Douglas was the USA's big star four years ago in London when she won two gold medals. She has been the face of American gymnastics for a while. Even before the weekend began, common wisdom was that she'd be on the five-woman roster, no matter what.
But what about Kocian? Was she picked because of a secret payoff made amid a cloud of chalk dust? Not really. She made the top five because she is easily the USA's best uneven bars competitor -- a world champion -- and might win an individual gold medal on that apparatus.