Gymternet:

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.. The biggest news out of the U.S. is about the alternate. According to Gymnastike, MyKayla Skinner went up last on all four events in training, which likely means she will serve as the alternate this year. Typically, Martha Karolyi will put the alternate up last on all events in training, as she did last year, so unless something changes, this is a probable scenario. …

Overall, my impression is that beam is somewhat shockingly the weakest event for this team right now. Maybe they have some nerves about ending there in qualifications, or maybe it was just first-day jitters, but either way there is certainly a lot that can stand to be cleaned up on this event in the coming days. Once they do clean up, however, it becomes a rock star rotation with Douglas, Raisman, and Biles. Otherwise, they hands-down have the best vault lineup in the world, they are impossibly strong on bars, and with the reigning World and Olympic champions anchoring the floor lineup with monstrous routines, I don’t think they’ll have a problem there either. …

Initial Team USA Training Impressions

 

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