Former Alabama Gymnast Shallon Olsen Aids Team Canada to Fifth-Place Finish in Women’s Team Final at Paris Olympics
7/30/2024 3:25:00 PM | Gymnastics
Olsen (vault, 14.400) registered the highest score of any Canadian gymnast and was also one of only five gymnasts on vault to reach the 14.400-threshold
PARIS – After earning its first women's team qualification in 12 years, Team Canada and former Alabama gymnast Shallon Olsen finished fifth in the women's team final behind a team score of 162.432.
Competing as anchor on Canada's vault rotation, Olsen registered a monster 14.400 score to propel Canada to a 41.866 rotation score. Canada's team score on vault was the third-highest on the apparatus, behind only podium medalists United States (gold, 44.100) and Brazil (bronze, 42.366).
Olsen's 14.400 vault score was the highest of the evening by a Canadian gymnast on any apparatus as the Alabama grad became one of only five gymnasts on vault to reach the 14.400-threshold (Rebeca Andrade | Brazil | 15.100; Simone Biles | USA | 14.900; Jade Carey | USA | 14.800; Olsen | Canada | 14.400; Jordan Chiles | USA | 14.400).
Looking Ahead
Thursday, Aug. 1 | All-Around Final | all times Central
- When: 11:15 a.m. – Luisa Blanco (Colombia)
- How to Watch:
- Live – NBC and Universo
- Primetime in Paris (women's all-around final replay) – 7 p.m. on NBC
- Live Streaming on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com will also show items mentioned above
- Live Results: Luisa Blanco (Colombia)
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