ST. LOUIS (AP) � Simone Biles� Olympic encore is finally here.
The reigning world and Olympic gymnastics champion locked up her spot in Tokyo by easily winning the U.S. Olympic Trials.
The 24-year-old’s two-day total of 118.098 earned her one of two automatic spots on the four-woman U.S. team.
Sunisa Lee also earned an automatic spot with a second-place finish that included the top scores on balance beam and uneven bars.
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They are joined by Jordan Chiles, who finished third at Trials with 114.631 points, and Grace McCallum, fourth with 112.564 points, who were named by a selection committee.
Jade Carey also earned a nominative spot following her performance in World Cup events.
MyKayla Skinner, who five years ago was an Olympic replacement athlete, was also chosen to compete as an individual at the Olympics.
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