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This member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team will not compete in the team finals – NBC Chicago

Hezly Rivera made her Olympic debut Sunday in the preliminary round of the women’s gymnastics competition, but barring any unexpected changes or setbacks, she will not compete in Tuesday’s final with her teammates.

The U.S. gymnastics team announced its roster for Tuesday’s finals, and Rivera’s name does not appear on any of the four elements that will make up the event.

According to USA Gymnastics, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles will both compete in all four disciplines. Suni Lee will compete on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise, while Jade Carey will compete on the vault portion of the program.

Rivera competed on just two apparatus in Sunday’s preliminaries, scoring 12.633 on balance beam and 13.9 on uneven bars.

Alex Maragos sums up what US women’s gymnastics looked like this weekend, with an incredible performance from Simon Biles.

Biles scored 14.733 on beam and 14.433 on bars, while Lee scored 14.866 on bars and 14.033 on beam. Chiles also scored higher than her teammate in both events.

Rivera was only 16 years old and was competing in his first Olympic Games with the American team.

The United States will begin with vault in the first rotation, followed by uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise to finish.

Coverage will begin at 11:15 a.m. on NBC and Peacock.

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