Simone Biles stunned audiences once again by leading the U.S. team to gold in the final round of the team gymnastics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics, a stunning comeback moment for the GOAT.
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Floor exercise is always a shining moment for Team USA at world championships, and current team member Sunisa Li won the individual all-around title at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biles’ routines feature some of the most difficult tumbling passes in gymnastics history.
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Biles’ routines are among the most difficult flips performed by anyone on the mat, and they are some of the greatest gymnasts in history. Her final pass (usually the least difficult of a typical three- or four-pass routine) is scored almost as highly as any other gymnast’s most difficult flip. She also has a move named after her.
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Overall, Team USA delivered some strong performances, but tensions ran high in the first round of qualifying. While Biles earned a respectable score of 14.6 for her performance on Sunday, her teammate and floor exercise expert Carey suffered a big fall despite being a normally solid athlete. But in the final, the entire team was on fire, and the podium looked closer than ever for all three floor exercise competitors.
Biles soared through the air, just out of bounds, and nearly made the historic pass, but the slight mistake was inconsequential. Biles earned a score of 14.666. Li herself earned a stellar 13.533, while floor exercise virtuoso Jordan Childs earned an astounding 13.966, leaving her and her team in tears on the mat.
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