Simone Biles qualifies for her third Olympics as Hezly Rivera snags fifth spot on the team
Simone Biles has officially punched her ticket to a third Olympic Games.
MINNEAPOLIS — Simone Biles has officially punched her ticket to a third Olympic Games.
She will be joined in Paris this summer by Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.
The team was selected at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis on Sunday after two days of competition. With four returning Tokyo Olympians, it is the oldest and most-decorated U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team in history.
Biles, 27, will be the oldest female American gymnast to compete at the Olympics in 72 years.
She secured an automatic spot on the Paris team by finishing first in the all-around, flanked by Lee and Chiles. The balance beam was treacherous, with falls from all three top finishers, including Biles, the reigning world champion.
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