The Paris Games was going to be their moment, until Simone Biles and others came back for another shot.
and Roberson finished third. Like many gymnasts of her generation, Roberson grew up idolizing Biles. Never did she imagine that they would one day train and compete alongside one another or that multiple members of the Tokyo U.S. Olympic team would be her competition for a spot on the team in Paris next year.
“It’s so surreal,” Roberson said. “The last quad I was watching them and wanting to be like them, and now I’m competing against them, getting to say hi to them and become friends with them. It’s really a surreal feeling and a full-circle moment.”, gymnastics has been seen as a sport for teenagers, and most gymnasts set their eyes on completing just one Olympic cycle, with one shot at qualifying for the Games.
“The depth of talent is absolutely incredible and unlike we have ever seen before,” USA Gymnastics CEO Li Li Leung said. The group of returning gymnasts also includes Leanne Wong and Kayla DiCello, who were alternates for the Tokyo Games, and Shilese Jones, who narrowly missed making the Tokyo team and took silver in the all-around at last year’s world championships, along with gold in the team competition and silver on bars. That group, plus the up-and-coming gymnasts of Roberson’s generation, is vying for the five spots on this fall’s world championships team — and the five spots on the 2024 Olympic team.
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