Live results from the United States Olympic gymnastics selection trials: Simone Biles takes stock
The U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials wrap up tonight when Simone Biles learns who else will join her on the team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles led Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee after Friday’s competition. But Shilese Jones (knee), Kayla DiCello (Achilles) and Skye Blakely (Achilles) were all injured, throwing the five-woman team roster into chaos.
USA TODAY Sports’ Nancy Armor and Tom Schad will provide live updates, results, highlights and analysis throughout the gymnastics trials. Follow along.
What time is Simone Biles competing today?
Tonight, Simone Biles will begin on vault, with her first attempt around 8:20 p.m. ET. She will then move on to uneven bars and balance beam before concluding on floor exercise.
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What time is women’s gymnastics on TV today?
Day two of the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic trials will begin at 8:10 p.m. ET and continue until 11:00 p.m. ET. NBC will broadcast the event and Peacock will stream it.
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NBC is airing tonight’s final session. The network will also stream every minute of the action on its streaming service, Peacock, where it will offer both a general feed and device-specific streams for viewers hoping to follow a specific athlete.
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Shilese Jones injury at Olympic trials: What you need to know
Shilese Jones injured her knee on a vault during pre-competition warm-ups Friday night and was forced to withdraw from all events except the uneven bars. USA Gymnastics said the decision not to compete Sunday came after she was re-evaluated Saturday.
Jones had established herself as a key player for the Paris team, along with Simone Biles, having won all-around medals at the last two world championships. She came into the trials with a shoulder injury that kept her out of nationals earlier this month, but coach Sarah Korngold said she was ready to compete.
But on Friday, during warm-ups, Jones missed her jump and fell to the mat, holding her right leg. Biles ran over to see how she was doing and Jones sat on the podium for several minutes before being helped backstage by Korngold and a member of the medical staff.
Suni Lee’s Health Journey and How It Changed Her Mindset
Suni Lee is in good shape to make the five-person U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. She finished fourth at the national championships in early June and has since improved her routines on the uneven bars and floor. But a health crisis 15 months ago – she developed kidney disease that caused her to retain so much fluid she couldn’t even put on her handles – turned her life upside down. There were days when she couldn’t even get out of bed.
Lee said a phone call she received on Jan. 4, the details she wanted to keep private, was a turning point for her. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m going back to the gym tomorrow and I’m going to be better than ever.’ That’s the day I said to myself, ‘Yes, that’s what I want.’ And I’m going to think about it,” she said. Read Nancy Armour’s full story on Suni Lee’s health journey.
How many Olympics has Simone Biles participated in?
Biles has competed in two editions of the Summer Olympics: the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2021 Games in Tokyo. However, she only competed in some of her scheduled events in 2021 after experiencing a case of “twisties”, which caused her to lose track of where she was in the air, thus endangering his physical safety.
How many gold medals does Simone Biles have?
Simone Biles has won four Olympic gold medals, all at the 2016 Rio Games. She led the Final Five to team gold, won individual all-around gold, and won two of the four individual events: floor exercise and vault. She also won a silver medal (in the 2021 team competition) and two Olympic bronze medals on balance beam in 2016 and 2021.
Simone Biles’ Floor Routine Catches Taylor Swift’s Attention
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What happened to Kayla DiCello?
Kayla DiCello injured her Achilles on her first vault Friday. She left the floor in a wheelchair and USA Gymnastics announced she was scratched for the rest of the night.
Jordan Chiles: What you need to know
The Tokyo Olympic medalist proved her mettle at the US Classic by putting in a solid performance across all four events. Chiles may not give the United States a huge score on any particular event, but she doesn’t leave any holes either.
“I think I realized I had the potential,” Chiles said of the difference between this season and last, when she struggled to transition from the NCAA to the elite.
“Most of the time you say you want to do something and you never know what’s going to happen because there’s a lot of attention and expectations on you,” Chiles added. “When you put that aside, you realize, ‘I’m just going to go out there and be the person I need to be and put the effort I need into every workout.’”
Did Simone Biles make the Olympic team?
Simone Biles’ presence in Paris is almost a lock, but it will be made official after the final competition session of the Olympic trials tonight. Widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, Biles will be making her third appearance at the Summer Olympics. She won four gold medals and a bronze at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver and a bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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Simone Biles Netflix show: what you need to know
Netflix recently released the trailer for “Simone Biles: Rising” and announced that the four-part documentary series will premiere on July 17, nine days before the Opening Ceremony. “Rising” follows Biles’ return to competition after a case of “slap syndrome” forced her to sit out most of the Tokyo Games.
Simone BIles leotard
Here’s a look at her leotards over the years.
When do the Summer Olympics start?
The Paris 2024 Olympics will begin with the Opening Ceremony on July 26. The gymnastics competition will begin on July 27 with the men’s qualifying rounds. The women’s qualifying rounds will take place on July 28.
Who is Simone Biles’ husband?
Simone Biles is married to NFL player Jonathan Owens, who is currently a safety for the Chicago Bears. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary earlier this year.
Simone Biles is a lock for the Olympics. But after the injuries, who joins her?
Call it carnage, chaos or just plain bad luck, the four women joining Simone Biles at the Paris Olympics could end up being the ones healthy enough to make the trip.
In the span of 30 minutes Friday night, Shilese Jones suffered a knee injury that limited her to one event and Kayla DiCello was knocked out with an Achilles injury. Meanwhile, Skye Blakely, a member of the U.S. team that won gold at the last two world championships, limped onto the field on crutches after tearing her Achilles tendon during practice two days earlier.
What makes this situation so devastating, besides everything else, is that the U.S. women’s team looked, if not strong, at least in good shape after the national championships four weeks ago. And now everything is turned upside down.
Nancy Armour explains what all these injuries mean for Team USA.
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