Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team earned several major Olympic medals over the last week.
The final scheduled events for the women’s artistic gymnastics took place this weekend, with Sunisa “Suni” Lee taking bronze in the uneven bars, an apparatus she specializes in, while MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey took silver and gold in the vault and floor exercise, respectively.
Many expected Lee, the gold medalist for the individual all-around, to also take home first place for the uneven bars, but she experienced a few missed connections in her routine. Despite the minor flaws, Lee still managed to score a 14.500 and capture the bronze medal for the U.S.
Belgium’s Nina Derwael, the two-time defending world champion in the bars, took home the gold, making history in her country as the first Belgian woman to take home a medal in gymnastics. Russian Olympic Committee’s Anastasia Ilyankova placed second in the event.
USA’s Sunisa Lee, Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael and ROC’s Anastasia Ilyankova pose for the photographer on the podium after the individual uneven bars final event in the artistic gymnastics competition, on the 10th day of the “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games” in Tokyo. (Photo by DIRK WAEM/Belga/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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Skinner, however, medaled in an event she didn’t even expect to compete in. Last week, she had already bid farewell to her professional gymnastics career in a long, heartfelt Instagram post and…
