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Twists, turns and big air: The best gymnastics photos from the Tokyo Olympics

times photography staff
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Team USA's Suni Lee upside-down in the air above the beam
Sunisa Lee of the U.S. competes on the beam en route to a gold medal in the women's individual all-around final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Suni Lee, wearing a mask, holds her hands to her face
Sunisa Lee reacts to winning the gold medal in the women's individual all-around final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Suni Lee competes in women's gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sunisa Lee competes on the beam in the women's individual all-around final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Angelina Melnikova holds her hands to her face during gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics.
Angelina Melnikova with the Russian Olympic Committee walks off the mat after her floor routine in the women's individual all-around final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Two Olympic teams stand on the medals podium.
Simone Biles, second from left, and her U.S. teammates watch the Russian team celebrate a gold medal in the women's team final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Mykayla Skinner is suspended parallel to the ground as she grasps one of the uneven bars.
Team USA's MyKayla Skinner competes on the uneven bars in the women's team qualifying event. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dust flies as Gabriela Sansal rubs chalk on one of the uneven bars.
Poland's Gabriela Sansal prepares to compete on the uneven bars. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A woman in USA warmups puts her arm around Simone Biles, who stands with arms akimbo.
Simone Biles is consoled after competing on the vault and withdrawing from competition in the women's team final. (Wally Skalij )
Jordan Chiles crouches and pats her hands together.
U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles waits to perform her floor exercise in the women's team final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Young women cry and embrace in a group.
Members of Russian Olympic Committee team celebrate their gold medal in the women's team final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Samuel Mikulak is upside down, grasping both knees, with the Olympic rings in the background.
Team USA's Samuel Mikulak competes on the floor in the men's team final. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Yul Moldauer, upside down, grasps a bar with one hand.
U.S. gymnast Yul Moldauer competes on the high bar during the team qualifying event. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A closeup of a gymnast's lower half making a depression in a blue mat.
Yul Moldauer lands on the mat while competing on the vault. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
As one gymnast competes on vault, another is seen on the high bar in the background.
Azerbaijan's Rasuljon Abdurakhimov competes on the high bar during the team qualifying event at the Tokyo Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.