The United States and Italy went 1-2 as Simone Biles (USA) qualified in first place for three individual finals in a stellar return to Olympic competition.
Highly-touted USA looked right at home in Bercy Arena, notching the highest team scores on Vault, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise as they accumulated 172.296 points, a whopping 5.4 points over a well-balanced Italian squad paced by Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito.
The People’s Republic of China emerged from the peloton of contending nations to establish themselves as podium hopefuls on the back of a magnificent performance on Uneven Bars, the team’s traditional strength.
Brazil, Japan, Canada, Great Britain and Romania also made the eight-team cutoff for the final. …
Kaylia Nemour (ALG) one step closer to becoming Africa’s first Olympic medallist in Gymnastics. The 17-year-old earned the highest score of the day on Uneven Bars with 15.600, a score that comprised highest marks in difficulty (7.1) and execution (8.5).
Zhou Yaqin (CHN) delivered Balance Beam brilliance with a highly polished routine for 14.866 …Two of the past three Olympic Balance Beam champions have hailed from China.
Women’s qualification highlights
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