Team USA gymnastics alternates prepare to step in during the Paris Olympics

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. That’s the slogan that drives Team USA's Olympic alternates.

A slew of season-ending injuries rocked the nation's best gymnasts at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, highlighting the importance of understudies on the sport's biggest stage.

"If anything happens, I'll be ready," said Olympic alternate Joscelyn Roberson.

The Texarkana-native and training mate of Simone Biles was just one spot away from making the five-person U.S. women's gymnastics team, but she can still call herself an Olympian.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/-ready-us-gymnastics-alternates-prepare-step-olympics-rcna161962

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