USA wins gold in women's team gymnastics final at Paris Olympics

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The United States women's gymnastics team is back on top at the Olympics, winning gold in the team final in Paris. 

The United States was knocked off their pedestal at the 2020 Toyko Olympics after previously winning gold in this event in 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). 

But the U.S. team of Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey were near perfect to earn the program's third gold in the past four Olympics in the team event.

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Simone Biles of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. (James Lang-USA TODAY Sports)

This is the fifth gold and 22nd overall medal for the United States in this year's Olympics across all events. 

Biles stepped up to perform her floor routine knowing that an 8.864 or better would secure the gold. Though she stepped out of bounds a couple of times, her routine was absolutely electric and judges took that into account, as well as the difficulty of it, and rewarded her with a 14.666. 

Team USA jumped for joy knowing all their hard work led to gold as they posted a total score of 171.296.

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Italy, a gymnastics team that has waited decades to ever win a medal in this event, earned silver with a 165.494 final score, while Brazil finished with bronze at 164.497. 

For Biles specifically, this gold medal makes history as she is now the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast of all-time. And considering she opted out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to experiencing the