Russia has been banned from international gymnastics and curling events in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

The International Gymnastics Federation says Russian and Belarusian athletes or officials will not be allowed to participate in sanctioned competitions until further notice.

The World Curling Federation has banned Russia from its championships for the rest of the season.

Both sports had previously canceled events scheduled in Russia.

International sports organizers have scrambled to deal with the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began shortly after the end of the Beijing Olympics.

The French soccer league suspended coverage of its league in Russia with broadcaster Match TV.

News of the sports ban comes after the International Olympic Committee recommended earlier this week that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be permitted to participate in international competitions due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

On Tuesday, the International Skating Union announced they were banning Russian and Belarusian figure skaters from events.

Russian and Belarusian athletes were also booted from the Paralympics on Friday, Newsy reported.

Gymnast Simone Biles, who disclosed her mental health struggles during the Tokyo Olympics, says she's "still scared to do gymnastics."In an emotional interview on the "Today" show on Thursday, Biles said she's still struggling with the "twisties" as she performs on her Gold Over America Tour. The twisties is a mental block where competitors can lose track of where they are while in midair."I don't twist (on tour). I do double lay half-outs, which is my signature move on the floor. That's never affected me. But everything else weighs so heavy, and I watch the girls do it, and it's not the same," said Biles, arguably the greatest gymnast of all time."But the twisting, once I got back, will come back. But I'm still scared to do gymnastics," she added.Biles, 24, who has won seven Olympic medals, including four golds, battled mental health issues and the unexpected loss of a family member during the Summer Games.'I'm happy that I can be a leader for the survivors'Last month, Biles testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the FBI's handling of sexual abuse claims against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.Biles, alongside McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman — all of whom were abused by him — focused on how the FBI botched its investigation and the intimidation that came from the sport's governing bodies."For so many years to go through everything that I've gone through, put on a front, I'm proud of myself, and I'm happy that I can be a leader for the survivors and bring courage to everybody speaking up, so I'm happy to be a voice for them," Biles said on "Today."At the Olympics, Biles withdrew during the team final and then withdrew ahead of the all-around final and individual events of vault, uneven bars and floor exercise. She did compete in the balance beam final, winning bronze."To do something that I've done forever and just not be able to do it because of everything I've gone through is really crazy, because I love this sport so much. It's hard, I'm sorry. And I don't think people understand the magnitude of what I go through," Biles said, her voice breaking up.Biles said she has many techniques to help with her mental wellness, including using the mental health app Cerebral. She is now the chief impact officer with the company."Getting the mental health therapy that I need has been really relieving for me, especially being on the road and on tour. I'm happy to have such a great app to help out with that," she said.Biles said she also likes taking walks outside and indulges in a little retail therapy.

Gymnast Simone Biles didn’t expect her Olympics to go the way it did. The gold medal favorite left Tokyo with silver and bronze medals.

Biles pulled herself out of numerous events after coming down with a case of the “twisties.”

In an interview with New York Magazine, Biles said she had no air awareness.

She compared it to someone losing their sight.

“Say up until you’re 30 years old, you have your complete eyesight,” Biles said. “One morning, you wake up, you can’t see (expletive), but people tell you to go on and do your daily job as if you still have your eyesight. You’d be lost, wouldn’t you?”

Biles told New York Magazine that she should have never made it to Tokyo.

She said the mental toll of being a survivor of sexual assault was a lot. Biles was one of Larry Nassar’s victims. He served as the doctor for U.S. Gymnastics.

“I should have quit way before Tokyo, when Larry Nassar was in the media for two years,” Biles says in the article. “It was too much. But I was not going to let him take something I’ve worked for since I was 6 years old. I wasn’t going to let him take that joy away from me. So I pushed past that for as long as my mind and my body would let me.”

Biles said she learned a lot about herself after pulling out of the Olympic competitions.

“I wouldn’t change anything, because everything happens for a reason. And I learned a lot about myself — courage, resilience, how to say no and speak up for yourself,” Biles said.

Biles said she is back in therapy, but no longer training. However, she isn't completely done with gymnastics. She said she is ready to go on tour with other members of Team USA.

TOKYO —

Simone Biles will at last return to Olympic competition Tuesday on Day 11 of the Tokyo Games.

The 2016 Olympic champion pulled out of competition a little over a week ago to focus on her mental health, but will return for the balance beam final.

The men's horizontal and parallel bars will also be decided.

It will be a big night at Olympic Stadium for American hurdlers Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad. They are expected to race each other for the gold in the 400-meter hurdles.

The women's golf tournament begins with four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headlining the 60-player field.

Here are some things to watch (all times Eastern):

Biles is back

Simone Biles was the face of these Olympic Games leading into Tokyo until a case of the "twisties" sidelined the six-time Olympic medalist.

