iles would almost secure gold with her first vault, a massive 15.7. The second vault was a 14.9 to put her into the lead on 15.3.

China were upset by Turkey despite winning the first set. Brazil, Italy and United States would all go through in straight sets

The big news came in the round of 32 as Truls Möregårdh (Sweden) upset Wang Chuqin (China) in four sets to two.

Amongst the drama of a spying scandal, Canada would win all three group games but were docked six points. 

The acrobatic section was closer but again it was China who led. United States were second to guarantee themselves silver. 

The French pair were able to come through the semi-finals and set up an all-French final. Brunet would beat Balzer 15-12.

Steve Guerdat (Switzerland) would be the third man clear. The three riders would go into a jump-off for gold.

United States  ? 41 32 China ? 40 41 32 China 🇨🇳 39 32 18 GB 🇬🇧 25 26 23 France 🇫🇷 23 21 33

I think this comes down to Calderano, Harimoto, Jorgic, Lebrun, Qiu and Yun-ju. I think the pressure will be too much for young Lebrun

Teddy Riner (France) will attempt to add a third Olympic title to his resume at home. He could only win bronze in Tokyo though

This feels destined to be a France v Denmark final. It has been at the last two Olympics. However, they are playing in the same group

Carissa Moore (United States) is already in the hall of fame and will be looking to add to her Tokyo Olympic title.

This does feel like quite an open tournament. Overall I do think Italy and Spain have been the strongest.

There will be a new Olympic champion in Paris. China will expect to win a gold medal here. The weakness could be the technical

They have also recruited Antoine Dupont, a former world rugby player of the year and early signs suggest he will be just as good at sevens.

France arguably has the greatest talent pool in the sport at the moment though and if a strong squad is picked will no doubt challenge

France is the reigning Olympic champions and will be buoyed by home support. They’ve also won the 2022 and 2024 Nations League

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The final round of fixtures saw the top two, middle two and bottom two all clash. The US beat Japan in the final group stage match