Gymnastics Reaction｜Women's Team｜Simone Biles｜Jordan Chiles｜Alice D'Amato｜Rebeca Andrade｜Paris 2024

Reaction from the Bercy Arena in Paris on Tuesday after "The Redemption Tour" ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles - atop the Olympic podium. Again.

The American gymnastics superstar and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women's team to the gold medal.

With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans' total of 171.296 put them well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a year-long run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport, and among the best in the history of the Olympic Games.

The outcome was not in doubt from the moment Jordan Chiles began the night by drilling her double-twisting Yurchenko vault.

By the time Biles, the left calf that bothered her during qualifying heavily taped, stepped onto the floor for the final event - a floor exercise set to music by Taylor Swift and Beyonce - her fifth Olympic gold medal was well in hand.

The 27 year-old provided the icing on the cake anyway, sealing USA's third gold in their last four trips to the Games.

Three years after removing herself from the same competition to protect herself - a decision that changed the conversation around mental health in sports - Biles pushed her medal total in major competitions to a staggering 38 and counting.

The only real drama centred on who would finish next to the Americans on the medal stand.

Italy, a surprising second behind the U.S. in qualifying, earned their first Olympic team medal since 1928 by holding off Brazil, which took bronze for their first medal in the biggest event in the sport.