Simone Biles of the United States competes on the beam throughout the ladies’s group remaining on the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday.

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Simone Biles of the United States competes on the beam throughout the ladies’s group remaining on the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday.

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ANTWERP, Belgium — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. ladies gained a document seventh consecutive group title on the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday evening.

The American group of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong mixed for a complete of 167.729 factors to edge Brazil and France.

The U.S. group gained by a margin of two.199 factors as the ultimate proved to be a more in-depth contest than anticipated after the Americans put up a dominant efficiency in qualifying.

The U.S. ladies have gained gold within the group occasion at each world championship that included a group competitors since 2011. Their victory in Antwerp broke a tie with the Chinese males for the longest streak of consecutive group titles and made Biles essentially the most embellished feminine gymnast in historical past.

Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go together with her seven Olympic medals, together with the 2016 Olympic title. Her 33 mixed medals on the sport’s two greatest occasions are yet another than what Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union achieved.

The U.S group overcame an early scare as Joscelyn Roberson was pressured out of the occasion even earlier than it began after she appeared to harm an ankle whereas warming up on the vault. She was helped off the mat and subbed by Wong.

Jones then kicked off the competitors easily for the Americans with a Double Twist Yurchenko, with solely a small hop. Wong responded to the last-minute name with a clear effort earlier than Biles opted for the marginally safer ‘Cheng’ vault reasonably than the Yurchenko Double Pike she performed during qualifying on Sunday.

The Americans amassed 42.966 factors and had been second behind China after the primary rotation following the Chinese gymnasts’ glorious show on uneven bars.

Biles and her teammates then bested their Chinese opponents’ efficiency on bars as they took the general lead with a margin of 1.467 factors. They elevated it a bit additional after the beam, as Biles made up for the modest 11.700 Wong obtained by scoring 14.300 with a stable routine.

Biles capped off a profitable evening for the usteam with a spectacular flooring routine rewarded by a 15.166.