Women’s Gymnastics Team USA is Official 14 hours ago cuatower
By Noelia Veras
The women’s gymnastics team has been officially selected after the Olympic Trials took place from June 24-27 in St. Louis, Missouri. The United States was tasked with picking four women to be on the team and two women to compete on an individual level at the Olympic Games. The team includes Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum while the individual spots went to MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey.
Biles, a four-time Olympic medalist, topped the scoreboard with the highest overall score but seemed to be holding back on the last day of trials. On the uneven bars, Biles had a few small mistakes, and later in the night she fell off of the beam. However, despite these small mistakes Biles was impressive as always, easily gaining a spot on the team. Biles stood out on the floor, where she performed two of the moves named afte
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Skinner, 24, knows what it s like to contend for a position at the Olympics. In 2016, she flew to Rio, where the Final Five came out victorious, and stood by as an alternate along with Ragan Smith and Ashton Locklear, despite finishing fourth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials.
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EDITOR S NOTE: This story originally aired on Sept. 24, 2019.
ST PAUL, Minn. To be judged, not yet two months ago, as the second-best all-around female gymnast in country is to know a few things about balance.
Sunisa Lee has always found her best balance with her dad.
“Me and my dad definitely have the closest bond out of everyone in my family,” Sunisa says.
Simone Biles has broken the all-around title record at U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, officially making her the best gymnast of all time. I feel like I did try to enjoy it because it could be one of my last championships that I ll attend, she says via statement. But it s also the road to Tokyo, and after this, we have trials, so we just have to really embrace the moment.
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