Simone Biles leads U.S. women’s gymnastics team to Olympic gold, kicking off Paris ‘redemption tour’

Carey said in a post on X that she “hasn’t been feeling the best” while in Paris and hadn’t eaten in several days before Sunday’s qualifying.

Hezly Rivera, 16, was the team’s only newcomer and did not compete in today’s final. She will still receive a medal for her contributions to the team in the qualifying round.

Heading into the Paris Olympics, the U.S. women weren’t afraid to say it — they wanted that gold medal.

Simone Biles called Paris a “redemption tour” for the Tokyo returners.

“I feel like we all have more to give and our Tokyo performances weren’t the best,” Biles said at the Olympic trials in Minneapolis. “We weren’t under the best circumstances, either, but I feel like we have a lot of weight on our shoulders to go out there and prove that we’re better athletes.”

Even Suni Lee, who came away from Tokyo with the all-around gold medal, was hungry to achieve Olympic glory with her teammates by her side.

“I think this time around, we’re so much more mature and know what we can do and what we can’t do,” Lee said.

Two Olympic all-around champions will go head to head in the all-around final for the first time. Biles and Lee contend for gold in that event on Thursday.