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Tokyo Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics LIVE Day 4 - ROC wins gold, Simone Biles withdraws - Updates, results, scores, medal, blog
The drama of team finals unfolds today as ROC as the No. 1 team from qualification while Simone Biles and Team USA a point behind. Catch all the action here!
Team USA. (Source: Yahoo/Website)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics!
The ROC has taken home the gold in the Women's Team event with a score of 169.528. The USA settles for silver after the controversial withdrawal of Simone Biles from the event, and the young group from Great Britain clinches the silver.
Live Updates
- 27 July 2021 11:57 AM GMT
Rotation 3:
Urazova Beam ROC: OFF on her acro series. and quite wobbly after that on most skills. My goodness, that is going to cut ROC's lead if USA hits. This team final is becoming more intense every second
- 27 July 2021 11:51 AM GMT
no medal is worth risking an athlete's mental health.
Kudos to Simone. Takes courage to take a decision like this. Phenomenal athlete. Just not her day. We wish her well
- 27 July 2021 11:50 AM GMT
Simone Biles reportedly withdraws due to a "mental health issue". I go back to my earlier statement. USA Gymnastics CONSTANTLY depending on Simone to save the day is not a strategy or any way to treat your best gymnast.
She is a person, not a strategy.
- 27 July 2021 11:46 AM GMT
Jennifer's twin sister, Jessica Gadirova gets 13.833 for her floor routine
Melanie Beam - 13.566 for that beam routine
Lu Yufei beam: great routine. hitting all her skills. a few small wobbles. Btu when China is on they're amazing.
ROC leads by 2.5 points over USA. This next beam rotation is going to be a big one. ROC has to hold on!
- 27 July 2021 11:44 AM GMT
Suni Lee absolutely smashed that bar routine!
Viktoria Listunova Bars ROC: 14.9 for a beautiful routine. Her legs are PASTED together throughout her routine.
- 27 July 2021 11:41 AM GMT
WOW. THIS COMPETITION JUST GETS CRAZIER.
THE GOAT IS OUT! Simone Biles has officially scratched this competition! She will not do any other events tonight!
Melanie France Beam - hits the mount and acros series well. jumps good. She looks very steady today.
Tang Xijing 13.733 & Zhang Jin gets a big 13.9 WOW!
Suni Lee Bars: 15.40!! Highest score on bars in the competition
- 27 July 2021 11:38 AM GMT
Tang Xijing Beam China: Textbook China beam. What else can i say. She is hitting every single split and every acro skill. A great dismount to end. wow.
Melnikova ROC Bars: 14.966
Suni Lee Bars USA: nabieva to bhardwaj to shaposh to gienger, she HITS!!! Yes this girl is unbelivable under pressure!! WOW, USA will love that
- 27 July 2021 11:35 AM GMT
Melnikova Bars ROC - Good going. not as crisp as she usually is but they will take that. Really good. ROC holding on to that lead.
Looks like Jordan Chiles went up on bars instead of Simone. She hit under pressure! Wow, that must not have been easy. Gets a 14.166. Good for her!
Jenn Gadirova 13.7 on floor
Urazova Bars ROC: Beautiful routine and well rewarded with a 14.866
- 27 July 2021 11:32 AM GMT
A sinister warning to Team USA, I read somewhere when someone said, "Simone Biles is a person, not a strategy!" Truer words have never been spoken.
Jenn Gadirova GB Bars: ugh. Can't stress enough how beautiful their performance quality is! LOVELY Routine
- 27 July 2021 11:29 AM GMT
Grace 13.7 on bars.
Asia D'amato Vault: 14.266 for her yurchenko double.
Simone apparently said to her coach, "I just don't trust myself."
