Simone Biles, U.S. women's gymnastics dominate team finals to win gold: Social media reacts
Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and the U.S. women's gymnastics team continued their "redemption tour" at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Team USA was a disappointing runner-up to Russia in 2021 during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has faced adversity on its way back to the Paris Games. However, a strong showing on Tuesday at the team finals after entering as the heavy favorites for gold helped the U.S. move back to the top of the sport.
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Biles, Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey (Hezly Rivera did not compete) competed in four rotations of the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise during Tuesday's final against Brazil, Canada, China, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Romania. In the team finals, the US held a commanding lead over its competition and cruised to a gold medal with strong performances all around.
USA has now won three of the last four golds in the team finals in the Olympics. The U.S. will have more action in the gymnastics competitions, including Thursday's women's all-around final. Biles competed in all the events despite a calf injury heading into the competition, and will be joined by Lee in the all-around final.
Here are social media reactions to the U.S. women's gymnastics team winning gold in the team finals on Tuesday:
Social media reactions to U.S. women's gymnastics winning gold
🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 https://t.co/Kv4FqJR1lU
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 30, 2024
WOW. SIMONE BILES JUST DID THAT. 🔥 #ParisOlympics
📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/l4pLcI1QGg— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 30, 2024
Simone Biles is simply too powerful for the bounds of a floor routine. Ate it up all the same
— Julia Westerman (@JuliaWesterman) July 30, 2024
GOLD! #USA #Gymnastics #OlympicGames
— Scott Allen (@azsportsguy) July 30, 2024
We’re baaaaaaaack 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tSOY0SYYZ7
— Andrew Hammond (@ahammALDC) July 30, 2024
REP ERA USA GYMNASTICS https://t.co/MGWCIQT6uz
— marisa ingemi 🔮 (@Marisa_Ingemi) July 30, 2024
The 🐐 Simone Biles wraps up the 🥇 for #TeamUSA 🇺🇸
Redemption after what happened in Tokyo 👏🏼#Olympics | @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/CaARFgEj91— Jonathan Acosta (@_jacosta) July 30, 2024
#Paris2024, that was so special.
Here is the women's team podium!#Gymnastics pic.twitter.com/zeSW56KXVQ— FIG (@gymnastics) July 30, 2024
I love how USA women’s gymnastics just won gold and Suni Lee and Simone Biles are talking about what TikToks they’re going to make with their gold medals.
— Debanny Cerda (@debannycerda) July 30, 2024
Women's Team Final at the #Paris2024 #Olympics:
🥇 USA 🇺🇸 171.296
🥈 Italy 🇮🇹 165.494
🥉 Brazil 🇧🇷 164.497
Congratulations to the USA, the new Olympic team champions in #ArtisticGymnastics, as well as to Italy and Brazil for their historic performances! pic.twitter.com/dtUiNxD4Qr— FIG (@gymnastics) July 30, 2024
Let's GOOOOOOOO WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS #Paris2024 #Gymnastics #gold
— Courtney NO love (@Gemini_Luv87) July 30, 2024
GOLD for @TeamUSA women’s gymnastics! 🥇👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/FxIiZt6tIL
— 𝒦 (@kriziangelique) July 30, 2024
Sold out crowd to watch the 🐐 Simone Biles and Team USA’s Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera take gold in the women’s gymnastics team final. 🇺🇸 @Simone_Biles becomes the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history.
An electric atmosphere with so many fans… pic.twitter.com/KAMNYuQGLL— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) July 30, 2024
JOYLESS. MURDERBALL. 🦅🦅🦅 https://t.co/5h9C0gJxJ4
— Caroline Vincent (@BamaBee13) July 30, 2024
I love that the US Gymnastics Team is just untouchable AND photos of them look like a multicultural education ad.
— Arguably the 4th Best Child of Destiny (@torrayyyyy_) July 30, 2024
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 30, 2024
Suni Lee killed it
Simone injured and still killed it
Jordan finished strong
Been following this sport every Olympics, amazed everytime ✨ 👏🏿
Happy Rebeca Andrade of Brazil goes home with a medal, incredible story for her as well#Paris2024 #Gymnastics #TeamUSA https://t.co/ecvrompDD4— i love you by exid 💋💫 💿 (@onceablackjack) July 30, 2024
THE COUNTRY OF GYMNASTICS. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
— pedro 🥂 (@myliferuining) July 30, 2024
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