Canada's Ellie Black competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 28, 2024.
Ellie Black leads Team Canada into the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympic Games. Watch live as they face Simone Biles and a United States team looking to win its third team title in the last four Olympics.Posted: Jul 30, 2024 10:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoCanada goes for gold at Bercy Arena after placing sixth in qualifying. The squad will take a shot at Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics.
Four-time Olympian Ellie Black led the way for Canada in qualifying, placing ninth in the individual all-around standings to advance to that final on Thursday. Teammate Ava Stewart qualified for the all-around in 26th place. Black also advanced to this weekend's vault final along with Shallon Olsen.Simone Biles will try to help the United States win its third team title in the last four Olympics.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist overcame an apparent calf injury Sunday to place first in individual qualifying and lead the U.S. to the top spot in the team standings.
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