GLASGOW, Scotland — This just isn’t a fair fight.
Qualifying at the world gymnastics championships was mostly a mess, with Russia stumbling through floor exercise and China flying off the uneven bars. Romania was so bad it didn’t even make team finals, leaving its Olympic status in limbo until April.
As for the U.S. women, they had to count a fall on uneven bars … and still topped qualifying by a little more than five points.
“Yes, that’s pretty good,” said two-time defending world champion Simone Biles, who posted the meet’s highest all-around score as well as the top scores on floor exercise, balance beam and vault.