“The U.S. women cruised to their fourth artistic gymnastics team title in Olympic history Tuesday evening at Bercy Arena, thrilling the crowd even when the outcome was seemingly never in question. With the highest team scores on every apparatus, Simone Biles (Spring, Texas), Jade Carey (Phoenix, Ariz.), Jordan Chiles (Vancouver, Wash.), Suni Lee (St. Paul, Minn.) and Hezly Rivera (Oradell, N.J.) posted a 171.296 to clinch the gold, nearly six points points over second-place Italy with a 165.494. Brazil was third with a 164.497.”
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