By keeping her cool in the biggest meet of her life, the gymnast showed the skills that made her the right fit on a team with four Olympic veterans.
Hezly Rivera's performance on the balance beam was a big reason she was selected to her first Olympic team. MINNEAPOLIS — After Hezly Rivera arrived at the arena for the most high-stakes competition of her career, a member of the U.S. high performance staff asked her if she felt nervous.
Biles finished first at the trials, earning the only automatic berth; the selection committee chose the other four athletes. As injuries depleted the field, the four Tokyo Olympians seemed almost surely bound for Paris, leaving one slot to fill. Quinn said the committee analyzed the strengths of those four gymnasts and determined that the team would benefit from an additional athlete who was strong on bars and beam. Rivera was the ideal choice.
In the qualifying round at the Olympics, the U.S. team will need four gymnasts to perform on each apparatus. Biles, Lee and Chiles probably will compete in the all-around, while Carey, who is excellent on vault and floor, and Rivera will complement one another to fill out the remaining spots.
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