U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team wins gold in Paris; Italy, Brazil make history
PARIS – The U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team is back on top of the podium after a dominating performance inside Bercy Arena on Tuesday.
The team consisting of Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Hezly Rivera, and Jade Carey bested silver medalist Italy by nearly 6 points, 171.296-165.494.
The night was highlighted by excellent Cheng vaults from Carey and Biles, a clutch beam set from Lee after Chiles fell on her mount, and a lights out floor rotation from Lee, Chiles, and Biles that made the arena electric.
It’s history for the rest of the podium as well, with Italy winning its first team medal in nearly a century (96 years ago, at the first Games women’s gymnastics was contested) and Brazil snagging its first-ever Olympic team medal.
Keep reading for a play-by-play of how the meet unfolded. Click here to jump to the start of the meet.
Tue. July 30 @ 8:22 p.m.
It’s the U.S. with gold, Italy with the silver, and Brazil with the bronze!
Tue. July 30 @ 8:20 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) FX: Fitting that Simone closes out this competition! Triple-double, excellent but looks like a foot out of bounds. Punch front full through to tucked double-double, clean. Double wolf turn. Double layout half, foot out of bounds. Nearly stuck double layout, small adjustment. And the crowd is on its FEET! 14.666.
Alice Kinsella (GBR) BB = 13.600
Tue. July 30 @ 8:16 p.m.
Angela Andreoli (ITA) FX: Whip to whip to piked full-in – great! Half to double back, lovely. Double Y-turn to illusion. Punch front layout through to double pike. 13.833 – they’re going to win the silver! Brazil will win the bronze.
Tue. July 30 @ 8:10 p.m.
Jordan Chiles (USA) FX: Full-twisting double layout, hop back. Punch front full through to full-twisting double back, smallest of hops. Double wolf turn. Double layout, smallest of adjustments. This crowd is getting ROWDY! 13.966.
Tue. July 30 @ 8:07 p.m.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) VT = 15.100
Tue. July 30 @ 8:03 p.m.
Alice D’Amato (ITA) FX: Tucked double-double, single step out of bounds. Triple twist, bit of a rebound, leg up and arm swinging. Double wolf turn. Front handspring double full. 13.466.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:59 p.m.
Sunisa Lee (USA) FX: Full-twisting double layout, smallest of hops back. Stunning leaps. 1.5 to front full, hop forward but stays in bounds. Double L-turn to full turn. Triple wolf turn. Double back, hop back. 13.533.
Jade Barbosa (BRA) VT = 13.366
Tue. July 30 @ 7:54 p.m.
Manila Esposito (ITA) FX: Triple wolf turn, lovely. Double layout, small hop back. Y-turn to illusion. 2.5 to front layout, but she puts her hand down and takes a step out of bounds. Double back, bit of leg separation, hop. 12.666.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:47 p.m.
Despite the fall on beam, the U.S. lead is significant heading into the final rotation.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:43 p.m.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) FX: Punch front full through to full-twisting double back, literally almost slips on the landing. Full-twisting double layout, hop back. Double Y-turn to stag. Double layout, stuck. Double pike, leg up on the rebound. 14.200.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:43 p.m.
Score update:
- Shallon Olsen (CAN) VT = 14.400
- Georgia-Mae Fenton (GBR) UB = 14.000
- Alice D’Amato (ITA) BB = 13.933
Tue. July 30 @ 7:40 p.m.
Ana Barbosu (ROU) off on bars.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:38 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) BB: Switch leap mount. Switch leap to switch half to back pike. Triple wolf turn is wobbly but hit. Front aerial to split jump to straddle jump, perfection. Back handspring to layout stepout to layout stepout, excellent. Side aerial, bends in half, but doesn’t touch the beam it seems. Full-twisting double back, hop to the side. All that’s left is floor – and it’s going to be a party for the U.S.! 14.366.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:36 p.m.
Becky Downie coming up BIG on bars for Great Britain with an exceptional set and a stuck dismount to boot! 14.933.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:34 p.m.
Flavia Saraiva (BRA) FX: Double layout, small step, but seems to stay in bounds. Double back. 1.5 to front full. Double pike, single step. Crowds LOVES IT! 13.533.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:31 p.m.
Ellie Black (CAN) VT: Front handspring full – beautiful!
Tue. July 30 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunisa Lee (USA) BB: Straddle mount today as well. Triple wolf turn. Front aerial to split jump to back handspring. Switch leap to switch half to ring jump. Side aerial to layout stepout to layout stepout. Switch ring leap. Pike gainer full, small hop. Back on track! 14.600.
Manila Esposito (ITA) BB = 13.966
Tue. July 30 @ 7:26 p.m.
How Julia Soares keeps her double Arabian in bounds when she travels so far in it is insane. Same with the half-in, half-out. But she’s crushing it! Double back, big rebound. Double pike. Bouncy landings but energetic start for Brazil. 13.233.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:23 p.m.
Jordan Chiles off on the front pike mount. Rest of the routine is solid besides a couple bobbles. Stuck double pike dismount. 12.733.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:20 p.m.
Flavia Saraiva has a bandage over her eye and it looks like a nasty black eye developing after that fall in the touch of the first. Bossing it up right now for her team!
Tue. July 30 @ 7:19 p.m.
At the halfway mark, the U.S. lead Italy by more than 3 points. China in third.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:11 p.m.
Rina Kishi (JPN) FX: Tucked double-double, small hop to the side. Punch front full to Rudi, step that may have been OOB. Double Y-turn, but looked short on the rotations. Double back, bit of a leg up rebound. Double pike, low chest, single step forward. 13.433.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:10 p.m.
Ellie Black (CAN) is stunning on floor, per usual, and goes 13.633.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:08 p.m.
