US Women's Gymnastics Olympic Trials 2016: Finals Schedule and Predictions

The United States Women's Gymnastics Olympic Trials conclude on Sunday with Simone Biles looking to finish her quest to get to Rio on a high note. 

Biles does lead the competition after Friday's opening day with an all-around score of 61.85, but it was not a crisp run for the 19-year-old. She did lose her balance on the balance beam for a brief moment that dropped her execution score to 8.5, which speaks to how talented she is. 

While Biles remains the favorite to finish first, she does not have as much margin for error after a less-than-crisp opening day from San Jose. 

Here's a look at the finals schedule, current standings and predictions. 

Position	Gymnast	Total Score
1	Simone Biles	61.85
2	Lauren Hernandez	60.85
3	Aly Raisman	59.95
4	MyKayla Skinner	59.45
5	Ragan Smith	58.7
6	Madison Kocian	58.6
7	Gabrielle Douglas	58.55
8	Maggie Nichols	58.25
9	Amelia Hundley	58
10	Brenna Dowell	57.9
11	Christina Desiderio	56.65
12	Rachel Gowey	56.4
13	Emily Schild	55.4
14	Ashton Locklear	28.95

Date	Start Time (ET)	Network
Sunday, July 10	8:30 p.m.	NBC

Predictions

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Biles is the marquee name on display Sunday. She has won 10 gold medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 2013, including going a perfect 8-for-8 in the team, all-around, balance beam and floor exercise events in 2014-15. 

Laurie Hernandez, who is 16 years old, is in Biles' rear-view mirror after posting an all-around score of 60.85. Her problems came on the uneven bars with an execution score of just 8.4 on Friday, by far her worst score on the opening day. 

National team coordinator Martha Karolyi told reporters (via Rachel Axon of USA Today) after most of her team struggled that she wasn't particularly worried about her top two competitors being able to bounce back.  

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I’m not happy when mistakes happen but you can handle it in different ways and Laurie handled that well. Simone wasn’t perfect on her opening sequence, but with their experience and their good competitive spirt, they can handle it. Some girls would maybe freak out and just jump, but they handled it well.

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Hernandez will be the bigger question mark on Sunday. Her track record is not as extensive as Biles', though she did win four bronze medals in four events at the national championships last month. 

The New Jersey native did end Friday on a high note, posting the highest score in the floor routine with this performance, via the U.S. Olympic Team on Twitter:

Will Graves of the Associated Press was very complimentary of Hernandez after Friday:

The point being here that Biles and Hernandez already look like America's top two female gymnasts and virtual locks to reach Rio. 

That leaves three open spots on the team to be filled. One of those remaining spots seems to be Aly Raisman's for the taking. She is already an established Olympic veteran after winning gold as part of the team and in the floor exercise four years ago. 

Raisman once again dazzled in the floor exercise on Friday, finishing right behind Hernandez with a score of 9.05. She did get docked one-tenth of a point on the vault, but was tremendous on the balance beam, via NBC Olympics:

Because of her strength on the floor and beam, Raisman just has to make it through Sunday without a crucial mistake to make her second straight Olympic team. 

MyKayla Skinner is the surprise name in this equation, sitting in fourth place after the opening day. She showed dramatic improvement from the national championships just two weeks ago, improving her all-around score by 1.7 points. 

Not known for her strength on the uneven bars, Skinner held her own with a total score of 14.3. After coming off the bars unscathed, her two top events (floor exercise, vault) led to a combined score of 30.3. 

There's still some hesitation expecting Skinner to remain in fourth place because she doesn't excel on the uneven bars, but her stellar opening effort is enough to think she will secure a spot on the team. 

Skinner's spot looks especially safe considering Gabby Douglas, who seemed like a lock to make the squad before qualifying started, had a disastrous seventh-place finish after falling off the balance beam. 

Things were so dire after Douglas' opening performance that she had to say "don’t give up on me yet," via USA Today's Nancy Armour. 

The good news for Douglas is the gap between her and fifth-place Ragan Smith is just .15 points. The only event Smith finished ahead of Douglas was on the balance beam. Barring another collapse, things still look okay for the reigning Olympic all-around champion to earn the chance at defending her crown. 

It's not an optimistic prediction, especially because Smith is so good on the vault and balance beam, but look for Douglas to earn that final roster spot on the U.S. women's gymnastics team.