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Arkansas gymnast Joscelyn Roberson competes on the floor against LSU during an NCAA gymnastics meet on Jan. 24, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, file)

USA Gymnastics is entering a new era both on and off the floor as the US championships begin

A new wave of gymnasts are ready to step into the spotlight at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships. The absence of superstars like Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee has opened the door for a large group of teenagers to take center stage as the organization begins to build toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic

Suni Lee, of the United States, bobbles and falls during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

It was oddly quiet at the Olympics balance beam final, and Simone Biles says the gymnasts noticed

Suni Lee, of the United States, celebrates after winning the bronze medal during the women's artistic gymnastics individual uneven bars finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Sunisa Lee couldn’t get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

Kaylia Nemour, of Algeria, reacts after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics individual uneven bars finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Kaylia Nemour of Algeria wins the gold in uneven bars and Suni Lee takes the bronze

Sunisa Lee, of United States, performs on the uneven bars during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 4: Sunisa Lee in the spotlight, Noah Lyles runs the 100 meters

Simone Biles on winning gymnastics all-around gold at the Paris Games

After the final Olympic Gold winner Simone Biles said three years ago she wasn’t sure whether she could compete again, but that she had “worked really hard, mentally and physically” with the help of her team.

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Suni Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Sunisa Lee’s long road back to the Olympics ended in a familiar spot: the medal stand

Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Simone Biles makes history with second all-around Olympic gymnastics title, 8 years after her first

Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Olympics gymnastics highlights: Simone Biles wins all-around gold, Sunisa Lee takes bronze

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the floor during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Paris Olympics what to watch: Simone Biles returns to the mat as she seeks 2nd all-around gold

Sunisa Lee trains on the bars ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Gymnastics stars Lee, Jones and Blakely battling health issues as Olympic trials begin

Simone Biles gestures during introductions for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Simone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way

FILE - Sunisa Lee competes on the balance beam during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Reigning Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee headlines the initial draw for the U.S. Classic in Hartford, Connecticut next month. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champ Sunisa Lee headlines the initial draw sheet for the U.S. Classic

Kayla DiCello performs on the balance beam at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup competition in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam

FILE - Sunisa Lee reacts after competing on the balance beam during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Lee insists she’s focusing on the present rather than ahead to the Olympics. But as she went through rotations on the bars and balance beam in preparation for Saturday's, Feb. 24, 2024, USA Gymnastics Winter Cup at the Kentucky International Convention Center, it might not be long before she takes it up a notch.(AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Olympic all-around champ Sunisa Lee is happy competing again. She also wants a skill named for her

Sunisa Lee competes on the beam during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee overcomes health issue to compete at US Championships

Simone Biles celebrates after competing in the floor exercise at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Simone Biles wows on vault while surging to the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships

FILE - Joscelyn Roberson competes on the beam during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Roberson will compete in this week's U.S. Championships hoping to earn a spot on the world championship team this fall. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

The return of Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee is a boon for US gymnastics. It’s created a logjam, too

Suni Lee warms up at the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee began pointing to 2024 long ago. It could be a difficult road.

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 file photo, USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung speaks during the Winter Cup gymnastics competition in Indianapolis. USA Gymnastics and athletic apparel giant Nike announced a new partnership agreement on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, what will run through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

USA Gymnastics to expand its partnership with Nike, a sign it’s gaining trust in the post-Nassar era

FILE - Auburn's Sunisa Lee competes on the floor exercise during an NCAA gymnastics meet Jan. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. Olympic gymnastics champion Lee says a kidney issue cut short her college career, but she still has her sights set on the Paris Games next year. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Olympian Sunisa Lee says kidney issue ended Auburn season

Fisk, 1st HBCU gymnastics at NCAA level, heads to Las Vegas

FILE - Sunisa Lee, of the United States, finishes on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. The 2020 women's all-around gymnastics champion announced Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that she will return to training at the elite level following the end of her sophomore season at Auburn next spring. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

2020 Olympic champ Sunisa Lee to make a run at Paris 2024

Auburn's Sunisa Lee laughs as she talks with teammates during the NCAA women's gymnastics championships Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Olympic champ Lee, Florida star Thomas shine at NCAAs

FILE -Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Lee is one of the leading contenders for the NCAA women’s all-around championship, which will be decided on Thursday in Fort Worth Texas. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs

Olympic gold medalist Carey returning to elite gymnastics

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee gathers with teammates before performing at a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee banking more NCAA success

Auburn gymnast Sunisa Lee performs during a meet at the University of Michigan, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A record crowd came out to watch Lee, the reigning Olympic champion, and Auburn take on defending national champion Michigan. The arrival of Lee and several of her Olympic teammates at the collegiate level is helping fuel a spike in interest and participation in NCAA women's gymnastics. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

‘Beacon of goodness': NCAA women’s gymnastics is booming

USA Gymnastics restructures leadership in women’s program

Angelina Melnikova, center, of Russia, with her gold medal, Leanne Wong, left, of the U.S., with her silver medal, and Kayla DiCello, of the U.S., with her bronze medal, pose for a photo during the victory ceremony after the women's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

FILE - In this July 24, 2021, file photo, Kohei Uchimura, of Japan, reacts after falling from the horizontal bar during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 50th artistic gymnastics world championships started Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 and will continue through Sunday in Kitakyushu, featuring more than 300 gymnasts representing 59 countries. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Uchimura, 5 new Olympic champs headline gymnastics worlds

FILE - Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in this Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, file photo. Biles is at peace with her decision to opt out of several competitions at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. The seven-time Olympic medalist is happy to spread the importance of putting the person ahead of the athlete, one of the themes of her fall exhibition tour that will feature four other members of the 2021 Olympic gymnastics team. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, Paul Chelimo, of United States, lies on the track after the final of the men's 5,000-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

The Perseverance Games: Surreal Olympics approach their end

Minnesota celebrates Olympic champion Sunisa Lee with parade

Simone Biles, of the United States, poses with her bronze medal after balance beam competition during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

No team gold, but U.S. women show depth during Tokyo stay

Simone Biles, of the United States, waves after performing on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile

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