After a sensational showing in women’s gymnastics earlier this week, NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos sat down with the TODAY crew in Paris to discuss what they saw.
Women’s gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics has already proven to be a must-watch event -- and the highlights are far from over.
There are still plenty of events featuring Simone Biles and members of the U.S. squad to come -- and a historic moment left to unfold.
On Tuesday, the team - consisting of Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezley Rivera - took home the gold medal.
Many, including Biles, were calling it the “redemption tour” after the 2020 Tokyo team, which featured many of the same athletes, narrowly missed the gold and took home silver.
But the team's first gold is only the beginning of what they're capable of in Paris. There are still five more events to see: the individual all-around final, balance beam final, uneven bars final, vault final and floor exercise final.
Four out of the five members of Team USA qualified for at least one event final. Hezley Rivera, the 16-year-old youngest team member and first-time Olympian, is the only member of the team who will not compete in any other events.
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Olympic gymnastics has a “two-per-country” rule, which allows only two gymnasts from each country to compete in each final. This means even if several of Team USA’s athletes put up successful scores, only the two highest-scoring gymnasts from the team can compete in each event.
Here’s when the gymnasts will compete next.
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Women's gymnastics schedule: Individual all-around final
Biles, 2016 all-around gold medalist and Lee, 2020 all-around gold medalist, qualified to compete in the individual all-around final. This will be a historic event, as it is the first time two all-around gold medalists will compete against each other in the all-around final.
Chiles barely missed qualifying. Despite her successful finish and impressive score, the two-per-country rule knocked her out of consideration. She finished just .067 points below Lee.
Biles and Lee qualified in first and second place respectively in the preliminary qualification competition.
Watch the all-around final on Aug. 1 beginning at 11:15 a.m. CT. on NBC 5 and stream it on Peacock.
Women's gymnastics schedule: Vault final
Biles and Carey both qualified for the vault final. Biles won the event at the 2016 Rio Games but pulled out of the final at the 2020 Tokyo Games after getting "the twisties" and did not get a chance to defend her title. Carey did compete in the 2020 Tokyo vault final, but missed the podium with two disappointing routines.
The women’s vault final will take place at 9:20 a.m. CT on Aug. 3 on NBC 5 and can be streamed live on Peacock.
Women's gymnastics schedule: Uneven bars final
Lee was the only American woman to qualify for the uneven bars final. Typically considered one of her best events, Lee is a medal contender. At the 2020 Tokyo Games, she took home the bronze medal in the event. Leading up to the Games, Lee said making the podium at the uneven bars final is one of her major goals.
Biles missed the uneven bars finals by tenths of a point. She qualified in ninth place, meaning she is considered a “reserve athlete” for the event.
Watch the uneven bar final at 8 a.m. CT on Aug. 4 on NBC 5 or stream it live on Peacock.
Women's gymnastics schedule: Balance beam final
Biles and Lee will find themselves in the same competition yet again in the balance beam final. The two have been trading off highest scoring beam routines throughout the 2024 season- and this competition is bound to be a nail-biter. Biles took home the bronze medal on the balance beam in both 2016 and 2020. Lee, on the other hand, has not yet medaled in an Olympic balance beam final.
The balance beam final begins at 5:36 a.m. CT on Aug. 5. Streaming begins on E! at 4:45 a.m. CT and at 8:30 a.m. on NBC 5.
Women's gymnastics schedule: Floor exercise final
The floor exercise final will be the last event of the women’s gymnastics competition this Olympics. Biles and Chiles have both qualified.
Biles won the floor exercise final at the 2016 Games, but had to pull out of the 2020 Games final, leaving room for Carey to take home gold. Carey missed the final in this year's Olympics after an uncharacteristic fall in qualifiers. It was later revealed she had been battling an illness during the Games.
After Carey's fall, Chiles scored high enough to clinch the second spot in the final. Chiles’ Beyonce-themed floor routine has been a consistent crowd pleaser throughout the Games so far.
Watch the floor exercise final at 7:20 a.m. CT on Aug. 5. Streaming begins on E! at 4:45 a.m. CT and at 8:30 a.m. on NBC 5.
