Olympics 2021 Women's Gymnastics Medal Predictions For Tokyo
Gymnastics Insiders Share Their Top Picks For Tokyo Olympic Medals Ahead of the Olympics
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US Olympic gymnasts who could qualify for the beam final: I agree with Salim-Beasley when she says she thinks Biles will qualify for the beam final — Biles doesn't even have to do her signature double-twisting double backflip dismount for her level of difficulty to be up there. Salim-Beasley also believes Lee has a chance at qualifying for the final due to her elegant presence on the beam, which I agree with because she won beam after the two-night Olympic Trials and has had a consistent performance on that event this year aside from the GK US Classic. However, Salim-Beasley isn't too sure about Lee being a contender for an actual medal. "The only thing I would say is that she just has a weaker dismount, and for some judges, they want to see difficulty throughout the entire routine from start to finish," she said. I second that.
Olympic artistic gymnastics beam final podium contenders: Chan said that, for medal contention, we should be watching China's Yushan, who had the highest beam score of the year so far (15.633), and individual competitor Guan Chenchen, the 2020 Chinese national beam champion. Both of these gymnasts are capable of the highest beam difficulty in the world, Chan noted. Sacramone Quinn concurs with Chan's predictions, though she thinks that Biles could come out on top. If we're judging just from a difficulty perspective, Biles may be outscored by these two gymnasts, meaning at the very least, she'd get a bronze medal.
The Olympic artistic gymnastics beam final is slated for Aug. 3.