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SIMONE BILES AND U.S. WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
The first part of Simone Biles’ and the United States women’s gymnastics’ “redemption tour” is complete. The U.S. won gold in the team final with dominant performances from its biggest stars — Biles and Suni Lee — with Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey playing supporting roles and 16-year-old Hezly Rivera joining them on the podium.
Biles posted team-bests in the vault (14.900) and floor exercise (14.666), and Lee had the group’s top score on the balance beam (14.600) and uneven bars (14.566).
It’s Biles’ eighth Olympic medal, most all-time by an American gymnast — and five of those eight medals are gold.
The United States beat silver-medalist Italy by nearly six points and bronze-medalist Brazil nearly seven points.Â
These games are deemed the “redemption tour” for several reasons. The team as a whole finished with a surprising silver at Tokyo 2020 behind Russia (not allowed to compete at these Olympics), with Biles…..
