<p>Paris: Britain took an early lead in gymnastics qualifications on Sunday despite a shaky showing on the uneven bars before the US team led by Simone Biles were set to make their Paris Olympic debut.</p><p>The British, who scored 160.830 overall, led Romania by more than a point at the Bercy Arena, recovering with solid performances on the balance beam and floor exercise.</p><p>Ruby Evans, 17, scored the highest among her teammates with an Amanar vault, consisting of a two and a half twisting flip in an outstretched position.</p><p>After their strong showing on vault, with scores ranging from 13.766 to 14.200, Britain struggled on the uneven bars but were salvaged by a difficulty-laden routine by veteran Rebecca Downie that earned her a score of 14.666.</p><p>"I think we're coming in a bit of the underdogs because we've had so many injuries," said Downie, who is competing in her third Games. "We've had a lot of disruption across our squad but we've pulled together really well and gelled as a team and everyone is super excited to be here."</p>.Olympics 2024 | Indian rower Balraj Panwar reaches men’s singles sculls quarterfinals.<p>Romania's Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who could contend for a medal in the floor exercise, scored 13.800 in the event, higher than the score that secured her fourth place at last year's world championships.</p><p>The US team and Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, are competing in the next category starting at 09:40 GMT in front of what is expected to be a celebrity-packed crowd.</p><p>The 27-year-old Biles is returning for her third Olympics after suffering from the "twisties" at the Tokyo Games, a term used by gymnasts to describe the temporary loss of spatial awareness they can experience when doing high-difficulty elements.</p>
<p>Paris: Britain took an early lead in gymnastics qualifications on Sunday despite a shaky showing on the uneven bars before the US team led by Simone Biles were set to make their Paris Olympic debut.</p><p>The British, who scored 160.830 overall, led Romania by more than a point at the Bercy Arena, recovering with solid performances on the balance beam and floor exercise.</p><p>Ruby Evans, 17, scored the highest among her teammates with an Amanar vault, consisting of a two and a half twisting flip in an outstretched position.</p><p>After their strong showing on vault, with scores ranging from 13.766 to 14.200, Britain struggled on the uneven bars but were salvaged by a difficulty-laden routine by veteran Rebecca Downie that earned her a score of 14.666.</p><p>"I think we're coming in a bit of the underdogs because we've had so many injuries," said Downie, who is competing in her third Games. "We've had a lot of disruption across our squad but we've pulled together really well and gelled as a team and everyone is super excited to be here."</p>.Olympics 2024 | Indian rower Balraj Panwar reaches men’s singles sculls quarterfinals.<p>Romania's Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who could contend for a medal in the floor exercise, scored 13.800 in the event, higher than the score that secured her fourth place at last year's world championships.</p><p>The US team and Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, are competing in the next category starting at 09:40 GMT in front of what is expected to be a celebrity-packed crowd.</p><p>The 27-year-old Biles is returning for her third Olympics after suffering from the "twisties" at the Tokyo Games, a term used by gymnasts to describe the temporary loss of spatial awareness they can experience when doing high-difficulty elements.</p>