Biles, citing issues surrounding air awareness, first pulled out of team competition after one event and said she needed time to focus on her mental health. She also skipped four of her five scheduled events, only announcing Monday that she'd return for the balance beam.

"We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow — Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!" USA Gymnastics said in a statement.

The 24-year-old Biles won bronze on beam in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. Lee won the women's all-around while Biles sat out, bronze in the uneven bars and was part of the group that won silver in women's team competition.

American showdown

The month-long battle between Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad continues at Olympic Stadium as both hurdlers eye the gold medal in the 400 meters.

McLaughlin is the world record holder at 51.90 seconds, but the mark could be broken at the Tokyo Games, by either her or rival Dalilah Muhammad. Both made it through the rainy semifinals to advance into the final with an Olympic gold medal on the line.

Each time the two have met, the world record has fallen.

Soccer, beach volleyball and swimming

Among the events scheduled for live coverage are the semifinals of the men's soccer tournament and the women's quarterfinal in beach volleyball.

Alice Dearing, the first Black female swimmer for Great Britain, will make her Olympic debut in the women's marathon. Dearing gained attention when FINA said she could not use a swim cap designed to accommodate her Afro.

Americans beach volleyball players Alix Klineman and April Ross bested Germany 2-0 to advance to the semifinal round.

Allyson Felix won her first-round heat of the 400 meters as she began her Tokyo quest for a 10th Olympic medal.

The 35-year-old Felix, who’s competing at her fifth Olympics, has six gold medals and three silvers on her resume. She’s tied with Jamaican great Merlene Ottey for the most women’s track medals in Olympic history. Felix has a chance to medal in the 400 and may have another shot in the women’s 4x400 this weekend.

Women's golf

The entire first round of the women's golf tournament will be shown live from Kasumigaseki Country Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Americans have four contenders in Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson.

Shot put athlete tests positive for steroids

A shot putter from the country of Georgia has tested positive for steroids and been pulled from his event Tuesday.

The International Testing Agency says Benik Abramyan tested positive for two steroids and a banned hormone in a sample taken in Tokyo on Saturday. That was his 36th birthday.

Abramyan was due to take part in the shot put qualifying round later Tuesday.

For the late crowd

Both the women's park skateboarding final and the quarterfinals of women's volleyball are set for tonight as is the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament.

Wrestling final and semifinals are also set for tonight.

TOKYO —

Video above: Biles withdraws from all-around competition

Simone Biles stuck the landing.

The American gymnastics superstar won bronze during the balance beam final on Tuesday, a week after she took herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health.

Biles earned her seventh career Olympic medal — tied with Shannon Miller for the most by an American in gymnastics — by drilling a slightly watered-down version of her usual routine in front of a crowd that included IOC President Thomas Bach.

Biles, using a double-pike dismount — no twisting required — posted a score of 14.000. That was good enough for bronze behind the Chinese duo of gold medalist Guan Chenchen (14.633) and Tang Xijing (14.233).

Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee of the United States finished fifth. The 18-year-old Lee won three medals in Tokyo, including silver in the team final and bronze on uneven bars.

Biles arrived on the floor about 90 minutes before the competition started, wearing a red, white and blue leotard emblazoned with nearly 5,000 crystals. If she was nervous, it hardly showed. She warmed up as if it was just another day back in the gym her family owns in the northern Houston suburbs. Twice she hopped onto the beam to do a run-through of her routine and she stuck her double-pike dismount to applause from the stands and the whir of dozens of cameras.

Biles arrived in Tokyo as the face of the U.S. contingent in Japan and perhaps the Games themselves. Yet the brilliance she's summoned so easily for so long during her run atop the sport came undone after qualifying on July 25.

She bailed out of her vault during the first rotation of the team finals on July 27, then stunningly removed herself from the competition as a matter of protection because she was having difficulty locating herself in the air. She later described the phenomenon as “the twisties” and subsequently pulled out of the all-around, uneven bars, floor exercise and vault finals.

The decision amplified increased attention on the importance of mental health in sports in general and among Olympians specifically. Add it to the growing list of movements the 24-year-old Biles has become a touchstone for during her rise to stardom.

She's spent the last week continuing to train and be evaluated by team physician Dr. Marcia Faustin while doubling as lead cheerleader for a U.S. women's team that has racked up some serious hardware in her absence.

Lee became the fifth straight American woman to capture the all-around title and added a bronze on uneven bars. MyKayla Skinner, placed into the vault final after Biles scratched, soared to silver. On Monday, Jade Carey's long journey to the Olympics ended with a victory on floor exercise after Biles gave her a pep talk following a nightmarish vault performance in which she tripped at the end of the runway and narrowly avoided serious injury.

