ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night.
The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France.
The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011.
Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go with her seven Olympic medals, including the 2016 Olympic title.
Biles capped off a successful night for the U.S team with a spectacular floor routine rewarded by a 15.166.
Persons:
Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Leanne Wong, Biles, Larisa Latynina, Joscelyn Roberson, Wong, Jones, Cheng, Pike, ___
Organizations:
American, The U.S, Soviet Union, China, U.S
Locations:
ANTWERP, Belgium, U.S, Brazil, France, The, Antwerp