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USA Olympic gymnastics results: Updated scores, winners for women's, men's individual and team events | Sporting News

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USA's women's gymnastics team is one of the most dominant in Olympic history, but the squad came up short of earning a third consecutive gold medal in team competition at the 2021 Tokyo Games. Instead, the Russian Olympic Committee bested them by 1.067 points in a tightly contested battle.Team USA wasn't at full strength in 2021, as star Simone Biles dealt with a case of the "twisties" — the gymnastics version of the "yips" — which forced her out of action in several events. The 27-year-old is back with the United States in 2024 and is looking to add more to a resume that many believe already makes her the greatest gymnast of all time.Biles will be joined in her quest for gold by three of her 2021 teammates — Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Jordan Chiles. Lee is the biggest name of the bunch, as she won the all-around gold in Tokyo with Biles out of action. That said, Carey is also a gold medalist, as she bested her competition in the floor exercises, so there is plenty of talent on Team USA...