Her return to competition on beam served as a fitting ending to her Olympic experience. She earned bronze on the event in Brazil five years ago thanks in part by reaching down to grab the 4-inch piece of wood after she slipped. The decision cost her gold but assured her of a fifth medal and the one, in retrospect, she said she's most proud of.

While she hasn't officially announced her retirement — she's hinted that she might want to stick around in some fashion until the 2024 Paris Games to honor coaches Laurent and Cecile Landi, who are both French — a long layoff awaits. She's headlining a post-Olympic tour through the fall but stressed recently she plans to stay close to the sport.

If Tuesday night was her official goodbye, she did it on her terms. Just like she has for most of an eight-year elite career that pushed the boundaries of gymnastics and saw her achieve the kind of crossover success typically reserved for sprinters like Usain Bolt and swimmers like Michael Phelps.

Simone Biles is returning to competition in Tokyo.The 2016 Olympic champion will compete in the balance beam finals on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health.“We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow — Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!” USA Gymnastics said in a statement.The 24-year-old Biles won bronze on beam in Rio de Janeiro five years ago and qualified for the eight-woman final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on the first weekend of the Games.She removed herself from the team final on July 27 after a shaky performance on vault during the first rotation. She watched from the sidelines as her three American teammates completed the meet without her; the U.S. took silver behind the team known as the Russian Olympic Committee.Biles later said she was dealing with issues surrounding air awareness, referred to as “the twisties” in her sport.Biles qualified for all five individual event finals but took herself out of four of them: the all-around, vault, floor exercise and uneven bars. Lee earned the gold in the all-around, becoming the fifth straight American to claim the sport's marquee title.

TOKYO, Tokyo —

Some sports are beginning to wrap up while others are in knockout rounds as the Tokyo Olympic Games continue.

The U.S. women's soccer team has made it to the semifinals.

Medals are up for grabs in individual events for both men's and women's gymnastics.

Here's what to watch:

Women's Soccer

The U.S. women's soccer team will take on Canada in the semifinals at 4 a.m. Monday. Australia will play Sweden at 7 a.m.

The U.S. just narrowly defeated the Netherlands last week. Following a 2-2 draw, the U.S. outscored the Netherlands in a shootout, 4-2, to advance to the semifinals.

If Sweden and the U.S. advance, it would set up a gold medal rematch of the opening game in which Sweden beat the World Cup champions 3-0.

Gymnastics

Medals will be on the line for additional event finals in both men's and women's gymnastics.

The events scheduled are men's vault, men's rings and women's floor exercise. The only American expected to compete is Jade Carey for women's floor exercise. Simone Biles had also qualified but withdrew from the event.

The event finals begin at 4 a.m. ET Monday.

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball tournament is in the group stage. Next up, the U.S. is set to take on France at 12:40 a.m. ET Monday.

The U.S. Olympic women's basketball team claimed gold at at the 2016 Rio Games.

Beach Volleyball

The Round of 16 will continue in beach volleyball. Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman will face off against Echevarria Benitez and LC. Martinez Ortega of Cuba.

The other beach volleyball team from the U.S., Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes fell to the Canadian team in the Round of 16.

Ross and Klineman will play at 8 p.m. ET Sunday.

Track & Field

For more than a month now, McLaughlin has been the proud holder of the world record in the 400-meter hurdles. Her mark of 51.90 seconds could be broken at the Tokyo Games — maybe even by her.

Probably not Monday, though, in the semifinals of the competition. She and her biggest rival, teammate Dalilah Muhammad, are in different heats. They each hope to make it through to the final and set the stage for what could be another record-breaking day.

This time, with an Olympic gold medal on the line.

Each time they’ve met at a big competition, the record has fallen. Muhammad set the mark at nationals in 2019 and then again at the world championships in Doha. McLaughlin put her name at the top of the list with her race at the U.S. Olympic trials.

"Anything’s possible," said McLaughlin, who turns 22 on Saturday. "It’s a really great group of girls, so I wouldn’t put it past anybody to go out and do it."

London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the women’s long jump, with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET Sunday.

Basketball

The late-night crowd can catch a men's basketball quarterfinal matchup between the United States and Spain.

Spain is the reigning basketball world cup champion and one of them won’t make the medal round at the Tokyo Games.

The Americans play Spain on Tuesday afternoon at 1:40 p.m. in Tokyo and 12:40 a.m. ET Monday. The U.S. is 16-2 in FIBA and Olympic play against Spain.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Simone Biles, the U.S. gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for their "love and support" amid an outpouring of praise and well wishes from people around the world.

