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Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas ease into Olympic selection meets at Secret Classic

HARTFORD, Conn. — Simone Biles will not win the Secret Classic. Neither will Gabby Douglas.

And that’s OK.

The world’s two best gymnasts are competing on half of the events at the Secret Classic rather than the all-around. U.S. national team coordinator Martha Karolyi calls this meet the first step in the Olympic selection process but also a “warm-up” for stars.

Biles and Douglas have Karolyi’s blessing to take it easy at the XL Center on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra).

The more important meets are the P&G Championships in St.