{"id":2169004,"date":"2024-02-06T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-could-send-dream-team-to-paris-games\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:53:57","slug":"u-s-could-send-dream-team-to-paris-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-could-send-dream-team-to-paris-games\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. may send &#8216;Dream Team&#8217; to Paris Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-could-send-dream-team-to-paris-games%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2169004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>February 5, 2024 \u2013 \u206211:43 AM PST<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simone Biles of \u2062the U.S. in action on the floor during the women\u2019s apparatus \u2062finals\u200b REUTERS\/Yves Herman\/File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>KATY, Texas (Reuters) \u200b\u2013<\/strong> The competition to make the U.S.\u2064 gymnastics team for the Paris Games\u200b is fiercer than ever, and \u2063the athletes\u200c vying for a spot believe \u200bthat the selected squad could be the most\u200b successful in Olympic history, according to statements made this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>All-around \u2064Olympic champions Gabby Douglas, \u200dSimone \u200cBiles, and Sunisa Lee, along with\u200d rising stars\u200b Joscelyn Roberson and Tiana Sumanasekera, \u2064are among those hoping to secure a \u2062spot on the five-member team. The final team will be announced at the U.S. Olympic\u2062 Team Trials in Minneapolis in late June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis will \u2064be one of the best teams the United States has ever had\u2063 and one of\u2062 the best teams\u200c that the world has ever seen,\u201d<\/strong> said Roberson, who\u200c will be celebrating her\u200b 18th birthday later this week, at a media event near\u200c Houston on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe United States could \u2064make \u200dthree teams and they would all be \u2063amazing. The depth \u200bthis year is\u2064 insane and\u200b unlike any other.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The squad brings to mind \u2062the legendary \u2062\u201cDream Team\u201d\u200c \u2013 \u2064the 1992 U.S.\u2064 men\u2019s basketball team\u200c that\u200d included icons like Michael \u200cJordan,\u2063 Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, and Larry \u200dBird.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge \u2063for the U.S. is Biles, the four-time Olympic gold \u200cmedalist who has become a transcendent figure in\u200d the sport.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200b facing challenges \u2063at the Tokyo Games \u2062due to \u200b\u201cthe twisties,\u201d a mental block experienced by\u2064 gymnasts mid-air, Biles is determined to \u2063reclaim her dominance in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Following a\u200d two-year break, Biles returned to competition last August \u200bat the U.S. Classic, proving\u200c that she remains the sport\u2019s unstoppable force. She went on to\u200d win a \u2064record eighth all-around title \u2063at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships weeks\u200c later.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s world championships in\u2064 Belgium, she secured \u2064four gold medals, including \u200ca record-tying \u2063sixth all-around\u2064 crown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShe\u2019s an \u2064icon, a legend, a \u200bGOAT for sure,\u201d<\/strong> \u2062said Jordan Chiles, who stepped in for Biles in Tokyo and won a silver medal in the\u2063 team event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShe\u2019s the Michael Jordan of gymnastics, she\u2019s what Serena Williams\u200d is to\u2064 tennis. She has changed the culture of this sport.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the intense pressure \u2064of trying to make the team, 16-year-old Sumanasekera\u200c emphasized the camaraderie and\u200d enjoyment shared among the athletes during their training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s extremely fun,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re a very\u200b silly\u2063 group of girls. We \u2062love to crack jokes with each other, and Simone and Zoe (Miller) are the funniest duo ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhenever we are\u200c having a hard day, they are there to crack\u200b a\u200d joke and\u200c make us laugh, even if I am crying.