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☆ One Small Slip Stalls Biles’s Medal Run in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Juliet Macur | More About Juliet Macur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

But after falling during her routine — as many other gymnasts did, too — Biles ended up in fifth. Alice D’Amato of Italy won the gold medal, with 14.366 points, and Zhou Yaqin of China won the silver, with 14.1 points. Another Italian, Manila Esposito, won the bronze, with 14.0 points. Of the eight gymnasts competing, four fell off the beam, including Sunisa Lee, the other American in the event, who finished sixth. Zhou lost her balance and had to grab the beam to steady herself, miscalculating one of the easier skills in an otherwise stellar routine.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, Alice D’Amato of, Zhou Yaqin, Manila Esposito, Sunisa Lee, Zhou, miscalculating Organizations: Paris Games, Rio Games, China Locations: Tokyo, Alice D’Amato of Italy

☆ What to Watch as Sunisa Lee Competes in Uneven Bars Final
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Juliet Macur | More About Juliet Macur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sunisa Lee, the all-around champion from the Tokyo Olympics, is the only American in the final of the uneven bars on Sunday, giving her a chance to win the gold medal after leaving Tokyo with the bronze three years ago. She nearly had her U.S. teammate Simone Biles joining her in the final, but only eight gymnasts qualified for the even, and Biles, whose weakest event is the uneven bars, finished ninth. Lee was in tears in Tokyo because she had come to win gold on the bars, her signature event. This time around, Lee — who has made a comeback after being diagnosed with two kidney diseases less than two years ago — might not win gold, either, but for different reasons. Qiu Qiyuan of China — the 2023 world champion on the uneven bars — was second, with 15.066.

Persons: Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Lee, Lee —, Kaylia Nemour, Qiu Qiyuan Organizations: Tokyo, New York Times Locations: Tokyo, Algeria, China

☆ What to Watch as Simone Biles Seeks Gold in All-Around Final
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Juliet Macur | More About Juliet Macur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Biles is the favorite to win the women’s all-around title on Thursday, one of the most coveted victories of any Summer Olympics. And if she continues to dominate her competition, she would become only the third woman to win two Olympic all-around titles. No gymnast, however, has won a second Olympic all-around title eight years after their first, as Biles is aiming to do. Three years ago in Tokyo, Biles withdrew from the team final after becoming disoriented in the air. She ended up missing the all-around final too, and only performed in one more event, the balance beam.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles Organizations: Paris Games Locations: United States, Tokyo, Paris

Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Credit... Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Arash Khamooshi Organizations: Credit, The New York Locations: Tehran

☆ What to Watch for as Simone Biles Leads U.S. in Quest for Team Gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Juliet Macur | More About Juliet Macur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Simone Biles has another name for the U.S. gymnastics team’s participation in the Paris Games: the redemption tour. The team finals on Tuesday will be an important stop. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. women’s team was a favorite to win, but it ended up with silver, behind Russia, after Biles withdrew from the final because of a mental block. That ended the United States’ streak of consecutive team victories at the London Games in 2012 and in Rio in 2016. Now Biles, who is anchoring the team on three of the four events in the final, said the team was ready to return to the top.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, ”, “ Organizations: Paris Games, Tokyo Games, London Games Locations: U.S, Russia, States, Rio

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