Still riding on some of the momentum from all that preparation for the in , Shirai was in good competition form.
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With the highest difficulty of the day four-tenths of a point higher than any other competitor she competed second and her score held for the rest of the meet.
Just 18 years old, Lee scored a 14.
The story of the night was not what color medal Biles earned, but the fact that, after a week no one could have predicted, she returned to competition under the greatest of pressure and scrutiny and showed why she is the sport's greatest star.
It is also worth noting that Shirai has executed two identical vaults as he has done since this event debut at the on every individual vault event, even though he has successfully completed more difficult and higher-scoring vaults in competition—specifically the Shirai 2 and Shirai 3 with the former heavily contributing to his bronze medal win at the in , and latter slightly less his gold in the individual vault event final at the.