The artistic gymnastics qualifying night in Paris on Sunday (28) was highly beneficial for Brazil. Combining team competition, all-around, and the four apparatuses (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor), the country is sending seven representatives to the medal round.
The highlights were the team, which scored the fourth best mark, and multi-medalist Rebeca Andrade, who qualified for four individual finals, all cases among the top three scores. The team finals will take place on Tuesday (30) and the individual finals on Thursday (1/Aug).
The team coached by Chico Porath scored 166.499 points, behind the USA, Italy, and China. In the all-around, Rebeca Andrade had the second highest score, behind Simone Biles from the USA. On floor, Rebeca Andrade again had the second best score, behind Simone Biles.
Flavia Saraiva had the 11th best score and is in 10th place among the finalists. An athlete from the USA had a better score than Flavia Saraiva but did not make it to the final because the USA already had two athletes qualified, and the limit is two per country. For the same reason, another Brazilian, Jade Barbosa, who had the 20th best score, is not competing in the final, which brings together 24 gymnasts.
The uneven bars was the apparatus with the most disappointing expectations: neither Biles (ninth, with 14.433) nor Andrade (10th, with 14.400) managed to secure a spot in the medal competition. However, both are the first reserves in case another athlete withdraws.
Source: Agência Brasil