The pressure is on for gymnasts hoping to earn their spot on the U.S. Olympic team. While much of the focus remains on Olympian Simone Biles, who is looking to make her third appearance, many other athletes are hoping to compete in the Paris Games. NBC News' Jay Gray reports on the trials in Minneapolis.
leading the men’s competition. The start of the first night of the women’s competition Friday saw several apparent injuries. Shilese Jones did not compete on the vault after falling short in warmups, and Kayla DiCello will miss the rest of trials after an Achilles injury.In the qualification round at the Olympics, four gymnasts from each five-member team compete on each apparatus, with the three highest scores counting toward the team total.
The top eight teams in qualifications advance to the finals, where three athletes from each team compete on each apparatus and all scores count.The five-member men’s Olympic team will compete on six apparatuses in Paris, while the women will compete on four. The top all-around finisher in the women’s competition automatically makes the team, but the men will be required to finish first in the all-around and in the top three on at least three events.
No male gymnast did that at the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, but Richard did Thursday. If he repeats that Saturday, he won’t need the selection committee to decide his fate. The selection committee will consider the top team-scoring scenarios using both days of trials, as well as the U.S. Championships.The U.S. is eyeing its first Olympic medal in men’s gymnastics since 2008 this summer. By the end of today, a five-member team will be
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