P&G Gymnastics Championships 2016: Women's Results, Qualifying Scores for Friday

The first step toward the Olympics in Rio began Friday for the U.S. women's gymnastics team with Day 1 of the 2016 P&G Championships in St. Louis concluding.

U.S. stars like Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman return from 2012's gold-medal squad, but several newcomers will look to push the two for spots on the final roster.

Here are the results for the top finishers on the first day of the event. The second day will commence on Sunday.

Place	Competitor	Vault	Uneven Bars	Beam	Floor Exercise	Overall Score
1	Simone Biles	16.000	15.100	15.700	16.100	62.900
T2	Aly Raisman	15.350	14.150	15.350	15.600	60.450
T2	Lauren Hernandez	15.050	15.300	15.300	14.800	60.450
4	Gabby Douglas	14.800	15.100	14.200	14.800	58.900
5	Madison Kocian	13.800	15.450	14.400	14.500	58.150
6	Amelia Hundley	14.800	14.700	14.050	14.300	57.850
7	MyKayla Skinner	15.200	13.450	14.200	14.700	57.550
8	Alyssa Baumann	14.700	12.750	15.000	14.500	56.950
9	Ragan Smith	14.650	14.800	14.300	13.100	56.850
10	Rachel Gowey	14.500	14.900	13.950	13.250	56.600

You can find a full list on USA Gymnastics' official website.

Unlike the men, who will know their Olympic fate after their Trials end on Saturday, the P&G Championships do not decide who will compete in August. These results will determine who moves on to the Olympic Trials, which take place on July 8 and July 10 in San Jose, California.

The national all-around and event champions will be decided after Sunday, and the top eight finishers will automatically qualify for the Olympic Trials, while a selection committee will choose additional competitors.

Douglas and Raisman performed well, but Simone Biles stole the show on Friday.

She finished atop the field in three of the four events to easily end the day with the overall lead. The highlight of her day was this floor routine, an event she won by a wide margin. NBC Olympics provided a look at the performance:

Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch heaped some heavy praise on Biles' athleticism:

Assuming she keeps this up on Day 2, Biles will undoubtedly qualify for the Olympic Trials, where she should then become a key part of the team in Rio.

Douglas and Raisman are still likely to make the team as well, but they need to pick up their performances to give themselves some more cushion. Douglas was especially disappointing, as she was never a real threat to win any of the events on Friday.

Keep an eye on Biles moving forward, as she could become America's next Olympic star.

Qualifications rules are courtesy of NBCOlympics.com.