Three years ago, the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics group dazzled global audiences en route to 9 Olympic medals. With the 2020 Games 12 months away, we capture up with two of the well-known Final Five and two alternates:
Simone Biles: After making history in Rio, Biles took years off from competition to enjoy the outdoor fitness center’s existence. In the 712 days between the 2016 Olympics and the 2018 U.S. Classic, the most embellished American gymnast stayed busy. Biles a lote a memoir, completed fourth on the twenty-fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, accomplished with the Houston Texans cheerleaders, followed a French bulldog doggy, and traveled to photograph-best beaches around the arena.

Returning to the health club in August 2017, Biles began with conditioning and fundamentals. However, a video USA Gymnastics posted to YouTube 8 months later teased in no way-before-visible upgrades that crowned the 22-12 months-vintage performed in Rio. At the U.S. Classic last July, she won the all-around, vault, ground, and beam titles. A month later, she became the first American female to win five national all-around titles and the primary to brush every occasion identify because Dominique Dawes did the same in 1994. She rewrote the file books repeatedly at the 2018 world championships via triumphing in her fourth global all-around crown, golds within the group, floor, and vault competitions, silver on the uneven bars, and bronze at the beam. Biles’ grand overall 14 world championship gold medals are the maximum in gymnastics history.

It’s safe to mention that, barring extreme injury, Biles is a lock for 2020. Now training beneath Laurent Landi, the educator who guided Madison Kocian to a silver at the choppy bars in 2016, Biles is a serious medal contender on all occasions. She continues to improve her skills in Tokyo’s advance, as proven in films published on Instagram and her domination of the 2019 U.S. Classic this past weekend in Louisville. She has no ceiling.

MyKayla Skinner: Skinner wasn’t a member of the Final Five who stood atop the rostrum in Rio. However, she served as a trade and persevered in her gymnastics career at the collegiate level. Competing for the University of Utah, Skinner won personal NCAA titles and completed 161 consecutive exercises without a fall. On April 25, she announced she might return to education at the elite level to create the 2020 Olympic crew.

She currently attended a countrywide group camp and began her comeback within the U.S. Classic final weekend. She will compete next month in the U.S. Championships in Kansas City. Laurie Hernandez: The human emoji is back within the fitness center and eyeing 2020 after enjoying the whirlwind of possibilities from triumphing Olympic medals. Hernandez is one of the members of the 2016 squad who will return to education. However, she picked up a few more hardware in her day without work.

A few months after triumphing silver on the balance beam and a team gold medal, Hernandez conquered ballroom dancing on the 23rd season of Dancing With the Stars and brought a reflect ball trophy to her series. She also co-hosted American Ninja Warrior Junior and posted a memoir. Hernandez has moved to train at Gym-Max, the previous domestic of Olympic, world, and NCAA champion Kyla Ross, in Costa Mesa, California. It is unclear how critical the return plans are.