The United States won an unprecedented seventh straight team world title in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Wednesday in Antwerp (BEL), overcoming early adversity to extend their decade of dominance in the sport. …
The team gold is Biles’s 20th World title and 26th World medal and gives her a total of 33 World and Olympic medals, more than any other gymnast in history.
“It wasn’t our perfect meet today — we had a teammate go down and we had some mistakes here and there,” said Biles, who praised the team’s “grit and fight.” …
Brazil’s roller coaster competition ended with the first World Championships medal for a team from South America in history. …
Meanwhile, the Paris 2024 Olympic hosts became the first French team to win a World medal since 1950. France’s highlights came on every apparatus: a powerful handspring Rudi vault from Devillard and a stuck double-twisting Yurchenko from de Jesus dos Santos, as well as a confident leadoff Balance Beam performance from Osyssek-Reimer under pressure …
FIG – U.S. women triumph as Brazil and France make history
USA, Brazil, France
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