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing to have teammates that\u200b we\u2019re so fond of \u2062and so similar \u200cto. Being in that environment\u200b is something \u200cI\u2019m always looking\u2064 forward to.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Rory \u200dCarroll in\u200b Los Angeles, \u2064editing by Pritha Sarkar<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t<strong>Share this post!<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Judiciary Committee\u2063 Chairman Jim Jordan explains\u200d why\u2063 his \u200bcommittee is investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP Governors \u2064continue \u2064to show their support \u200cfor Texas as it fights to defend\u2063 its sovereignty. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As San Francisco\u200b struggles \u200dwith ongoing crime Mayor London Breed is urging\u2064 voters \u200dto \u200cvote yes on \u2063Proposition E.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senators release the highly anticipated\u2064 118-billion-dollar legislative package that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-urges-trump-to-pick-a-person-of-color-for-vp\/\" title=\"Conway urges Trump to choose a diverse VP\">pairs border enforcement<\/a> with wartime aid for U.S. \u200ballies like \u200cIsrael and \u200cUkraine but it\u2019s being met\u200d with widespread opposition\u2062 from the Republican side.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Tesla fell nearly 6% after\u2064 a report \u2064said\u200b German \u2063software firm SAP will no longer procure their electric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com has begun \u200brolling out a new AI assistant\u2064 that\u2062 is meant to <a 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team for the Paris\u200c Games?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062KATY, Texas (Reuters) \u2062\u200b\u2013 The competition to make the \u2062U.S.\u2064 gymnastics team for\u200b the Paris\u200c Games\u200b is fiercer than ever, \u200dand \u2062\u2063the athletes\u200c vying for a spot believe \u200bthat the selected squad could be the most\u200b successful in Olympic\u2063 history, according to statements \u2064made \u2063this week.<\/p>\n<p>All-around \u2064Olympic\u200b champions Gabby Douglas, \u2062\u200dSimone \u200cBiles, and Sunisa \u2063Lee, along with\u200d\u2062 rising stars\u200b Joscelyn Roberson and Tiana Sumanasekera, \u2064are among those hoping to secure a \u2062spot on the five-member \u200cteam. \u200dThe final team will be announced \u2064at the U.S. Olympic\u2062 \u2063Team \u200dTrials in Minneapolis in \u200blate June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis\u2062 will \u2064be \u200cone of the best\u200b teams the\u200b United States has ever had\u2063 and one of\u2062 \u2064the best teams\u200c that the \u2063world\u2063 has ever \u200dseen,\u201d said Roberson, who\u200c will \u200dbe celebrating her\u200b 18th birthday \u200dlater\u200b this week, at a media event near\u200c Houston\u200c on \u2063Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200cUnited States could \u2064make \u2063\u200dthree teams and they\u200d would all be \u2064\u2063amazing. \u2064The\u200c depth \u200bthis year is\u2064 insane and\u200b unlike any other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The squad \u2063brings\u2062 to mind \u2062the legendary \u2062\u201cDream Team\u201d\u200c \u2063\u2013 \u200d\u2064the 1992 U.S.\u2064 men\u2019s basketball team\u200c that\u200d included icons like Michael \u200cJordan,\u2063 Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, and Larry \u200dBird.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the\u2063 charge\u2064 \u2063for the \u200cU.S. is Biles, the\u2062 four-time Olympic gold \u200cmedalist who has become a transcendent figure in\u200d the sport.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200b facing challenges\u200c \u2063at the Tokyo \u200bGames \u2062due to \u200b\u201cthe twisties,\u201d a mental block experienced by\u2064 \u2062gymnasts\u200b mid-air, Biles is determined\u200c to \u2063reclaim her dominance in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Following a\u200d two-year break, \u2064Biles returned to competition last August \u200bat the\u2064 U.S. Classic, proving\u200c that she remains the sport\u2019s unstoppable force. She went on to\u200d \u2064win\u200d a \u2064record eighth all-around title \u2063at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships weeks\u200c \u200clater.