US Women Gymnastics Team Claim ‘Redemption’ Olympic Title

Summary:

• The US women’s gymnastics team dominated Tuesday’s final, reclaiming the Olympic title for the fourth time.
• The US men’s team grabbed a historic bronze medal, bringing Team USA’s medal count to 26.
• US women made history with the first-ever medal in rugby 7s while Bobby Finke’s bright home silver in the 800-meter freestyle.

The United States women’s national artistic gymnastics team smoothly cruised to its fourth Olympic title in history on Tuesday evening, following the 1996, 2012, 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympic editions.

Biles: “It Was Super Exciting. We Had Fun.”

The girls shined at Bercy Arena, and all eyes were on the incomparable Simone Biles who grabbed her fifth gold Olympic medal after helping her team dominate the final and scoop up gold for the first time since 2016.

The crowd was overly pleased even though the outcome was never truly in question during what started as “a redemption tour” after Simone Biles’s dramatic pull out at Tokyo 2020 but quickly turned into more of a showcase of acrobatic skill, force, and twisting.

The Americans finished atop the podium for the third time in their last four trips to the Olympic Games.

They were almost nearly six points ahead of the Italians, who won silver, and the Brazilians, who grabbed the bronze medal.

The phenomenal Simone Biles excelled in all four events less than two days after she overcame calf pain while qualifying.

She began the evening with a soaring Cheng vault and ended with her signature floor routine, partly set to Taylor Swift’s music. Biles commented on her victory

It was super exciting. We had fun. We enjoyed each other’s time out there, and we just did our gymnastics

Her teammates also did an excellent job. The reigning Olympic all-around champ Suni Lee showed her skill on the balance beam and her strength on uneven bars.

Jordan Chiles also competed in all four events and only had one notable mistake on the balance beam while Jade Carey managed to hit a terrific vault.

Biles who won her 9th all-around national title earlier this year and Lee also advanced to all-around while Carey and Chiles went to apparatus finals.

Silver in 800-m Freestyle, Bronze in US Male Gymnastics and Women’s Rugby

The US male gymnastics team grabbed bronze, the first Olympic medal since 2008.

Similarly, the women’s rugby team also grabbed bronze, marking the first medal in history after their jaw-dropping late try by Alex “Spiff” Sedrick in the last seconds of the game against Australia (14-12).

Bobby Finke’s finishing kick brought a new silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle.

Team USA is on a medal run in France as its toll reached 26 at the end of Tuesday 30th July, ranking sixth on the board with four gold medals, 11 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals.