U.S. Olympic hopefuls look ahead to Rio de Janeiro and the 2016 Olympic Games one year out. USA TODAY Sports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Russians, Romanians and Chinese had to be thrilled with how things went the first day of the U.S. championships.
The Americans themselves, not so much.
Two-time defending world champion Simone Biles had uncharacteristic mistakes on both balance beam and floor exercise. Sure, she still wound up comfortably in first as she always does, but it was her roughest outing since her winning streak began two years ago.