Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Suni Lee and the rest of the women who hope to dazzle at Paris 2024 in artistic gymnastics for Team USA took their next step toward the Olympic Games Wednesday (29 May), participating in official practice ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Women's competition begins on Friday (31 May) with the champions set to be named on Sunday.
The U.S. championships are the second of three major events ahead of Paris 2024 to decide the U.S. squad that will be named on 30 June at the U.S. trials in Minneapolis.
For Jones, a two-time World all-around medallist, it's all a stepping stone toward her ultimate goals in the French capital.
"It's definitely a process. It's a plan. I feel like you have to follow it. I feel like you can't be 100% in every meet and expect to go for 1,000% at trials," she told media ahead of the event. "[It's] just getting ten steps better for trials, so I'm 100% ready then."
Jones looked solid in training Wednesday (29 May) despite telling reporters she's been dealing with a sore shoulder since finishing runner-up to Biles at the recent U.S. Classic.