After remarking that she felt a twinge in her left calf during warm-ups on Sunday, Biles returned to the competition floor with her ankle heavily taped. All the same, her subsequent scores of 14.600 on floor (the highest of the day), 15.800 on vault, 14.733 on beam, and 14.433 on uneven bars easily secured her spot in the all-around finals next week. (Her teammate Suni Lee will join her.)
Two American fencers make history
In a women’s individual foil final that saw two Americans, Lee Kiefer and Lauren Scruggs, battle for the gold, Kiefer, 30, emerged the victor, becoming the first US woman and only the third woman ever to win two Olympic gold medals in fencing. Scruggs, meanwhile, a 21-year-old Harvard student, became the first Black fencer from Team USA to medal in a women’s individual event at the Olympics.
July 27:
Team USA wins its firt gold medal
