Russian gymnast Viktoria Listunova said that"we knew it was possible. We did not waste our chance" after American gymnast Simon Biles had to withdraw from Olympic competition, the Associated Press reported.Olympics
from using its name, flag or anthem because of a systemic doping scandal, swept the gymnastics team gold medals, among the most coveted at the Summer Games, the AP said. It was the first time either team from Russia has won a gold medal at the Olympics since shortly after the Soviet Union's collapse. Both the men's and women's teams won in 1992 but failed to do so in the following decades."We didn't waste our chance," a member of the Russian women's gymnastics team said after Simone Biles had to leave the Olympic finals.
Their performance Tuesday wasn't perfect: two of them, back to back, fell off the balance beam. But they recovered and became the first team in 11 years to beat the Americans in any event. The first sign that they could topple the American powerhouse came at qualifying Sunday. The Americans wobbled while the Russians performed closed to perfectly. They were each so good that reigning European champion Viktoria Listunova will have to sit out the all-around finals this week because two of her teammates, including Melnikova, scored higher.
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