Now, it all depends on what Rebeca Andrade does in her upcoming floor routine.Ĩ:47 a.m. "She couldn't have done any better," said the NBC broadcast. Suni Lee posted a terrific floor routine that was nearly flawless. Will that be enough to give Lee the gold? It's up to the judges.Ĩ:52 a.m. Oh boy, Andrade stepped out of bounds twice - once early and once on her final move of the contest. Team USA's streak of gold medal winners continues for a fifth consecutive Olympics.Ĩ:54 a.m. She clinches the silver but Suni Lee will be the gold medal winner. Jade Carey finishes in eighth place after posting the third-best floor score of the day (13.966). Lee takes home the gold, Andrade gets the silver and Melnikova gets the bronze. Here are the final standings for the all-around final. MORE: Meet Suni Lee, the first Hmong-American in Olympics Olympics gymnastics live results, highlights from women's all-around finalsĨ:59 a.m.
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Here's a look at a full recap of the event. ( All times Eastern.) Sporting News tracked the all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics and it's highlights live. Lee joins an elite quintet of previous American all-around winners that includes Carly Patterson (2004), Nasta Liukin (2008), Gabby Douglas (2012) and Biles (2016). Melnikova and Urazova were within 0.5 points of the lead as well. Lee posted a mark of 57.433 during the all-around competition and ended up winning by less than 0.2 points over Andrade. During the floor competition, Lee was helped by Andrade stepping out of bounds twice as she held on to earn the victory. But after a strong beam routine, Lee was able to take a small lead over Urazova and Andrade. Andrade held it through the first two rotations, the vault and uneven bars. Throughout the event, the players jockeyed for the lead. Her rotation consisted of herself, teammate Jade Carey, Russian Olympic Committee members Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova, Belgium's Nina Derwael and Brazil's Rebeca Andrade. Lee was embroiled in a close, competitive final all day. Even with Simone Biles out of action, Team USA was able to earn a victory thanks to a stellar performance from Suni Lee. She was one of the leading athletes going into the 2021 games and favorite to win the all-around title, vault, floor and beam.For the fifth consecutive Olympics, the United States was able to win the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal. The problem instead began the morning after the preliminary competition.īiles previously took home five medals during the 2016 Olympics, including four golds. Biles noted that she was not experiencing the twisties, a mental block where gymnasts lose track of their position midair, before she left the U.S. On Thursday in an Instagram Q&A, she revealed that her "twisties" started affecting her performance. The decisions came after she expressed that she no longer trusted herself and needed time to focus on her mental health. This latest news comes after Biles withdrew from both the team and individual all-around competitions.
kWqgZJK4LJ- USA Gymnastics July 31, 2021 She will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether to compete in the finals for floor exercise and balance beam.
After further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars.
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