The 24-year-old, who is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, withdrew from Thursday's individual all-around competition yesterday after stepping away from the team competition earlier in the week. She cited mental heath concerns and the need to protect "her body and mind."

In a tweet published Wednesday, Biles addressed the support she has since received from fans and said it had shown her she was "more" than her sporting accomplishments.

"The outpouring love and support I've received has made me realize I'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics, which I never truly believed before," Biles said.

USA Gymnastics said in a statement earlier on Wednesday that it supported her decision "wholeheartedly" and applauded her "bravery."

"Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many," USA Gymnastics said.

Biles, who had been a favorite to win gold in the final, has won every individual all-around competition that she has entered since 2013 and won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

But on Tuesday, while attempting an advanced vault that involves a back handspring with two-and-a-half twists in the air before landing, Biles faltered and left the field of play close to tears.

The weight of the world on her shoulders

Writing on Instagram earlier in the week she said she felt "the weight of the world on [her] shoulders at times."

"I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn't affect me but damn sometimes it's hard hahaha!" she wrote in the post.

Her honesty about the pressure of competition and mental health has been supported by fellow athletes, as well as sponsors including Visa, American Airlines and Uber Eats.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist and former teammate Aly Raisman is among those to voice their support for Biles.

She criticized USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee for a lack of leadership in supporting athletes and said athletes were "people at the end of the day."

"USA Gymnastics has been an absolute disaster for years and unfortunately not enough has changed for us to believe in a safer future, but I think this just really shows the lack of leadership [of] USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee," she told CNN Tuesday.

"Does Simone have the support that she needs?" continued Raisman. "Do other athletes have the support that they need?"

She added: "It's a tremendous amount of pressure... I'm completely devastated and I support her so much."

Paula Radcliffe, the former team GB runner who was labeled a "quitter" when she was forced to withdrawn from the 2004 Athens Olympic marathon a few miles before the finish line due to injury, spoke of her own experience in an interview with CNN on Thursday.

"Neither one of us quit. Our bodies just weren't able to do it," Radcliffe said.

"Very few people actually understand the relationship between your mind and your body ... particularly in something that's really physically, or mentally -- or both -- taxing, you really need to know when to push through it and when to listen to your body, and it's what has made her the great champion that she is," she added.

"I would argue that she's actually even stronger mentally for being able to make that call now," Radcliffe said of Biles.

The greatest gymnast of all time must rally Team USA for the Americans to win their third consecutive gold medal.

Simone Biles and her squad trail the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee heading into Tuesday's women's gymnastics team final.

Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel return to the pool and the U.S. women’s soccer team plays its final match in group stage play in Day 4 of coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.

Here are some things to look out for. (all times Eastern):

Gymnastics

Simone Biles had a rare off day — off for her — in qualifications and the Americans head into the women's final trailing the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee.

The U.S. has three gymnasts making their Olympic debuts in Suni Lee, Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles, and the trio all had significant form breaks as the Americans fell behind. But so did Biles, who despite putting up the top score was not at her best.

Biles bounded off the mat at the end of a tumbling pass on floor and her block on her Cheng vault was crooked.

Each member of the four-person team competed in each event during qualifications with the lowest score dropped.

For the finals, the competition moves to three-up/three-count and the Americans have thrived in that format for more than a decade. Biles is scheduled to compete in all five events with coverage live at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Swimming

Katie Ledecky is seeking a second straight gold medal in the women's 200-meter freestyle and then later that evening will attempt to win the Olympic debut of the women's 1,500-meter freestyle.

Caeleb Dressel, who already has one gold medal in these Games, is expected to compete alongside Rio Olympic gold medalist Townley Haas and first-time Olympian Kieran Smith in the men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay.

Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz are both expected to contend for Team USA in the men's 200-meter butterfly. Five races are up for medals with the first final set to begin at 9:40 p.m.

Women's Soccer

The U.S. women's soccer team can advance to the quarterfinals with either a win or a draw over Australia.

The Americans lost their opening game to Sweden but bounced back for a 6-1 victory over New Zealand. The game is the final match in group stage play at 4 a.m.

Softball

The U.S. women's softball team will play Japan for the gold medal in a rematch of the 2008 final, the previous time softball was an Olympic sport.

Japan won that game 3-1.

Monica Abbott pitched a perfect seventh in relief to advance the Americans into the gold medal game and earned her third win of the tournament. Abbott is likely to start against Japan, a game played the day before her 36th birthday. The game will be live at 7 a.m.

Men's Basketball

The much-maligned U.S. men's basketball team seeks its first win of the Olympics when it plays Iran in Group A play at 12:40 a.m.

The U.S. men have only two games left in group play at the Tokyo Olympics to solve its woes. An opening 83-76 loss to France snapped a 25-game Olympic winning streak.

