MINNEAPOLIS — It all comes down to this. On Sunday night (8:30 ET, NBC/Peacock), approximately 30 minutes after the competition ends, the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team will be announced. It has been a heartbreaking week at Olympic trials, with injuries to Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello and Shilese Jones. All three were front-runners for the team, and each has been forced to withdraw from the competition.
Simone Biles leads after Night 1, with an enormous 2.50 margin over her teammate Jordan Chiles, and Biles is expected to easily earn the one automatic berth onto the Olympic team. The other four spots will be determined by a selection committee. Who will make the team? We’ll have you covered with live updates throughout the night.
And … that’s a wrap
The crowd was electric in the final rotation — and the gymnasts matched the energy. Simone Biles started off with her signature triple-double mount on floor, closed with a double layout, and even with a step out of bounds earned the highest floor score of the night. She looked relieved — and a little exhausted — at the end. She and Suni Lee…
