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Gymnast and 2021 Grain Valley High School graduate Kara Eaker secured a spot as an alternate on the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team. The full team, including replacement athletes, is listed below.
U.S. Women's Olympic Team Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Sunrays Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./World Champions Centre Sunisa Lee, St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Replacement athletes Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill's Gymnastics Kara Eaker, Grain Valley, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Emma Malabuyo, Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express Biles posted high scores on vault (30.849) and floor exercise (29.966), while Lee notched the top spot on uneven bars (30.200) and balance beam (29.466). Skinner was second on vault with a 30.416, and Chiles was runner-up on uneven bars with a 28.733. Eaker posted a 14.400 on day one and 14.566 on day two to secure the second spot on balance beam. Wong finished behind Biles on floor exercise, delivering a combined 28.166. The artistic gymnastics competition at next month's Tokyo Olympic Games begins July 24. Comments are closed.
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