The Americans lost for only the sixth time in 144 games at the Olympics all-time, and fell to 53-4 in the Olympics with NBA players on the roster. The 2004 team at the Athens Games lost the other three, and won bronze.

Women's Basketball

The U.S. women have fallen to Japan 20-18 in their final pool-play game in 3-on-3 basketball.

Despite the loss, the Americans will head into the knockout round as the top seed after compiling a 6-1 record over four days. The semifinals and medal games for the sport’s Olympic debut are set for Wednesday.

With the score of Tuesday’s game tied at 17, Japan’s Mio Shinozaki made a 2-pointer to give her team the lead for good.

Serbia’s men were 6-0 coming into Tuesday and have locked up a spot in the semifinals.

The U.S. men did not qualify for the tournament.

Typhoon Watch

There's a full slate of competition scheduled Tuesday but a typhoon is scheduled to hit the Tokyo area and could disrupt much of the action.

Archery, rowing and sailing have already had schedule revisions, and all tennis not played on center court could potentially be washed out. Center court has a retractable roof.

The third round of men's singles, the quarterfinals for women's singles and doubles, semifinals of men's doubles and first round of mixed doubles are all scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on The Olympic Channel.

For the late crowd

The U.S. women's water polo team continues its quest for a third consecutive gold medal in a match against Hungary, while the women's cycling team trials both air at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday.

TOKYO —

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently sustaining an injury during the vault.

The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer after landing her vault. She then exited the competition floor with the team doctor.

Biles returned several minutes later. She took off her bar grips, hugged teammates Grace McCallum, Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles before putting on a jacket and sweatpants.

"Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue," USA Gymnastics said in a statement. "She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions."

The Americans will be forced to finish the rest of the competition without her, severely hampering their bid to claim a third straight Olympic title.

The U.S. began finals on vault, with Biles going last. She was supposed to do an “Amanar,” a vault that begins with a roundoff back handspring onto the table followed by 2 1/2 twists. She seemed to change her mind in mid-air, doing just 1 1/2 twist instead.

She walked off the podium and was tended to by team doctor Marcia Faustin before making her way out of the arena.

Biles arrived in Tokyo as the unquestioned star of the Games but struggled, at least by her high standards, during qualifying. In a social media post on Monday, she admitted she felt like the weight of the world was on her shoulders and that the Olympics “were no joke.”

Biles won five medals in Rio de Janeiro five years ago and had a chance to actually top that after advancing to all five finals. It remains to be seen whether she will be available for the all-around final on Thursday night and the event finals later in the Games.

After two rotations, the United States trails ROC 2.5 points.

CINCINNATI —

Greater Cincinnati gymnasts are stunned after learning Simone Biles pulled out of the team competition.

But, they are still waiting to see what's next for "The GOAT."

Just like the rest of world, gymnast Kylie Himmler was shocked to hear Olympic great Simone Biles pulled out of the team competition Tuesday in Tokyo.

“I can’t even imagine the pressure that she has on herself," Himmler said.

Himmler knows about pressure.

The 15-year-old has spent eight years perfecting her craft at The Gymnastics Center in Green Township.

She can see herself on an Olympic stage one day.

“That’s like the big, big goal," Himmler said. "But, there’s a lot of little ones. That’s what’s nice about gymnastics is there’s so many little goals. Like, getting new skills and doing it at a meet. So, I feel like there’s little accomplishments and you can find the positive in anything in gymnastics.”

Regardless, Himmler said she has nothing but respect for Biles.

“She is doing skills no one else will ever do," Himmler said. "No one ever in the world.”

Biles taking a step back shows gymnasts like Himmler, sometimes it's needed in order to push forward.

“It was really sad but at the same time, I’m really glad to see someone as great as Simone has challenges and struggles just like me. It makes me feel better about how I do my gymnastics," Himmler said.

The Gymnastics Center owner Michelle Booth said the pressure is unbelievable.

“It’s an incredible amount of pressure, but I do think it shows that she’s human," Booth said. "I think in that aspect it’s great for all of the gymnasts to realize that no one is perfect at all times."

Booth said mental strength is crucial when it comes to gymnastics.

Her gymnasts go through mental training to help keep them in a positive place.

Himmler said gold medal or not, Biles will always be "The GOAT."

TOKYO —

The U.S. women's gymnastics team, which includes Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum -- along with individual contributors Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner -- competed in the women's qualification event.

Here are some of the highlights.

The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing and medals have started to roll in.

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team will compete in the finals, surfing will continue its Olympic debut and the Olympic pool will see more action with swimming events. Here’s what’s happening today.

