US Olympic gymnasts who could qualify for the floor final: Biles will qualify in the top spot for the floor final (expect to see her Biles and Biles 2 tumbling passes). As for the other qualifying American gymnast, my bets go to Carey because of her history with standout performances and medals on this event (oh, yeah, and we might see her triple-double layout at the Olympics!). Salim-Beasley said that Skinner could have a shot at that second spot as well due to her high level of difficulty, but I'm set on Carey if she does the floor routine she's capable of.
Olympic artistic gymnastics floor final podium contenders: It's clear that Biles will take the gold on floor. Chan pointed out that Biles's floor D-score (difficulty score added on to the execution score) is "miles ahead of everyone else, at 6.8." Chan continued, "Most of her competitors have a D-score of 6.0 and below. As long as she hits, the gold is hers." Sacramone Quinn predicts that Carey will receive silver and Russia's Listunova will get bronze. Chan agrees with Sacramone Quinn about Carey's silver-medal potential given the fact that, at "full strength," her performance is one of the top routines to beat.
However, Chan also wanted to highlight two other gymnasts with medal potential: Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos from France, who has "consistently made floor finals at international competitions but does not yet have a world medal on the event," and 2019 world floor bronze medalist Melnikova from Russia.
The Olympic artistic gymnastics floor final is slated for Aug. 2.
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