GLASGOW, Scotland — The question when the U.S. women’s gymnastics team takes the floor is no longer if the Americans will win, but by how much.
Three consecutive titles at the world championships. The 2012 Olympic gold medal. Of the last seven major events — world championships and Olympics — the Americans have finished atop the podium at five of them.
And while the Rio Games are still nine months away, you may as well start planning the U.S. victory party now. A 16 seed has a better chance of beating a No. 1 in the NCAA tournament than China, Britain, Russia, Romania or anyone else does of pulling off the upset in Rio.