![]() Great Britain earned a bronze medal - to the shock and delight of the team, which had been sixth in qualifying. Grace McCallum and Sunisa Lee both hit well, but with a fall from Jordan Chiles, the gold was out of reach. The Simone Biles-less American squad trailed by 0.8 going into the final event but were unable to make up any of the deficit. Viktoriia Listunova earned a rotation best 14.166. It was a dominant performance from start to finish from the ROC, and it ended with a stellar string of performances on floor. The Russian Olympic Committee became Olympic team champions on Tuesday night, beating out the second-place United States by more than three points. We've got you covered with all the action you might have missed as Team USA competed on the Olympic stage: Olympics medal tracker | Schedule ROC clinches gold "She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions. "Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue," USA Gymnastics said in a statement. While the Americans went into the final as the gold-medal favorite, the meet turned out to be a nail-biter without superstar Biles, and overcoming the eventual gold-medalist ROC's lead proved to be too tall a task. The women's gymnastics team final didn't go as anyone expected, as Simone Biles exited the competition after her first apparatus, but Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles stepped up in a big way to lead Team USA to a silver medal. Summer Olympics, Artistic Gymnastics, Gymnastics ![]() ICYMI: Simone Biles out as Team USA earns silver in women's gymnastics team final at Tokyo Olympics You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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