2024 Olympics: Why Hazley Rivera Won’t Make Gymnastics Final

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After a shaky showing at the Paris Olympics during the women’s gymnastics qualification on July 28, the 16-year-old will not compete in the team final alongside Simone Biles, Sunny Lee, Good Carey And Jordan Chiles.

Heisley posted the lowest score for the U.S. team in the preliminaries and failed to reach the finals in any individual gymnastics event. As the youngest person to represent the United States this year, she competed on the balance beam, earning 12.633 points, as well as on the uneven bars, earning 13.900 points. (Heisley finished 26th and 13th on the balance beam and uneven bars, respectively.)

Team USA lowered the teen’s score on beam to reduce margin of error, but her overall performance on beam allowed the team to advance to the finals. If Team USA wins the gymnastics finals on July 30, Heisley will take the gold medal.

Heading into the team final, Team USA leads the qualifiers with an overall score of 172.296, several points ahead of Italy (166.86) and China (166.628).