Hezly Rivera is not going to compete at the women’s gymnastics final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 16-year-old athlete, the youngest person representing the U.S. this year, will not compete in the team final alongside Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, it’s been confirmed.
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Hezly brought in the lowest score for Team USA at the qualifier and failed to make the finals in any individual gymnastics event. She participated in the beam event and scored 12.633. On uneven bars, she scored 13.900, putting her in 26th and 13th place in the beam and bars, respectively, via E! News.
Team USA dropped her beam score to decrease their error margin, but her overall performance on bars allowed them to advance to the finals. If Team USA wins the gymnastics finals on Tuesday (July 30), she will still earn a gold medal.
Heading into the team final, Team USA is on top with an overall score of 172.296, several points ahead of Italy (166.86) and China (166.628). Good luck to the whole team!
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