SWIMMING

The Americans were thrilled with their first day collection of six medals, a fete not even accomplished in the Michael Phelps era — a span of five Summer Games.

The U.S. will have four more chances at winning some hardware led by two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King and three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy. King will attempt to defend her title in the 100-meter breaststroke, and Murphy looks for a second consecutive gold in the men’s 100-meter backstroke.

The finals of the men’s 200-meter freestyle and women’s 100-meter backstroke will also be decided, all during NBC’s primetime coverage. The swimming finals begin at 9:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Few teams have been as dominant in the Olympics as the U.S. women’s basketball team, which has won gold dating all the way to the Atlanta Games in 1996. The women won bronze at the Barcelona Games four years earlier — the last Olympic loss for a team that opens these Olympics with a 66-3 record.

If the Americans win their seventh straight championship they will tie the U.S. men’s basketball team for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports, men or women.

But not the current men’s team you know, rather the teams that reeled off seven consecutive golds from 1936 through 1968. The U.S. women play Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. on USA Network.

MEN’S WATER POLO

The U.S. men’s water polo team tries for its second straight win when it faces South Africa at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.

Alex Bowen scored five times to help the U.S. rally for a dramatic 15-13 victory over Japan in its first match in Tokyo. Another win would strengthen the United States’ chances for advancing to the next round after it finished 10th at the 2016 Olympics. The game will share air time with April Ross and Alix Klineman’s beach volleyball match against Spain during the 8 p.m. primetime window in CNBC.

GYMNASTICS

The men's gymnastics team final is set to take place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on day 3 of the Tokyo Games. U.S. men's gymnasts qualified in fourth for the final with a score of 256.761.

Anyone who wasn't able to catch the qualifying rounds for women's gymnastics can watch it reair at 7:30 p.m. ET.

SURFING

Round 3 of both men's and women's surfing will take place on day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Team USA fell to France during a game that took place Sunday morning, but fans will be able to rewatch at 4 p.m. ET.

The loss marked the first time since 2004 that the U.S. men's basketball team lost in the Olympics.

France — the team that knocked the Americans out of contention in the Basketball World Cup two years ago — dealt the U.S. a major blow once again. Evan Fournier's 3-pointer with just under a minute left put France ahead to stay in what became a 83-76 win over the Americans on Sunday in the opening game for both teams at the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. had won 25 consecutive Olympic games, last losing at the Athens Games 17 years ago and settling for a bronze medal there.

The loss doesn't knock the U.S. out of medal contention, but it essentially eliminates the margin for error. The Americans play Iran on Wednesday and then the Czech Republic on Saturday in its final two Group A games; win both of those, and the U.S. will be in the quarterfinals. Lose another one, and the Americans might not even finish in the top eight of this 12-team tournament.

MEN'S TRIATHLON

The men's triathlon final will be live at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

SOFTBALL

As the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, Team USA faces Japan in an opening-round game of the Olympic softball tournament at 9 p.m. ET.

Check out the full Olympics schedule here.

The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.

The first day of the Tokyo Olympic Games looked a lot different than years past due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Still, the Games went on Friday, beginning with the opening ceremony and parade of nations in front of a nearly empty stadium. Competition also got underway in men's gymnastics, women's soccer, swimming, tennis and more.

Here's what's ahead for the second day of the Games.

Women's soccer

The Americans rebounded from their opening loss with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady Jill Biden on Saturday in the women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

With the United States leading 2-0 at the break, Biden arrived in time to watch the team put the game away in the second half at Saitama Stadium.

The United States was stunned by Sweden in the first match, losing 3-0. It was the team's first loss since January 2019 and snapped a 44-game unbeaten streak. The Americans had not been held scoreless since 2017.

Rose Lavelle scored off a well-placed pass from Tobin Heath in the ninth minute to give the United States an early lead — and the team's first goal of the Olympics. Despite the lack of goals, the Americans dominated the half, unlike their out-of-sorts start against the Swedes.

Lindsey Horan scored with a header in the final moments of the half to put the United States up 2-0 at the break. It was Horan's 23rd international goal and it came on her milestone 100th appearance for the national team.

It could have been worse for New Zealand but the United States had four disallowed goals, all for offside, in the first half.

An own-goal by Abby Erceg extended the U.S. lead to 3-0 in the 64th. New Zealand avoided the shutout with Betsy Hassett's goal in the 72nd.

Softball

Cat Osterman pitched six innings of one-hit ball and Monica Abbott struck out the side in the seventh, helping the top-ranked U.S. shut out No. 5 Mexico 2-0 on Saturday.

Ali Aguilar provided a two-run single in the third that was just enough for the Americans to improve to 3-0 as the country tries to regain the Olympic gold medal.

