While Chiles will compete in floor finals, Carey – the reigning Olympic gold medalist on the event -- will not have a chance to defend her title after an error on her final tumbling pass that resulted in an out-of-bounds fall. The Oregon State star recovered well for the next rotation, putting together two solid vaults to solidify a spot in the vault final.

It was redemption in more ways than one for Carey who was a medal favorite on the event in Tokyo but missed the podium after tripping on her run during her first vault in the final. Carey and Biles will now get to fight for the 1-2 finish many hoped for back in Tokyo.

The lone newcomer, Hezly Rivera, competed on bars and beam for the U.S. In the first rotation, the 16-year-old had an uncharacteristic error when her foot slipped on a jump, causing her knee to make contact with the beam, resulting in a significant deduction. Rivera remained composed through the remainder of the routine and came back in the final rotation to deliver a solid lead off for the U.S. on uneven bars.

“It looked like she was nervous on beam… but then she settled in,” said Memmel. “But to do beam and have a break then to go hit that bar routine after having a shaky beam routine was amazing and I'm so proud of her.”

After a silver medal finish as a team in Tokyo, the U.S. is aiming to return to its gold medal standard after being on top of the podium in 2012 and 2016. In the team finals on Tuesday, in addition to team gold, the American women have the chance to produce 1-2 finishes on vault, beam and floor finals, plus a podium finish by Lee on uneven bars.

Biles, Lee advance to Women's All-Around Finals

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