Simone Biles grins as Team USA triumphs at women’s team final

Simone Biles grins as Team USA triumphs at women’s team final

Simone Biles once again ascended to the pinnacle of gymnastics, leading Team USA to gold at the women’s team gymnastics final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Biles is now the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history, with eight medals (five of them gold) to her name. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team — Biles, Sunisa “Suni” Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and newcomer Hezly Rivera (who didn’t compete in Tuesday’s final) — are now the fourth U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal.

After facing significant challenges at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, including a bout with the twisties that led to her withdrawal in the middle of the competition, Biles returned this year with a mission to win gold, playfully calling Paris the team’s “redemption” tour after they took home silver in Tokyo.

It was a nail-biting victory on Tuesday. Despite a minor hiccup when Chiles fell off the balance beam, the team’s spirits remained high. Lee quickly restored their momentum, and when Biles completed her beam routine, her husband, Jonathan Owens, who had flown overnight to support her, waved a U.S. flag in joyous celebration. The night culminated with Biles’s signature floor routine, a performance that gave no hint of her earlier calf injury.

Biles competed in all four team events — vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. While the victory marks her first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she could easily win as many as four more when she competes Thursday in the individual all-around final, where her biggest competitor is teammate Lee, who won the gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

This gold medal wasn’t just a win but a personal victory for Biles. Take a look at Team USA’s victorious Olympic moments.

Team USA holding their Olympic gold medals: Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera. (Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Biles’s husband, Jonathan Owens, cheered her on, along with her mother and father, Ron and Nellie Biles. (Morry Gash/AP)

Simone Biles holds her gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Biles performs her floor exercise during the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Biles takes a leap on the balance beam at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (Francisco Seco/AP)

The gold medalist sends a heart gesture to the crowd at Bercy Arena in Paris. (Francisco Seco/AP)

Biles shows off a big smile after competing on the uneven bars at the Summer Games. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Biles performs her floor routine at the Summer Games in Paris. (Marijan Murat/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

The decorated gymnast celebrates after Team USA’s win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Biles and Chiles hug alongside their teammates after winning gold. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Team USA celebrates its win. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Team USA for the win. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images)

Team USA, from left to right — Jade Carey, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera — celebrates gold while holding the U.S. flag. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

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