“I’m here so they can win a gold medal because I already have one,” said Osterman, the last player remaining from the 2004 champions. “I want to see how they feel and how they react after we are able to possibly do that.”

Osterman struck out four, walked one and hit a batter. Pitching without a cap and with a white towel dangling from her back pocket on a 90-degree, humid afternoon, she retired her final 15 batters.

She escaped her only trouble in the second, when Suzannah Brookshire worked out an eight-pitch walk leading off and Victoria Vidales reached on an infield single that went off the glove of Kelsey Stewart at third. Chelsea Gonzales fouled out, Sashel Palacios took a called third strike and Stefania Aradillas struck out.

Mexico, a team with many U.S. college players and veterans of the American player development program, dropped to 0-3 in its first Olympic tournament.

Haylie McCleney had two more hits and is 6 for 9. Mexico shortstop Anissa Urtez, who is engaged to U.S. right fielder Amanda Chidester, made a diving backhand stop to rob McCleney of a hit leading off the fifth.

Dejah Mulipola, getting her first start, walked leading off the third and McCleney singled before O’Toole replaced Dallas Escobedo (0-2).

O’Toole struck out Janie Reed and got Chidester to ground out, then intentionally walked Valerie Arioto. Aguilar followed with a single to center.

After pushing across just five runs in three games, the U.S. plays Australia on Sunday and host Japan on Monday to complete the group stage. The top two nations advance to Tuesday’s gold medal game.

Men's volleyball

After a long wait to get on the court, the U.S. men’s volleyball team made quick work of France in its Olympic opener.

The U.S. didn’t take the court until 11 p.m. local time in the final match of the opening day of pool play but set the tone early by scoring the first five points of the match. The Americans won the match 25-18, 25-18, 25-22, as they try to build on their bronze medal performance in 2016.

The other winners in the opening day of men’s competition were defending champion Brazil, Italy, the Russians, Japan and Iran.

Swimming

Both women's and men's competitions take place throughout the weekend. Look for butterfly heats, freestyle heats, freestyle relay heats and breaststroke heats.

Men's gymnastics

Daiki Hashimoto topped Olympic qualifying through two subdivisions on Saturday, putting on a show inside the largely empty Ariake Gymnastics Centre to help Japan sprint to the top of the leaderboard.

Hashimoto's all-around total of 88.531 pushed Japan past rivals China and ROC, as the Russian team is known, to the top spot in qualifying. The Japanese will bid Monday night for an Olympic title to back up the one they captured in Rio de Janeiro five years ago.

Men's beach volleyball

Beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser has had a rough start to the Tokyo Games.

The four-time Olympian and 2008 gold medalist has been in modified quarantine because he is considered a close contact of Taylor Crabb, the U.S. beach volleyball player who withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19. Dalhausser sat near Crabb on a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco before heading over to Japan.

Dalhausser and teammate Nick Lucena practiced together only twice from the time they arrived in Tokyo until their opening match on Saturday.

The Americans lost to defending bronze medalists Robert Meeuwsen and Alexander Brouwer of the Netherlands. The Dutch won 21-17, 21-18 at the Shiokaze Park venue.

Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi of China beat Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 earlier.

Check out the full Olympics schedule here.

CNN and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

TOKYO —

Video above: Simone Biles, teammates board flight to Tokyo

An alternate on the United States women's gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan.

The gymnast is Kara Eaker, 18, from Grain Valley, Missouri, her family confirmed to KMBC.

Olympic champion Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favorites to win the team gold, but another alternate was placed into isolation because of contact tracing, USA Gymnastics said Monday.

“One of the replacement athletes for the women’s artistic gymnastics team received a positive COVID test on Sunday, July 18. After reviewing the implemented COVID protocols with members of the delegation, the local government determined that the affected replacement athlete and one other replacement athlete would be subject to additional quarantine restrictions," the USAG statement said. “Accordingly, on Monday, the Olympic athletes moved to separate lodging accommodations and a separate training facility, as originally planned, and will continue their preparation for the Games. The entire delegation continues to be vigilant and will maintain strict protocols while they are in Tokyo.”

The positive test was the latest in a growing line of daily reports of athletes and others testing positive at the pandemic-delayed Olympics.

"The health and safety of our athletes, coaches and staff is our top priority. We can confirm that an alternate on the women’s artistic gymnastics team tested positive for COVID-19," the USOPC statement said. "In alignment with local rules and protocols, the athlete has been transferred to a hotel to quarantine."

The four alternates — Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Emma Malabuyo and Kara Eaker — traveled to Japan with the six-woman U.S. delegation of Biles, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum, Sunisa Lee, MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey.