Sunisa Lee (USA) UB: Toe-on Nabieva to Bhardwaj. Van Leeuwen. Blind change to straddle Jaeger to Pak to Maloney to Gienger. Short on the next handstand. Giant 1/1. Full-twisting double back, small hop. Seems like she brushed the mat on the replay. Still goes 14.566.
Tue. July 30 @ 7:02 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) UB: Clear hip half to Maloney to giant 1/1 to piked Tkatchev to Pak. Van Leeuwen. Toe 1/1 to tucked double-double. Excellent. 14.400.
Two falls from Zhou Yaqin (CHN) on beam. They qualified third, but things are going downhill fast.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:59 p.m.
Alice D’Amato (ITA) UB: Toe 1/1 to Maloney to straddle Tkatchev. Stalder to piked Tkatchev to Pak. Van Leeuwen. Short on the next handstand. Blind change. 1/1. Double front – straight up and down, small hop. 14.633.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:57 p.m.
Julia Soares fell in the leadoff spot for Brazil on beam. 12.400.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:56 p.m.
Jordan Chiles (USA) UB: Van Leeuwen. Blind change to piked Jaeger. Toe 1/1 to piked Tkatchev to Pak. Maloney to Gienger. Full-twisting double back, smallest of hops. 14.366.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:53 p.m.
Giorgia Villa (ITA) UB: Straddle Tkatchev to Pak to Maloney to Bhardwaj. Van Leeuwen. Short on the next handstand. Blind change. Giant 1/1. Full-twisting double back, small hop. 13.766.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:51 p.m.
Aurelie Tran (CAN) FX: Double back, small hop back. Front handspring full. Double pike, large step back. 13.100.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:48 p.m.
Standings after Rotation 1
Tue. July 30 @ 6:47 p.m.
Rotation 2 coming up. Leaders (USA and Italy) move to bars. Canada and Japan on floor. Brazil and China on beam. Romania and Great Britain on vault.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:46 p.m.
Simone Biles looks up to find herself on the jumbotron, and she gives her signature smile. What a different story compared to three years ago in Tokyo – her joy is apparent, and we love it!
Tue. July 30 @ 6:45 p.m.
Ava Stewart (CAN) BB = 13.800 – Canada is running out the gate, trying to recreate their 2022 Cinderella story.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:43 p.m.
Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (ROU) FX: Tucked double-double, step to the side. Double layout to punch front, much better than qualifying. Full-twisting double back, set seemed low but she whips it around. Double back, small hop back. 13.900 – highest floor score of the rotation.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:40 p.m.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) UB: Maloney to stalder 1/1 to pike Tkatchev to Pak to Van Leeuwen – literally FLOATING. Blind change to piked Jaeger. Toe 1/1 to full-twisting double back, small hop back. 14.533.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:38 p.m.
Ellie Black coming in CLUTCH on beam with a big 14.300 for Canada!
Tue. July 30 @ 6:37 p.m.
Zhang Yihan (CHN) UB: Beautiful pirouette work and catches the laid-out Jaeger. Straddle Tkatchev to Pak. Maloney to Gienger, bit close on that catch. Little more pirouette work. Full-twisting double back and a step. 14.433.
Before her, Qiu Qiyuan scored a 14.300.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:34 p.m.
Despite the crash in the touch, Flavia Saraiva swings a beautiful set for Brazil and gives a clap and seems to breathe a sigh of relief after. 13.666.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:33 p.m.
Simone Biles (USA) VT: No sign of a limp today. Excellent Cheng, her typical hop back. 14.900.
Alice D’Amato (ITA) VT = 13.933
Tue. July 30 @ 6:32 p.m.
Brazil starts with a 13.000 from Lorrane Oliveira.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:31 p.m.
If you’re wondering, Simone Biles has her left calf heavily taped. She’s on the podium, and people are shouting they love her, to which she blows a kiss.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:30 p.m.
Luo Huan (CHN) UB = 13.933
Tue. July 30 @ 6:28 p.m.
Jade Carey (USA) VT: Cheng, good distance, but gets her chest up. Small hop. Excellent! Her night is already done – now to just cheer on her team! 14.800.
Manila Esposito (ITA) VT = 14.166
Tue. July 30 @ 6:24 p.m.
Over on bars, Flavia Saraiva took a hard fall during the warmup. Something to watch out for.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:23 p.m.
Jordan Chiles (USA) VT: Juices her double-twisting Yurchenko – stunning through the air and extra fast rotations. Bouncy hop back. 14.400.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:22 p.m.
Ruby Evans (GBR) FX: Front layout to front double full, small hop. Double layout, small hop back. Front full to front full. Double woolf turn. Double back, beautiful form, small hop back. 13.100.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:17 p.m.
Simone Biles is the GOAT of everything but getting the intro right 🤣 She walks past before running back to be introduced with the team.
Tue. July 30 @ 6:14 p.m.
Oohhh looks like another collar leo for Brazil!
Tue. July 30 @ 6:13 p.m.
Intros happening now!
Tue. July 30 @ 6:09 p.m.
Serena Williams is in the house! More celeb spotting to come surely, but there’s a rumor Taylor Swift will be in attendance as well.
Tue. July 30 @ 5:36 p.m.
Less than an hour to go! With a medal of any color today, Simone Biles will become the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history!
Tue. July 30 @ 3:36 p.m.
Reminder that today’s team final format is 3 up, 3 count vs. qualifying, which was 4 up, 3 count. No room for mistakes!
Tue. July 30 @ 3:30 p.m.
Welcome to our live blog of the women’s Olympic gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games! We are live inside Bercy Arena, where competition will begin at 6:15 p.m. CEST/12:15 p.m. EDT. See the top of the page for key links, including a schedule, start list, and qualifying recap.
