It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype. Here are five takeaways as Team USA leaves Paris’ Bercy Arena with another gold medal.
It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype. A little more than three years after a shocking case of the “twisties” caused her to withdraw from Team USA’s attempt at defending its gymnastics team gold, Simone Biles was back under the bright lights of an Olympic final. The Americans entered the day as the favorites after cruising through qualifying on Sunday, finishing five points clear of the Italian and Chinese teams.
“Now that I’m much older and we have so much more experience, we’re out here really having fun and enjoying what we’re doing. So I think it’s just different.” Lee agreed, pointing to the crush of expectations that followed the team in Tokyo that Team USA ultimately couldn’t live up to. This time around, it was a bit more simple. “I guess, like, it’s just different this time around,” Lee said. “And I think last time around we had so many expectations on us.
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