Suni Lee takes U.S. teammate Simone Biles' place in the gymnastics spotlight at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she looks to medal in the uneven bars.
Lee is the only member of Team USA competing in the women's uneven bars, three years after taking bronze in that event at the Tokyo Games. She was second on the apparatus in the all-around competition, won by Biles in impressive fashion on Thursday.
Since being an Olympic champion in 2021, Lee dealt with two kidney diseases that caused her constant pain and nausea, made her weight fluctuate and led her to contemplate retiring from gymnastics entirely.
Instead, the 21-year-old regained her motivation, stayed in the gym and is back atop her game. After helping Biles and the U.S. women win team gold and taking bronze in the all-around competition in Paris, Lee's best chance at another medal comes in the uneven bars.
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Here's who qualified for the women's uneven bars final
Here's a look at the qualifiers for the women's uneven bars final, the top eight qualifiers for the event:
| Rank | NOC | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALG | Kaylia Nemour | 15.600 |
| 2 | CHN | Qiyuan Qiu | 15.066 |
| 3 | USA | Sunisa Lee | 14.866 |
| 4 | BEL | Nina Derwael | 14.733 |
| 5 | CHN | Yihan Zhang | 14.700 |
| 6 | ITA | Alice D'amato | 14.666 |
| 7 | GBR | Rebecca Downie | 14.666 |
| 8 | GER | Helen Kervic | 14.600 |
Simone Biles finished ninth in qualifying, one spot out of the event, with a score of 14.433.
When is the women's uneven bars final?
The women's uneven bars final will take place at 9:40 a.m. ET/6:40 a.m. PT on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Here's where you can watch the women's uneven bars final?
The women's uneven bars final will are live on NBC, Peacock and at nbcolympics.com.
What events will the USA gymnasts compete in?
Here is the finals schedule for the U.S. women's gymnastics athlete based on qualifications:
- Thursday, Aug. 1 - Simone Biles and Suni Lee qualified for the all-around event.
- Saturday, Aug. 3 - Simone Biles and Jade Carey qualified for the vault event.
- Sunday, Aug. 4 - Suni Lee qualified for the uneven bars.
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Simone Biles and Suni Lee qualified for the balance beam finals.
- Monday, Aug. 5 - Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles qualified for the floor exercise finals.
When are the remaining women's artistic gymnastics events?
Aug. 4 - Women's uneven bar final: The women's uneven bars final begins at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT on Sunday, Aug 4 on NBC and Peacock.
Aug. 5 - Women's balance beam finals: The women's balance beam finals begin at 6:36 a.m. ET/3:36 a.m. PT on Monday, Aug. 5. The event will air on E! and Peacock.
Aug. 5 - Women's floor exercise finals: The women's floor exercise final begins at 8:20 a.m. ET/5:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5. The event will air on NBC and Peacock.
What TV channel is the women's gymnastics event on?
Most of the gymnastics events will air live on NBC and Peacock. Some will also air on E!. If you miss the live airing of the event, most, if not all, will reair each night in Primetime in Paris on NBC starting at 8 p.m. ET, except Sundays when coverage starts at 7 p.m.
Here are Team USA women's gymnastics remaining events
- Uneven bars: Suni Lee
- Balance beam: Simone Biles and Suni Lee
- Floor exercise: Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles
