N.J. teen gymnast headed to Paris Olympics after stunning weekend at U.S. trials

Hezly Rivera competes in the floor exercise at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Minneapolis. APHezly Rivera was considered the longest of longshots to make Team USA’s Olympic gymnastics team when the U.S. trials started on Friday night. This is the hardest team in the world to make, after all, and the 16-year-old from Oradell has just started her career on the highest level in the sport.

“It’s crazy to me. It came so fast. I feel like it was yesterday just watching it and now the opportunity to make the team is just amazing,” Rivera said Unlike the do-or-die nature of the U.S. Olympic trials in other sports, Team USA only has one automatic qualifier from the event — the winner — and that was always going to be Biles. Still, given the turbulence with the injuries, most observers believed a strong performance on Sunday night could help a gymnast claim the fifth and final spot on the team.

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