Simone Biles’s Olympic Cast Members Emerge From U.S. Trials

Biles and Sunisa Lee were the top two finishers in the all-around, and Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum will join them on the squad for the team event. Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner qualified as individual competitors.

ST. LOUIS — A sea of cellphones rose in the stands at the Dome at America’s Center, focused on the showstopping gymnast below, Simone Biles. Ushers and other event staff members poured in from the concourse to the edge of the stands to get a peek at her. They wanted to see her, film her, appreciate her in some way on the day she finished first at the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics trials, as expected, and earned a spot on her second Olympic team, as expected. In Tokyo, she will defend her Olympic all-around title from the 2016 Games. If she wins gold again, Biles will be the first woman to achieve that feat in more than 50 years. And if she is successful, her marathon winning streak will grow even longer.