With podium training already in the books and a few days left before qualifications, the time to speculate is ripe. After looking at the line up and performances in podium training, here are the likely line ups for Team USA in qualifications and team finals and predictions on event finals qualifiers. There aren’t a lot of surprises here, but one point of speculation is how much the US will use Kyla Ross during team finals.
The US team is likely to be very dominant in the team competition. Ross has the capability to not only contribute on every event in team finals, but also to win a silver medal in the all-around and event medals on beam and floor. In order to give her the best chances of individual success, resting her injury would be wise. However, Marta Karolyi tends to put the focus of the needs of the team first. It will be interesting to see if she decides to rest her or use her on all four events.
Vault
Qualifications
- Madison Kocian
- Alyssa Baumann
- Kyla Ross
- MyKayla Skinner
- Simone Biles
Team Finals
- Alyssa Baumann or Kyla Ross (If they decide to rest Kyla Ross for individual finals
- MyKayla Skinner
- Simone Biles
Event Finals Qualifiers
Simone Biles

MyKayla Skinner

Bars
Qualifications
- MyKayla Skinner
- Simone Biles
- Kyla Ross
- Madison Kocian
- Ashton Locklear
Team Finals
- Kyla Ross
- Madison Kocian
- Ashton Locklear
Event Finals
Madison Kocian

Ashton Locklear

Alternatively Kyla Ross will be right on the heels of these two. If either of them falter, she will be right there to jump into event finals.

Beam
Qualifications
- MyKayla Skinner
- Madison Kocian
- Alyssa Baumann
- Simone Biles
- Kyla Ross
Team Finals
- Alyssa Baumann
- Simone Biles
- Kyla Ross
Event Finals
Simone Biles

Kyla Ross

Alternatively, Alyssa Baumann can easily sneak into finals if one of these two falter.

Floor
Qualifications
- Madison Kocian
- Alyssa Baumann
- Kyla Ross
- MyKayla Skinner
- Simone Biles
Team Finals
- Alyssa Baumann or Kyla Ross (If they decide to rest Kyla Ross for individual finals)
- MyKayla Skinner
- Simone Biles
Event Finals
MyKayla Skinner

Simone Biles

All photos by John Cheng via USA Gymnastics