Brazil's Andrade makes history, wins world gymnastics title
LIVERPOOL, England — (AP) — Rebeca Andrade of Brazil made history at the world gymnastics championships, becoming the first woman from South America to claim the world all-around title following a dynamic performance during Thursday's finals. Andrade, a silver medalist in the all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, used a dynamic vault in the first rotation to sprint to the lead. Andrade closed with a flourish, capping her brilliant performance with a floor exercise routine that moved her well clear of silver medalist Shilese Jones of the U.S. Jones finished second at 55.399. Alice Kinsella of Britain was fourth, followed by Ellie Black of Canada in fifth and Jade Carey of the U.S. in sixth. Andrade came in as the heavy favorite after topping qualifying and didn't disappoint.
wftv.comOlympic champion Sunisa Lee adds bronze on uneven bars
The 18-year-old Olympic gymnastics champion from Minnesota added a bronze in the uneven bars finals on Sunday. Lee earned a silver in the team competition on Tuesday before grabbing gold in the all-around on Thursday. Skinner was an alternate on the 2016 Olympic team before heading to college at Utah. Lee Chih Kai of Taiwan earned silver, with Kazuma Kaya of Japan winning bronze. The event finals continue on Monday with the men's vault and still rings finals and the women's finals in floor exercise.
wftv.comAmerican gymnast Sunisa Lee takes Olympic gold
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (Gregory Bull)TOKYO — (AP) — Sunisa Lee wanted to quit during quarantine. Gold medal around her neck. “It's crazy,” Lee said after winning the Olympic all-around title following a tight duel with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade. She was in tears as she watched her country's flag raised during an Olympic gymnastics ceremony for the first time. Lee's victory marked the fifth straight by a U.S. woman, with the past three Olympic champions all being women of color.
wftv.comSunisa Lee takes gold in women's gymnastics final
Tokyo Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Sunisa Lee, of the United States, finishes on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)TOKYO — (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women's Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while defending champion Simone Biles watched from the stands. Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova earned bronze two days after leading ROC to gold in the team final. Yet if Lee, Andrade and the rest of the contenders were nervous, it hardly showed.
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