Team USA Gymnastics Wins World Championships and Secures Place at the Olympics

Jason Duaine Hahn
Updated

Simone Biles and the United States women’s gymnastics team earned their fourth straight world title on Tuesday and secured a spot in the Toyko Olympic Games in 2020 in the process.

With a commanding score of 171.629, Team USA was able to take home the gold medal at the world gymnastics championships in Doha, Qatar, with an 8.766 point lead over second place Russia. The United States has won every Olympic and world team title since 2011, and this is their largest lead at a major competition in that time, the team announced following their victory. China, who earned a 162.396, came in third.

This year, the team is made up of Biles, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Ragan Smith, Riley McCusker and Kara Eaker. Biles — who was battling a kidney stone during the competition — helped the team dominate by coming in first in the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise programs.

Aly Raisman, the former gymnast who spoke out about abuse from Team USA doctor Larry Nassar earlier this year, tweeted about the team’s convincing performance.

“CONGRATS!!!!!! ]]>🎈🎊🎉😊😊