Team USA has continued their domination in the floor exercise at the Olympics. After Aly Raisman and Simone Biles won gold medals in 2012 and 2016, respectively, Jade Carey continued the tradition and won the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Carey, who is competing at her first Olympics, entered the floor exercise after failing to get the medal at the all-around and vault. But the 21-year-old Phoenix-native bounced back in spectacular fashion on the floor, scoring 14.366 and finishing well ahead of second-placed Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari (14.200). Japan’s Mai Murakami and ROC’s Angelina Melnikova tied for third place.

More good news came for the United States on Monday, as Simone Biles confirmed she would compete in the balance beam finals. She will aim to better her results from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, where she took home the bronze medal.

Biles previously withdraw from multiple events, including all-around and vault, citing mental health as the reason.

In other Olympics news, Caeleb Dressel continued his medal hunt in Tokyo over the weekend and currently has five golds. This includes the medal in the 100m butterfly event, where he also broke his own world record.

Dressel set the record back in 2019 with a 49.50 performance at the World Championship. This time around, the 24-year-old swimmer finished the race at an impressive 49.45.

The United States women’s national team, on the other hand, is poised to have another disappointing outing at the Olympics’ soccer tournament. USWNT failed to make the finals, being handed a 1-0 loss by Canada in the semi-finals. All is not lost, however, as USWNT still has a chance to grab a bronze medal.

The U.S. still leads all countries in their medals count with 64. China is placed second with 62 medals while being the top gold getter with 29, while ROC has 50 medals in total.

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The United States continued to add to their medal count at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday. This included Katie Ledecky winning the silver in the 400m free and Team USA grabbing the gold in the 4×100 freestyle relay.

Ledecky entered the competition as an overwhelming favorite, having won the gold in the 400m free at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She came in strong this time as well, posting her second-best career time (3:57.36), but it wasn’t enough to beat Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in a closely contested showdown. This was Titmus’ first medal in her Olympics debut.

Team USA, on the other hand, didn’t leave any room for doubt in the 4×100 freestyle relay. Caeleb Dressel, who is billed as a successor to the legendary Michael Phelps, propelled Team USA to an early lead in the first leg allowing Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker, and Zach Apple to finish the job with ease.

En route to winning the competition, which also saw Italy and Australia finishing in the second and third place respectively, Team USA posted the third-best time in history with 3:08.97.

In the first three days of the Olympics, the United States managed to win 14 medals, trailing only China’s coup of 15. The U.S. has seven golds, tied with Japan for most so far, alongside three silver and four bronze medals.

Most gold medals for Team USA came from shooting competitions so far. Amber English took the gold in women’s skeet on Sunday, breaking the Olympics record in the process. Vincent Hancock won his third gold Olympic medal in men’s skeet, while William Shaner was the best in Men’s 10m air rifle.

Lee Kiefer (fencing), Anastasija Zolotic (taekwondo), and Chase Kalisz (swimming) also added to the count.

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Team USA’s roster for the Tokyo Olympics is getting stronger by day. According to the Excel Basketball agency, their clients Kevin Love and Kris Middleton have committed to play for the United States at the upcoming tournament.

Love will be playing at his second Olympics, after winning the gold with Team USA in 2012, while Middleton is making his debut.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday will also officially pledge to play in Tokyo in the following days. 

With these three players on board, Team USA’s 12-man roster now only has one spot left. USA Basketball previously got commitments from center Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), and Brooklyn Nets All-Star duo James Harden and Kevin Durant.

It’s unclear who might be the last addition, but reports say that Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is thinking about adding his name to the list. George’s teammate Kawhi Leonard was also in the mix but will most likely withdraw his name due to health issues.

Several players already declined the invites, including the Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, Phoenix’s Chris Paul, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell.

Lowry wants to focus on his free agency, while Curry explained his rejection with offseason commitments. Mitchell wants to focus on rehabbing from a recent injury, while fatigue is cited as the reason why Paul declined.

