REBECA ANDRADE

American gymnast Brody Malone has won the first gold medal for the United States on the high bar at the world championships in 43 years.

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.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has made history at the world gymnastics championships.

China’s Hu Xuwei upstaged Tokyo Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto of Japan to win the horizontal bar gold medal on the final day of the 50th artistic gymnastics world championships.

Mykayla Skinner won a silver medal on vault in the women's gymnastics event final to fulfil a lifelong Olympic dream.

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.

Sunisa Lee will have her carry-on stuffed with medals when she heads back to the United States.

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon earned milestone medals at the Olympic pool before Italian runner Marcell Jacobs was the surprising winner of the race to determine the fastest man in the world.

Newly minted Olympic gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee says she's still committed to going to college at Auburn.

Family and friends in Minnesota broke into cheers and screams for Sunisa Lee.

Without Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics seemed likely to end their gold-medal streak in the all-around competition. Instead, a new champion had her moment.

(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.

For anyone who’s waiting until the Games air in primetime Thursday night: Caution ahead! This article contains spoilers.

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.

Sunisa Lee is an Olympic champion.

Suni Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women's gymnastics all-around.

Lee came up big for Team USA after Simone Biles withdrew from the all-around competition.

American gymnast Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from two key Olympics competitions to focus on her mental well-being changes the landscape somewhat dramatically for the U.S. gymnastics team in coming days.

Track and Field begins competition on Day 6 of the Tokyo Games and four medal events will be decided in the pool in Thursday's coverage of the Olympics.