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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 11:05 AM GMT
YIKES. Simone did the same thing in warm ups too. Weird for Simone considering how amazing she usually is with air awareness! Only gets a 13.766. SHOCKING
Tang Xijing Bars China: Beautiful classic China bars. Love it. Gets a 14.5
- 27 July 2021 11:03 AM GMT
Sorry forgot to update Amelie Morgan Beam for GB: 12.233. Looks like she may have fallen.
Lilia Akhaimova: Vault ROC - 14.733, for a huge Rudi!
Simone Biles USA Vault: WOAH. Simone gets lost in the air during her 2.5 twist and only does the 1.5 to a DEEP landing. Looks very surprised with her herself and worried too
- 27 July 2021 11:01 AM GMT
Amelie Morgan
Jordan Chiles Vault USA: Really good Double twisting Yurchenko. Gets a 14.666. Very tiny hop on landing
- 27 July 2021 10:58 AM GMT
Grace: 14.3
Japan Hitomi Hatakeda is up on floor. Almost goes out of bounds on second tumble.
Vladislava Urazova Vault ROC: 14.466
- 27 July 2021 10:56 AM GMT
Angelina Melnikova: 14.6
Nina Derwael 13.866
Grace McCallum: Vault- Same vault as Melnikova. Goes off to the side. Lovely in the air but off to the side and will get a 0.1/3 penalty
- 27 July 2021 10:54 AM GMT
Angelina Melnikova: Vault - Yurchenko double twist. Normal for her, pretty in the air and a small hop on the landing. Good start for her
- 27 July 2021 10:53 AM GMT
Nina Derwael Balance Beam (BB): clean routine. a few wobbles but nothing major, good start for Belgium
- 27 July 2021 10:53 AM GMT
Leotard check:
USA in patriotic red, while and blue leos full of swaroskis per usual! Really pretty as well, love them
- 27 July 2021 10:50 AM GMT
Angelina Melnikova, the Russian veteran and team leader is going first on vault. Followed by Grace McCallum from the US.
Each team has 3 gymnasts competing on each event. The perform one after the other, that is, for eg. one from ROC and then one USA and then one ROC again and so on