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Team USA has continued their domination in the floor exercise at the Olympics. After Aly Raisman and Simone Biles won gold medals in 2012 and 2016, respectively, Jade Carey continued the tradition and won the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Carey, who is competing at her first Olympics, entered the floor exercise after failing to get the medal at the all-around and vault. But the 21-year-old Phoenix-native bounced back in spectacular fashion on the floor, scoring 14.366 and finishing well ahead of second-placed Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari (14.200). Japan’s Mai Murakami and ROC’s Angelina Melnikova tied for third place.

More good news came for the United States on Monday, as Simone Biles confirmed she would compete in the balance beam finals. She will aim to better her results from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, where she took home the bronze medal.

Biles previously withdraw from multiple events, including all-around and vault, citing mental health as the reason.

In other Olympics news, Caeleb Dressel continued his medal hunt in Tokyo over the weekend and currently has five golds. This includes the medal in the 100m butterfly event, where he also broke his own world record.

Dressel set the record back in 2019 with a 49.50 performance at the World Championship. This time around, the 24-year-old swimmer finished the race at an impressive 49.45.

The United States women’s national team, on the other hand, is poised to have another disappointing outing at the Olympics’ soccer tournament. USWNT failed to make the finals, being handed a 1-0 loss by Canada in the semi-finals. All is not lost, however, as USWNT still has a chance to grab a bronze medal.

The U.S. still leads all countries in their medals count with 64. China is placed second with 62 medals while being the top gold getter with 29, while ROC has 50 medals in total.

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The United States continued to add to their medal count at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday. This included Katie Ledecky winning the silver in the 400m free and Team USA grabbing the gold in the 4×100 freestyle relay.

Ledecky entered the competition as an overwhelming favorite, having won the gold in the 400m free at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She came in strong this time as well, posting her second-best career time (3:57.36), but it wasn’t enough to beat Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in a closely contested showdown. This was Titmus’ first medal in her Olympics debut.

Team USA, on the other hand, didn’t leave any room for doubt in the 4×100 freestyle relay. Caeleb Dressel, who is billed as a successor to the legendary Michael Phelps, propelled Team USA to an early lead in the first leg allowing Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker, and Zach Apple to finish the job with ease.

En route to winning the competition, which also saw Italy and Australia finishing in the second and third place respectively, Team USA posted the third-best time in history with 3:08.97.

In the first three days of the Olympics, the United States managed to win 14 medals, trailing only China’s coup of 15. The U.S. has seven golds, tied with Japan for most so far, alongside three silver and four bronze medals.

Most gold medals for Team USA came from shooting competitions so far. Amber English took the gold in women’s skeet on Sunday, breaking the Olympics record in the process. Vincent Hancock won his third gold Olympic medal in men’s skeet, while William Shaner was the best in Men’s 10m air rifle.

Lee Kiefer (fencing), Anastasija Zolotic (taekwondo), and Chase Kalisz (swimming) also added to the count.

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Team USA’s roster for the Tokyo Olympics is getting stronger by day. According to the Excel Basketball agency, their clients Kevin Love and Kris Middleton have committed to play for the United States at the upcoming tournament.

Love will be playing at his second Olympics, after winning the gold with Team USA in 2012, while Middleton is making his debut.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday will also officially pledge to play in Tokyo in the following days. 

With these three players on board, Team USA’s 12-man roster now only has one spot left. USA Basketball previously got commitments from center Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), and Brooklyn Nets All-Star duo James Harden and Kevin Durant.

It’s unclear who might be the last addition, but reports say that Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is thinking about adding his name to the list. George’s teammate Kawhi Leonard was also in the mix but will most likely withdraw his name due to health issues.

Several players already declined the invites, including the Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, Phoenix’s Chris Paul, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell.

Lowry wants to focus on his free agency, while Curry explained his rejection with offseason commitments. Mitchell wants to focus on rehabbing from a recent injury, while fatigue is cited as the reason why Paul declined.

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