Five first-time Olympians will be among the six women heading to Tokyo as part of the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team. Leading the charge, as expected, is reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles. She’ll be joined by newcomers Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum in the team competition. Jade Carey and Mykayla Skinner will round out Team USA as individual competitors. Four alternates will also travel to Japan.
The International Gymnastics Federation cut the gymnastics team event size from five gymnasts to four gymnasts for the Tokyo Games—the 2012 Olympics in London featured teams of five, while the 2008 Games in Beijing featured six gymnasts per team—which meant this year’s U.