Day 4 of the Paris 2024 Olympics is underway as Simone Biles leads the US girls’s gymnastics group to a gold medal win this afternoon.
This yr’s competitors comes after the group scored all silver on the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Biles competed within the all-around, vault, flooring and beam, whereas group member Suni Lee fought for the win within the all-around, beam and bars.
This marks the fourth gold medal the group has gained within the final 32 years. Biles is now essentially the most embellished American Olympic gymnast with eight medals. This accomplishment follows her emotional choice to withdraw from the Tokyo group occasion three years in the past after growing the “twisties,” which left her unable to finish the twists wanted for her routine.
The US girls’s group clinched gold after US males’s gymnastics group gained their first medal since 2008 on Monday. Their victory got here after a shocking pommel horse routine from specialist Stephen Nedoroscik.
Katie Ledecky additionally competed within the 1,500-meter freestyle swimming race this afternoon, successful by practically 18 seconds and advancing to the finals.
In the meantime, Coco Gauff is out of the singles competitors after she misplaced to Croatia’s Donna Vekic this morning within the third spherical.
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An electrical environment at La Protection Area, Maxime Grousset was showered with love as he got here out.
He grabs third within the first semi-final, with Australia’s Kyle Chalmers successful, it’s dangerous information for Matt Richards although, he ties up within the last 25m or so, ending sixth and he won’t advance. Time to relaxation up for the 4x200m freestyle later!
The second semi-final is gained by Pan, what a response to a sluggish warmth! Chinese language followers screech in delight above the media tribune, their man is quickest within the semi-finals. Popovici second and Jack Alexy third, in what was a faster race. 5 males underneath 48secs.
Jack Rathborn at La Protection Area30 July 2024 19:43
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:43
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Group USA took their foot off the gasoline in the direction of the tip of that last and nonetheless dominated.
They scored precisely one level lower than they did in qualification the place they’re allowed to have 4 gymnasts compete after which drop the bottom rating.
The issue of their routines is so excessive different groups should hope they wipe out a number of occasions to have a sensible likelihood of maintaining with them.
Jordan Chiles fell as she began her stability beam routine and that was the bottom rating the USA posted – a 12.733. Solely two others Suni Lee’s and Chiles’ flooring routines scored lower than 14.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:37
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Listed here are the total outcomes for the ladies’s group gymnastics last. Group GB missed out on a medal by 0.262 factors. That’s a bit heart-breaking and fourth place is the worst place to complete.
- USA 🥇 171.268
- Italy 🥈 165.494
- Brazil 🥉 164.497
- Nice Britain 164.235
- Canada 162.404
- China 162.103
- Romania 159.469
- Japan 159.435
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:31
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Oh no! Alice Kinsella wanted to attain an enormous 13.834 along with her stability beam routine. She nails it to be trustworthy, it’s one of many hardest equipment and her rating finally ends up at 13.600.
Group GB slip out of the medal locations.
Simone Biles’ flooring routine is a big 14.666! Group USA win the gold!
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:24
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
So, for the gold. Right here comes Simone Biles on the ground.
She’s free, she’s unfastened, she’s having enjoyable. It’s a excessive tempo begin with loads of backflips that Biles lands properly.
However, she slips out of the world on her third run and that’ll be a deduction. The issue is so excessive however she gained’t care. The routine had a couple of errors however nothing to harm Group USA’s possibilities of successful gold.
These tumbles had been insane. An effective way to complete.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:22
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Canada, Japan and China have all completed their rotatations with not one of the nations capable of get forward of Brazil. Romania are most likely too far again to medal with Italy difficult for a silver and Group GB for bronze.
Group USA will trip off into the sundown and end issues off with Simone Biles’ flooring routine that ought to assure them the gold.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:18
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Brazil have completed their rotations with a last rating of 164.497. Group GB are up in opposition to it and can want an insane rating from Alice Kinsella on the beam to clinch bronze.
Jordan Chiles’ rating 13.966 is the best on the ground on this rotation. Deservedly so.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:15
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Over to the ground once more and Group USA’s Jordan Chiles is up. She seems tremendous centered and for good motive. An awesome efficiency from the American sees her shake off the error from the stability beam and he or she will get the gang going as soon as once more.
Becky Downie’s stability beam rating is 12.933 after a 4.800 issue. This girls’s group last goes to return all the way down to the wire.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:12
Olympics 2024: Girls’s gymnastics last
Becky Downie nailed her uneven bars routine and must carry out on the stability beam. Her mount is nice and cartwheel flick is safe.
Group GB appear to be taking part in it secure on the beam and there’s a wobble from Downie which she manages to carry. A facet somersault is nice earlier than a cartwheel with a one-and-a-half twist dismount lands strongly.
Two routines down. Downie ought to get a reasonably good rating for that even when the difficutly wasn’t too excessive.
Mike Jones30 July 2024 19:08
