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Paris Olympics 2024: Gymnastics live updates, schedule, results as Simone Biles, Team USA begin qualifications

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Paris Olympics 2024: Gymnastics live updates, schedule, results as Simone Biles, Team USA begin qualifications

The 2024 Paris Olympics have begun, and Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team begins qualifications on Sunday at Bercy Arena. Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera will look to get back on top in Paris after winning the team silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Biles, who is already the most decorated gymnast in American history, is a four-time gold medal winner and 23-time World champion, making her return after struggling with the “twisties” in 2021.

The Americans are in the second division on Sunday, along with China and Italy. Team USA will begin on balance beam.

Here’s a look at today’s complete gymnastics schedule:

  • Women’s Qualification: Subdivision 1: 3:30 a.m. ET (Peacock)

  • Women’s Qualification: Subdivision 2: 5:40 a.m. ET (Peacock, E!)

  • Women’s Qualification: Subdivision 3: 8:50 a.m. ET (Peacock, E!)

  • Women’s Qualification: Subdivision 4: 12:00 p.m. ET (Peacock, E!)

  • Women’s Qualification: Subdivision 5: 3:10 p.m. ET (Peacock, E!)

Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live coverage of gymnastics from Paris 2024.

Live3 updates

  • Uneven bars falls costs Romania

    Romania was ahead of Great Britain for much of Subdivision 1, but they had to count a fall on their final rotation at the uneven bars, which cost them big. Now they have to watch eight other teams to see if they’ll make the final.

  • Great Britain leads team qualifiers after Subdivision 1, with Team USA on deck

    Subdivision 1, featuring Great Britain, Romania, Mexico and an assortment of other countries just wrapped up their qualifiers. Great Britain and Romania were the only full teams in competition, with Great Britain leading the two-squad race with a total score of 160.830. Romania trails with 159.497.

    Romani’s Ana Barbosu leads the all-around competition at 53.533.

  • As Simone Biles makes Olympics return, here’s everything you need to know about her career

    Simone Biles is back and ready for a shot at redemption in Paris.

    Biles, who is already the most decorated gymnast in American history, is set to compete in her third Olympics this summer in France. The four-time gold medal winner and 23-time World champion is sure to be one of the most popular athletes in the Games this year, especially after her struggles in Tokyo three years ago.

    Biles, now 27, has an opportunity to solidify her legacy in what could very well be her final Olympics. Before that happens, though, let’s take a look back at her past Olympics performances.

    Read the full story here.

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