Simone Biles leads U.S. women to seventh consecutive team title at gymnastics world championships

2024-12-24 04:03:09 source: category:Markets

Simone Biles warming up on the uneven bars during the Women's Team Final at the 2023 Gymnastics World Championships on Oct. 4 in Antwerp, Belgium. JACK THOMAS / Getty Images

Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night.

The American team, which includes Biles, Shilese Jones and Leanne Wong, combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France.

The U.S. team won by a margin of 2.199 points as the final proved to be a closer contest than anticipated after the Americans put up a dominant performance in qualifying.

The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011. Their victory in Antwerp broke a tie with the Chinese men and made Biles the most decorated female gymnast in history.

Members of the U.S. team celebrate winning the Women's Team Final at the 2023 Gymnastics World Championships on Oct. 4 in Antwerp, Belgium. NAOMI BAKER / Getty Images

Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go with her seven Olympic medals, including the 2016 Olympic title. Her 33 combined medals at the sport's two biggest events are one more than what Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union achieved.

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