The alternates are rooming and training together. While they have been traveling to training along with the actual team, they have been split into groups, with the team working on one apparatus while the alternates work on another.

The U.S. women’s team dealt with what USA Gymnastics called a “false positive” over the weekend for an unidentified athlete but the ensuing test results for the athlete were negative, according to the organization.

Biles, the defending world champion, and the rest of the regular team have been vaccinated.

The Games are set to open on Friday with a state of emergency in force in Tokyo, which means almost all venues will be without any fans with new cases rising in the capital. The women's gymnastic team begins competing on Sunday.

The U.S. officials said the test took place when the team was training just outside Tokyo in Inzai City. Team members arrived last week for the camp to great fanfare at Narita airport.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported 727 new cases in the capital. It is the 30th straight day that cases were higher than the previous week. The cases last Monday were 502.

This is a developing story.

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Yes, in yours these days. Mhm, Mentally it was hard because we came straight off of 2019 world, I was in such great shape. The transition from 2019 to 2020 was so easy and I had never been so ready to compete in the beginning of a year ever. Um and so I was just super super bummed out about it whenever I heard that I was postponed and then the uncertainty of how long it was gonna be postponed and I was just kind of angry, I was mad, I was annoyed, I was upset because I felt like I had just been so prepared never in my life have I been that prepared? So, I felt like just, it sucked for me personally, obviously I wasn't the only athlete going through it and I know some athletes weren't as prepared, so it's like, ok, we get more time, but for me it's like, no, I was finally ready finally on top of my game, she's very close to her for potentially because competition especially because skills wise she could do, she could try a couple more tricks, but then how many times can you do it on a hard surface? How competing with pressure? Many weeks in a row? Health, you know, being healthy, it's just, I think she's near what she can do. Mhm. To me, whenever I go out there, I just try to do my gymnastics and what I trained to do. So even if I do step out of bounds, I know like for other people it's like, oh, you're still gonna win. But for me, it's like, yes, but I've trained, it's so hard to not step out of bounds. So I just know what I want to accomplish. Have certain meats. So if you see me like get upset if I fall here, even though I'm still gonna win or I still may win, it's just like I know I can do better. So I have set expectations for myself, For her, it's what she wants. She has high standards for herself. She doesn't need the pressure for anyone else. She wants to be the best she can be. And I think she's her hardest critic is herself.

Simone Biles headlining 35-city gymnastics tour with stop in Kentucky this fall

Updated: 8:37 PM EDT May 27, 2021

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, is making her way to the Derby City this fall for an event billed as a "high-energy, gymnastics-meets-pop-concert spectacular."The Gold Over America Tour is making its way to the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 23. In addition to Biles, the event will feature an all-star team of gymnastics champions all focused on spreading messages of empowerment and togetherness.Louisville is one of the stops on the 35-city tour that kicks off Sept. 21 in Tucson, Arizona. Other cities include Denver, Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta."I love the sport of gymnastics and want to help create a show that captures the pure joy of performing," Biles said. "Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour will match athleticism and entertainment, all while celebrating the gold inside each of us!"The tour is presented by Athleta, a women's performance lifestyle brand.Biles will be joined by athletes Laurie Hernandez, Katelyn Ohashi, Morgan Hurd and Jordan Chiles, among others. Organizers plan to announce additional gymnasts in the coming months.Each gymnast will perform segments from their most famous routines mixed with career highlight and personal videos, social media interactions, spoken word and a crew of gymnastic dancers under LED video screens and lights.Tickets for the tour go on sale June 11 and can be purchased at the KFC Yum! Center or online at Ticketmaster.com.Click here for more information about the event.

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, is making her way to the Derby City this fall for an event billed as a "high-energy, gymnastics-meets-pop-concert spectacular."

The Gold Over America Tour is making its way to the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 23. In addition to Biles, the event will feature an all-star team of gymnastics champions all focused on spreading messages of empowerment and togetherness.

Louisville is one of the stops on the 35-city tour that kicks off Sept. 21 in Tucson, Arizona. Other cities include Denver, Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta.

"I love the sport of gymnastics and want to help create a show that captures the pure joy of performing," Biles said. "Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour will match athleticism and entertainment, all while celebrating the gold inside each of us!"

The tour is presented by Athleta, a women's performance lifestyle brand.

Biles will be joined by athletes Laurie Hernandez, Katelyn Ohashi, Morgan Hurd and Jordan Chiles, among others. Organizers plan to announce additional gymnasts in the coming months.

Each gymnast will perform segments from their most famous routines mixed with career highlight and personal videos, social media interactions, spoken word and a crew of gymnastic dancers under LED video screens and lights.

Tickets for the tour go on sale June 11 and can be purchased at the KFC Yum! Center or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Click here for more information about the event.