Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around live updates: With Simone Biles out, Suni Lee and Jade Carey compete

With the news that Simone Biles is out of the women’s all-around competition, Sunisa Lee is the American gymnast who is most likely to become Olympic champion by the end of the day. The competition starts at 6:50 a.m. ET and we’ll be here with all of the updates in what is setting up to be a very close competition.

U.S. gymnasts start strong

If the first rotation has been any indication, it’s going to be a very interesting night in Tokyo. Americans Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey both opened on vault and made their cases as legitimate medal contenders.

Lee, who was the first to compete on the event, had a nearly flawless Yurchenko double twist and earned a 14.6. Carey, who had the second-highest vault score in qualifying on Sunday, notched a 15.2 for her Cheng. She had a slight hop back on the landing but otherwise made a very strong opening statement.

Lee and Carey embraced after they both had completed the event, clearly both pleased with their results.

Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade, who had the third-highest qualifying score on vault, earned a 15.3 – the best score of the night on any event thus far. The 22-year-old is coming off of her third ACL surgery and had an 11th-place finish in the all-around competition in Rio. — D’Arcy Maine

Standings after the first rotation:

1. Andrade, Brazil

2. Carey, USA

3. Angelina Melnikova, Russian Olympic Committee

4. Lee, USA

5. Vladislava Urazova, Russian Olympic Committee

Biles is in the stands Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Simone Biles isn’t participating in tonight’s event but she is in the building. She’s sitting with teammates Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum (not pictured) and MyKayla Skinner in the front row and they’ve already been heard cheering loudly for Suni Lee and Jade Carey during warmups and introductions. — D’Arcy Maine

It’s almost time …

It’s the final countdown and the anticipation is, well, high.

All eyes will be on American athletes Lee and Jade Carey as they compete to be crowned the new individual all-around champion. Today’s start list for the first rotation:

With Biles out, who will win?

Isn’t that the million-dollar question. If you look at qualification scores, the four gymnasts after Biles were all only .300 apart. It’s going to be suspenseful.

Here’s everything you need to know — plus more on Jade Carey, the U.S. athlete who now will be competing in Biles’ spot.

The lowdown on Lee

Sunisa Lee, known as Suni, has one of the best bar routines in the world — and she finished third in the all-around in qualifications. A three-time world medalist, Lee has the credentials to end up on the Olympic podium. Writer Alyssa Roenigk spent time with her close-knit family before the Olympics, and trust us, her story is well worth reading.