US Set to Defend Gymnastics All-Around Title Without Biles

Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Grace McCallum, and Sunisa Lee of Team United States react on the podium after winning the silver medal during the Women's Gymnastics Team Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, on July 27, 2021. Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

TOKYO—Even without Simone Biles the United States will still offer a steely defence of the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around crown worn by an American since the 2004 Athens Summer Games.

Unbeaten in any all-around competition she entered since 2013, Biles was considered a lock to defend her title until Tuesday when the 24-year-old sent shockwaves through the Tokyo Games after dropping out of the team event following her opening vault.