Despite a Major Setback US Women’s Gymnastics Team Clinches Silver Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020

In the Women?s Artistic Team All-around event held today, the US Women?s Gymnastics Team has triumphed to a silver medal. The Russian contingent clinched the gold medal in this event.

This result comes after the major setback faced by the team after the qualifying round, where Simone Biles left the event after struggling to land a vault after one rotation.

In the absence of their superstar, the team still paved their way to the podium with a splendid performance from Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum.

The summary of their performance in the final round

Lee had the highest score between the US and Russian gymnasts with 15.400 in the final round of uneven bars. The remaining team members, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum, had a significant contribution as well.

But neither stood out like Sunisa Lee. Chiles had a 14.166, while McCallum finished with a 13.700 in the same round.

On the balance beam, the performances of the three remaining members were consistent and almost at par with one another. Lee finished with a 14.133. McCallum and Giles ended with 13.666 and 13.433, respectively. Russia?s Viktoria Listunova had the highest score in this round, with a 14.333.

The Floor Exercise round was where the team seems to have lost the trajectory to a gold medal. Lee and McCallum had scored 13.666 and 13.500 respectively.

Chiles scored the collective lowest among all the countries in this round, with 11.700 as her score. Listunova had the highest score in this round, with a 14.166. The United States team lost the gold medal by a score of 3.432.

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While the team missed their veteran superstar, this medal is a result of their collective hard work and dedication. Nothing can take away this tremendous achievement from these gymnasts.

But it is natural for the mind to wonder what the result would?ve been had Biles seen the event through till the end.

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One of the most accomplished Olympic Gymnasts, Biles, won four gold medals at the 2016 Olympics. Since 2013, she has won five more world championships in the all-around.

She went into Tokyo as the overwhelming favorite to defend her all-around gold medal, and to win other event medals and the team title.