held their nerves on a pressure-packed night.

Italy took silver and Brazil snagged bronze.

The floor exercise, the final rotation, served as a dagger for the rest of the field, which trailed throughout the team competition. Suni Lee of the U.S. performed like a technician, scoring 13.533, teammate Jordan Chiles, who was the emotional spark plug all night, picked up the energy a notch in her routine and scored 13.966.

Biles submitted the coupe de grace, a fitting conclusion for the 2016 all-around gold medalist who struggled in 2021 in Tokyo ― and has found her way back to the top. Oozing confidence, Biles flew high on her tumbling segments and at the end blew on her hand is if it were on fire, securing a score of 14.666.

The U.S. team then whooped it up and posed with the American flag — back on top again.

To begin the night, the Americans came out blazing in arguably their best event, the vault, to take an immediate lead. Biles slightly lowered the difficulty of her qualifying vault and earned a 14.9, followed by a 14.8 by Jade Carey in her only rotation and a 14.4 by Chiles for a total of 44.1.

Their momentum continued on the uneven bars. Chiles performed a solid 14.366 routine, thrusting her fists in the air and yelling, “Let’s go!” Biles rushed a tad through her moves but her athleticism and a solid landing earned her a 14.400. Lee, who belly flopped in practice, remained undaunted by a missed connection in her actual