ST. LOUIS — Even before the U.S. Olympic Trials begin, it’s safe to say Simone Biles is going to Tokyo.
Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time, and she all but assures the Americans of their third consecutive Olympic team title. She hasn’t lost an all-around competition in more than eight years, and she does harder skills and puts up bigger scores – in both difficulty and execution -- than anyone else. So, yeah, her ticket to Tokyo is already booked.
Which means the intrigue this weekend is to see who joins her.
The Americans can send six women to Tokyo: a four-person team, plus two individual athletes.