martes, 27 de julio de 2021

Grace McCallum is an Olympic silver medalist

Grace McCallum, of the United States, performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women’s final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. | Natacha Pisarenko, AP

An incoming gymnast at the University of Utah, McCallum helped Team USA survive the absence of superstar Simone Biles and finish second behind Russia

Back in January, when Grace McCallum suffered a broken hand, an injury that required surgery, a plate and screws, she didn’t believe she would make it to the Olympics.

It had been her lifelong dream to compete for the United States at the Olympic Games, but it just didn’t seem like a possibility anymore.

“I thought my Olympic dreams were gone because the recovery was gonna be long,” McCallum said. “It was really hard for me to process knowing I’d have to relearn everything again.”

Fast forward to late July, and not only did McCallum make it to the Olympics, she is now an Olympic silver medalist.

Despite the absence of superstar Simone Biles from all but one event, Team USA finished second behind only Russia in Tuesday morning’s team final, winning the silver medal.

Russia finished with a score of 169.528, while the U.S. had a 166.096. Great Britain won the bronze medal with a 164.096.

McCallum, an incoming gymnast at the University of Utah, wasn’t expected to compete in the all-around, but filled in admirably where needed for Biles, who only competed on vault. Per USA gymnastics, Biles withdrew from the competition “due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.”

Additional reports indicated that it was a mental health issue for Biles.

McCallum filled in for Biles and hit all four of her routines. She hit all eight of her routines at the Olympics when including the qualification round.

McCallum led off every rotation for Team USA Tuesday, scoring a 14.300 on vault, a 13.700 on uneven bars, a 13.666 on balance beam and a 13.500 on floor exercise.

Her performance, along with that of Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles, drew praise from many, including former U.S. Olympian Samantha Peszek and former Oklahoma star Maggie Nichols, McCallum’s former teammate at Twin City Twisters.

“So so proud of Team USA today! It’s not easy to fight through adversity,” Peszek wrote on Twitter. “Love the way that everyone stepped up.”

Nichols added, “So proud of TEAM USA! Pushed through adversity and handled it with poise. You all should be so proud.”

The U.S. entered the competition as gold medal favorites, but without Biles that calculus changed dramatically. Russia won its first ever gold medal — the Unified team last won in 1992 — and the U.S. didn’t win gold at the world championships or Olympics for the first time since 2011.

Great Britain, meanwhile, medaled for the first time since 1928, the first year women competed in gymnastics at the Olympics.

On the British team was a gymnast who will join McCallum at the University of Utah in 2023 (McCallum and U.S. alternate Kara Eaker will compete for the U. starting in 2022). Amelie Morgan, a Utah commit — she was a California commit until recently — competed on bars and beam, scoring a 14.033 on the former and a 12.233 on the later.

This story will be updated.



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