MONTREAL — Despite having no Olympians, all four U.S. women qualified into world gymnastics championships finals on Wednesday night.
Ragan Smith and Morgan Hurd led the way, qualifying second and sixth into Friday’s all-around final.
Smith, an Olympic alternate crowned the U.S. all-around champion in August, fell off the balance beam but was otherwise fairly clean. She also had the top floor exercise score.
Smith scored 55.932 overall, one thousandth of a point behind Japanese leader Mai Murakami.
Hurd, who was sixth at the P&G Championships in August while coming back from elbow surgery, scored 54.