US Olympic Men's Gynmastics Trials 2016: Results, Qualifying Scores for Thursday

Day 1 of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials began Thursday, with the men hitting the mats first to determine who will represent the country at the upcoming Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The women's trials will take place Friday July 8 and end Sunday July 10, as each group has two days of competition. Saturday is the final day of the men's events.

Here's a look at the leaderboard after Day 1:

Place	Competitor	Floor Exercise	Pommel Horse	Still Rings	Vault	Parallel Bars	Horizontal Bars	Overall Score
1	Sam Mikulak	15.650	15.425	15.025	15.275	14.975	14.300	90.650
2	Chris Brooks	14.775	13.800	14.775	15.000	15.500	15.325	89.175
3	Danell Leyva	14.250	14.675	13.900	15.075	15.600	15.225	88.725
4	Donothan Bailey	15.100	15.150	14.250	14.900	14.525	14.425	88.350
T5	Jacob Dalton	15.525	13.450	15.150	15.225	14.150	14.825	88.325
T5	Donnell Whittenburg	15.100	13.725	15.175	15.150	15.700	13.475	88.325
7	Yul Moldauer	15.000	14.600	14.600	15.100	15.350	12.950	87.600
8	Akash Modi	14.875	14.125	14.175	14.325	15.225	14.750	87.475
9	Brandon Wynn	14.300	13.475	15.200	14.825	15.075	14.125	87.000
10	Paul Ruggeri III	15.000	13.250	14.175	15.175	14.600	14.650	86.850

The full results are available on USA Gymnastics' official website. 

While a selection committee will finalize the Olympic roster after the trials end Saturday, a competitor can qualify for an automatic spot on the squad by finishing in the top two in the all-around competition while also finishing in the top three in three of the six events.

As it stands after Thursday's events, Sam Mikulak is the only person in position to automatically qualify. He was a force throughout the day and is expected to earn an automatic bid, per the Associated Press' Will Graves:

Graves also noted Mikulak needs to show more consistency at the start of events, as he tends to struggle early:

Mikulak finished far ahead of the group Thursday, so he looks to be the class of the competition and a key piece of the United States' hopes in Rio. Chris Brooks and Danell Leyva had strong performances as well, but they need to improve their scores in the all-around competition to have more confidence come selection time.

Day 2 will feature the same six events as Day 1, so the competitors will have another shot to earn an automatic bid. With seemingly no guarantees on the horizon after Mikulak, there could be plenty of surprises Saturday.

Qualification rules are courtesy of NBCOlympics.com.