Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache, who has come the closest to beating Simone Biles in the all-around at a major championship (in 2014), came back from Achilles surgeries to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in her last (and only) opportunity.
Iordache finished fourth in qualifying at the European Championships in Switzerland, where two Olympic spots were available.
But the top three were all Russians, and a nation could only earn one Olympic spot at Euros. Iordache moved up to claim the second and final Olympic spot.
“Probably if I was asked this three years ago, if I would try and qualify for Tokyo, I would say no,” she said before Euros, according to the International Gymnastics Federation.