Simone Biles wins vault final
Simone Biles won her third Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games when she won the gymnastics vault final in style on Saturday.
Biles, 27, nailed her eponymous ‘Biles II’ vault which helped her to an incredible average score of 15.300. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took silver with 14.966 and American Jade Carey got bronze with 14.466.
It is the seventh gold Olympic gold medal that Biles has won and the tenth medal overall.
The uneven bars final begins tomorrow at 9:40 a.m. ET. Sunisa Lee, who won a bronze in the event in Tokyo, will contend for another medal. Alergia’s Kaylia Nemour is the favorite to take bronze because of her high difficulty score.
The final two events of the women’s competition will take place on Monday. Biles and Lee will both compete for a medal in the balance beam final. Biles will also go for another medal on floor exercise along with Jordan Chiles.
Stephen Nedoroscik’s legend grows
Stephen Nedoroscik had to wait again. Only this time the decision wasn’t in his control. Nedoroscik sat in the agonizing bronze-medal position with one more competitor to go in the pommel horse final, unable to do anything but sit and watch.
But after Hur Woong fell off, Nedoroscik’s place was secured — a bronze medalist once ore.
Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan won the gold and Kazakhstan’s Nurmiman Kurbanov grabbed the silver.
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Stephen Nedoroscik secures bronze!
What a final.
Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan wins gold. Kazakhstan’s Nariman Kurbanov wins bronze. And 25-year-old Stephen Nedoroscik from the United States wins bronze!
Nedoroscik edging closer to bronze
Oleg Verniaiev scored a 14.966, slotting into fifth. And South Korea’s Hur Woong has just come off the pommel horse. That opens the door for Nedoroscik to medal…
A nervous wait for Stephen Nedoroscik ...
Three more competitors in the pommel horse final. Can Stephen Nedoroscik hang on to the bronze medal spot? He'll have to wait and see.
Stephen Nedoroscik moves into third
That was absolutely sensational from Stephen Nedoroscik. Teammate Brody Malone just about lost his mind watching, cheering and jumping as Nedoroscik finished his set.
He scores a 15.300. That slots him into third right now, above Britain’s Max Whitlock.
Sensational from Rhys McClenaghan!
Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan has just leapfrogged Nariman Kurbanov with a massive 15.533!
We’re halfway through this final and three of the gymnasts have all gone above 15.000, incredible.
Stephen Nedoroscik is up next...
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A high-scoring final (already)
Whew, 15.433 to begin the pommel horse final?!? These guys aren't playing around! It already feels as though you won’t make the podium unless you clear a 15.000, which is an extraordinary score.
A strong start to this final
Nariman Kurbanov of Kazakhstan is first up and scores 15.433!
Britain’s Max Whitlock also goes above 15, with a 15.200. What a strong start.
What’s next in women’s gymnastics?
The uneven bars final begins tomorrow at 9:40 a.m. ET. Sunisa Lee, who won a bronze on the event in Tokyo, will contend for another medal. Alergia's Kaylia Nemour is the favorite to take bronze because of her high difficulty score.
The final two events of the women's competition will take place on Aug. 5. Simone Biles and Lee will both compete for a medal in the balance beam final. Biles will also go for another medal on floor exercise along with Jordan Chiles.
Biles is favored to win gold on floor with Rebeca Andrade and Jordan Chiles also considered likely podium finishers. Beam will be a tossup, as anything can happen on the four-inch apparatus.
Men’s pommel horse final up next
It’s now time for the men’s pommel horse final featuring none other than Stephen Nedoroscik.
GO FURTHERWho is Stephen Nedoroscik? The quirky stories of Team USA’s Olympic pommel horse hero
Simone Biles could yet add to her haul
This is Simone Biles’ second Olympic gold medal in the vault final and the seventh overall Olympic gold medal of her career. She has already won two gold medals here in impressive fashion, in the team event and then in the all-around. And she’ll have another opportunity to add to her haul with the balance beam and floor exercise finals still to come on Monday.
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Simone Biles’ updated Olympic résumé
- Rio 2016: Team — gold
- Rio 2016: All-around — gold
- Rio 2016: Vault — gold
- Rio 2016: Floor exercise — gold
- Rio 2016: Balance beam — bronze
- Tokyo 2020: Team — silver
- Tokyo 2020: Balance beam — bronze
- Paris 2024: Team — gold
- Paris 2024: All-around — gold
- Paris 2024: Vault — gold
SIMONE BILES WINS GOLD AGAIN
The U.S. gets two to the podium again: Simone Biles wins gold, and Jade Carey wins bronze. Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade gets the silver.
Redemption for Jade Carey
Favored to win a medal on vault at the Tokyo Games, Jade Carey had a fluke error in which she messed up her steps during her run up to the spring board. She couldn't safely execute her vault and thus fell out of medal contention.
But in Paris, Carey found her footing. She began with a Cheng that had a few form breaks (bent knees and a slightly piked body position) to earn a 14.733. She was planning to do a 2.5-twisting vault like Rebeca Andrade for her second vault but opted for a double-twisting vault instead. Her 14.466 was good enough to earn her a bronze behind Biles and Andrade.
Jade Carey wins bronze
A combined score of 14.466 secures Jade Carey bronze behind Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade.
Jade Carey is headed for a medal!
Good for Jade Carey. She's been done in by the flu, and failed to make the floor final. She looks giddy.
She is surely headed for a spot on the podium.
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Jade Carey in contention
Jade Carey’s first vault scores 14.733!
Strong first vault
Jade Carey trying to muscle her way onto the podium. That was a pretty good start.
Jade Carey up next…
The penultimate gymnast, Yeo Seojeong of South Korea, achieves a combined score of 13.416. That’s not good enough to displace An Chang-ok in third, which means Jade Carey needs 14.217 to win a bronze medal.
It would take 14.967 for silver and a whopping 15.301 for gold.
