And we’re off! Here’s Suni Lee, a 16-year-old from Minnesota in her first year as a senior gymnast, who came in second in qualifying last week and has the best chance of putting anything resembling pressure on Biles today. She’s off to an excellent start with a 14.466 on her vault after a small hop back at the end.
Start list
Here are your start times for today. Biles will start on the vault, with bars, beam and floor to follow.
Biles beat the field in qualifying by 2.266 points, a margin of victory greater than any in competition history. But scores are reset to zero for today’s final.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to Stuttgart for today’s women’s individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships. All eyes are on Simone Biles as the American looks to capture a fifth straight all-around title in what is likely her final world championships. The American is a prohibitive favorite today with last year’s silver and bronze medalists – Japan’s Mai Murakami and USA’s Morgan Hurd – not in competition this time around.
As we wait for the first rotation in about 15 minutes, here’s Dvora Meyers’ look at why Biles is even better than her scores are telling.