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Team USA is down one gymnast as Hezly Rivera<\/strong> failed to earn a high score during the qualifiers round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n The 16-year-old made her debut at this year\u2019s games alongside her teammates Simone Biles<\/strong>,<\/a> Suni Lee<\/a><\/strong>, Jade Carey<\/a><\/strong>, and Jordan Chiles<\/a><\/strong>. As the national team advances to the final, the youngest USA Olympian will not participate, having earned a low score of 12.633 during the beam round and 13.900 on the uneven bars.<\/p>\n Despite her 26th and 13th place finishes, which were not high, her scores helped advance her teammates into the final. On Tuesday, July 30, the group won the gold medal, meaning that the young gymnast, though not participating in the final, received her first Olympic medal.<\/p>\n Hezly has received support from her teammates, especially before getting to Paris. Simone Biles showed her sisterly instincts before the games at the Olympic qualifications, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to guide her through the ropes. We\u2019ve been there before, we\u2019ve done it. She\u2019s young; she can\u2019t even drive. Should we teach her how to drive before she gets to Paris? She\u2019s so young, she\u2019s so cute, she\u2019s so smart, she\u2019s beautiful. We\u2019re really proud of her for making this team, and we\u2019re really excited to kinda show her the ropes. She doesn\u2019t have to do it alone; she has four veterans who have been there before.\u201d<\/p>\n Simone Biles talks about 16 year old Hezly Rivera making the Olympic team #olympics<\/a> #gymnastics<\/a> #simonebiles<\/a> #funny<\/a> (Via @Gymnastics Now)<\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 Just Women\u2019s Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n For the first-time Olympian, who has been dreaming of this moment since she was seven, she told Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>, \u201cThey\u2019re gonna be such great role models and mentors\u2026 Especially for my first Olympic Games, just having people who\u2019ve already been there before and have experience.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cIt\u2019s so important to support your friends and the team\u2026 Even though you are competing against each other, it\u2019s great to have a bond. To have help and to help other gymnasts, I think that\u2019s what\u2019s great about this sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Though she didn\u2019t place high in her first Olympics, Hezly walks away a winner alongside her teammates, who led the US to victory in the gymnastics competition.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n