The U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials conclude tonight, when Simone Biles will find out who will be on her team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles was leading Jordan Childs and Sunisa Lee after Friday's competition, but with Leah Jones (knee), Kayla DiCello (Achilles) and Skye Blakely (Achilles) all injured, there's confusion over who will make up the five-woman team.
Tune in as USA TODAY Sports' Nancy Armour and Tom Shad bring you live updates, results and analysis throughout the gymnastics preliminaries.
What time does Simone Biles compete today?
Tonight, Simone Biles will start with the vault, with her first attempt taking place at approximately 8:20pm ET, before moving on to the uneven bars and balance beam, and finally concluding with the floor exercise.
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What time will today's women's gymnastics preliminaries be broadcast on TV?
Day two of the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Trials begins at 8:10 p.m. ET and runs until 11:00 p.m. ET. NBC will broadcast the sessions and Peacock will stream them.
Simone Biles Floor Routine, “Ready For It” Edition
Pop superstar Taylor Swift responded to a social media post about Simone Biles' Friday night floor routine, which featured Swift's “Ready For It.”
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NBC will broadcast tonight's final session. The network will also show all the action on its streaming service Peacock, which will offer both general and apparatus-specific streams for viewers who want to watch specific athletes.
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Serie Jones injury: What you need to know
Jones injured her knee on the vault during a pre-meet warm-up on Friday night and missed all events except the uneven bars. USA Gymnastics announced that she will sit out Sunday's competition after a re-examination on Saturday.
Jones, who has won all-around medals at the past two world championships, was almost as much of a favorite as Simone Biles to make the Paris team. She competed in the qualifying rounds with a shoulder injury that kept her out of the national championships earlier this month, but her coach, Sarah Korngold, said she was ready to compete.
But during warm-ups on Friday, Jones landed on the vault and collapsed to the mat, clutching her right foot. Biles rushed over to check on her, and Jones sat on the podium for a few minutes before being helped backstage by Korngold and medical staff.
Suni Lee with kidney disease: How her health journey changed her outlook on gymnastics
Suni Lee was in such good form that she was in the five-man U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. She placed fourth at the U.S. championships in early June and has since upped her game on the uneven bars and floor exercise. But her life changed 15 months ago when she developed kidney disease and found herself too hydrated to grip the ball. Some days she couldn't even get out of bed.
Lee said the phone call he received on Jan. 4 – the details of which he would like to keep confidential – was a turning point for him.
“I was like, 'Oh, I'm going to go back in the gym tomorrow and I'm going to be better than I've ever been.' That day I was like, 'Yes, this is what I wanted, so I'm going to give it my all,'” she said.
Read the full story of Suni Lee's health journey by Nancy Armour.
Gymnastics Olympic Qualification Schedule
How many Olympics has Simone Biles competed in?
Biles has competed in two Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021. But in 2021, she was only able to compete in some of her scheduled events after experiencing a “twisty” jump in the air, a condition in which a skater loses track of their position and puts their safety at risk.
When do the Summer Olympics start?
The 2024 Paris Olympics will kick off with the Opening Ceremony on July 26. Artistic gymnastics will begin with the men's qualifying rounds on July 27. The women's qualifying rounds are on July 28.
Simone Biles is a sure thing to compete in the Olympics, but with an injury, who will be competing with her?
Call it carnage, mayhem or just plain bad luck, the four women accompanying Simone Biles to the Paris Olympics may be the ones who were healthy enough to make the trip.
In the space of 30 minutes on Friday night, Serie Jones was ruled out of one event with a knee injury and Kayla DiCello was ruled out with an Achilles injury, while Skye Blakely, a member of the U.S. team that has won gold medals at the past two world championships, was hobbling across the floor on crutches after rupturing her Achilles during training two days earlier.
What makes this so tragic is that the U.S. women's team seemed on track to be in very solid, if not set, shape after the U.S. Championships four weeks ago, and now it's all gone.
Nancy Armour explains what the injuries mean for the U.S. team.
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