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s world championships in\u2064 Belgium, she\u200b secured \u2064four gold medals, including \u200ca record-tying\u2063 \u2063sixth \u2064all-around\u2064 crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s an \u2064icon, a\u2063 legend, a \u200bGOAT for sure,\u201d \u2062said Jordan\u200b Chiles, who stepped in for Biles\u2064 in Tokyo \u2063and won a silver medal\u2062 in the\u2063 team event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s the Michael Jordan of gymnastics, she\u2019s what Serena Williams\u200d is to\u2064 tennis.\u2062 She has changed the culture of this sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 the intense pressure \u2064of trying \u200cto make the team, 16-year-old \u200dSumanasekera\u200c emphasized\u200d the camaraderie and\u200d enjoyment shared among the\u2063 athletes during their training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s extremely fun,\u201d \u200dshe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a very\u200b\u200c silly\u2063 group of girls. We \u2062love to crack jokes with each \u200cother,\u2062 and Simone and Zoe (Miller) are the funniest duo ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we are\u200c having a hard day, they are there to crack\u200b\u2062 a\u200d joke and\u200c make us laugh, even if I am crying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing to have teammates that\u200b we\u2019re so fond of \u2062and so\u200b similar to. Being in that environment\u200b is truly special and motivating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the U.S. gymnastics \u200cteam prepares for the Paris Games, the competition to secure a spot on\u2062 the team has reached new heights. Athletes like \u2063Gabby Douglas, Simone \u2062Biles, Sunisa Lee, Joscelyn Roberson, and\u2064 Tiana Sumanasekera are all \u200bvying for a spot on the five-member team. \u200cAccording to statements made this week, these athletes believe that\u200b the selected squad has the potential \u200dto be \u2063the most successful in Olympic history.<\/p>\n<p>Joscelyn Roberson, who will be celebrating her 18th birthday later this week, stated at a recent media event near Houston that she believes this\u2062 U.S.\u2064 gymnastics team will be one of the best\u200d the country has\u2064 ever had. She emphasized the depth of talent this year, stating that the United States could form three teams, all of which would be amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 comparison to the\u200b legendary &#8220;Dream Team&#8221; of the 1992 U.S. men&#8217;s basketball team is\u200d also made, \u2062showcasing the caliber of talent and \u2063success these\u2063 gymnasts hope \u200dto achieve. Leading the team is Simone Biles, a \u2062four-time Olympic gold medalist who\u200d has \u2063become\u2062 a transcendent figure\u2064 in the sport. Despite facing challenges at the Tokyo Games,\u200b Biles is determined to reclaim her dominance \u200bin \u200dthe sport. She returned to competition last August and went on\u200c to win a record eighth all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics\u2062 Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Biles&#8217;s impact \u200don\u200d the\u2064 sport cannot be understated. Jordan Chiles,\u2064 who stepped in for\u2062 Biles in Tokyo and won a silver medal in\u2064 the team event, referred to Biles as the Michael Jordan \u2062of gymnastics and highlighted her role in changing\u200b the culture of \u200cthe sport.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2062 pressure to secure a spot on the team, Tiana Sumanasekera, \u2063a 16-year-old gymnast, emphasized the camaraderie and \u200denjoyment shared \u2062among the\u2063 athletes during their training. She described\u2062 the team as a\u200c silly\u200d group of girls who love cracking \u2062jokes, with \u2064Simone Biles\u200b and Zoe Miller being noted as the funniest duo. Sumanasekera expressed gratitude for her teammates and the \u2064motivating environment\u2064 they create.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe \u2062U.S. gymnastics team aims for success in the Paris \u2063Games, \u200cthe talent, determination, and camaraderie displayed by these athletes \u200bsuggest that this team\u2064 can indeed be one for the \u200bhistory books. With \u2063gymnastics fans eagerly awaiting the announcement of the final\u200b team at the U.S. Olympic\u200d Team\u200b Trials in June,\u200d the anticipation for their performance in Paris continues to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 5, 2024, at 11:43 AM PST, Simone Biles from the U.S. showcased her skills on the floor during the women&#8217;s apparatus finals. 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