SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The U.S women's Olympic gymnastics team was named Sunday, and the squad is the favorite to win in Rio in August. It has two Olympic gold medalists and a three-time world all-around champion, and no other country can come close to matching the experience of the Americans. Here's a look at the members of Team USA and some of the memorable moments from the two-day competition.
Simone Biles, 19, three-time world all-around champion
Biles has dominated the world since 2012 and is expected to win multiple gold medals in Rio. She also serves as one of the lighthearted leaders of the team.
"Aly [Raisman] told me while we were waiting for the team to be announced that she felt like she was going to have a heart attack. So I told her, 'We're too young to die. No heart attacks will take place in this arena tonight.'"
Gabby Douglas, 20, London Olympic all-around champion
Douglas' path to her second Olympic team was rocky, with falls on beam on both nights in San Jose.
"I'm so determined to get back in the gym right now and really focus and just train so hard. Physically I'm good, it's just mentally I need more preparation. I need to expect more from myself in training and in competition and to not let anything get to me."
Laurie Hernandez, 16, bronze medalist at the U.S. national championships
The youngest member of the Olympic team, Hernandez was the breakout star of San Jose, with electrifying performances on floor and the highest beam score both days.
"I have no words. I can't believe this really happened. This is insane. I'm thinking back to myself as this little girl who used to do gymnastics all the time for fun and would jokingly say, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' and my coach [Maggie Haney] said back, 'Yeah, OK.' She kept pushing me. And all I can say now is thank you to her."
Aly Raisman, 22, three-time Olympic medalist in 2012
Raisman, another Olympic veteran, is the team's consistent go-to on floor, vault and beam.
"It's so exciting right now, but it's almost like the job is just beginning. It's just getting more intense from here. You turn the page, and then you start preparing for the Olympics because we still have a job to do."
Madison Kocian, 19, 2015 world co-champion on uneven bars
Kocian scored the highest total on uneven bars and will add much-needed depth to the U.S.'s weakest event.
"I was near the end, one of the last names to be called. I was sitting next to Aly, holding hands. We were all shaking. And when Martha [Karolyi] came in she was emotional as well, so it made us all even more emotional. When she started announcing the team, we just instantly started crying because we were so happy and proud."
Ragan Smith, 15 (alternate to the Olympic team)
Smith, another newcomer to the senior national team, was named as one of the three replacement athletes to the team because of her second-place total on beam.
"I'm just so emotional. I'm just so happy to represent the USA. I think I just proved to Martha [Karolyi] that tonight I could just do the best that I could. It just means so much to me.
Ashton Locklear, 18 (alternate to the Olympic team)
Locklear and Kocian battled throughout the competition for the bars title, with Kocian ultimately scoring .20 higher.
"I'm extremely proud of [Kocian]. We both worked extremely hard for this. Knowing that we were both specialists and then she came back strong from injury as an all-arounder. It's amazing, and I look up to her for that. I'm proud of myself, too. I did what I could do."
MyKayla Skinner, 19 (alternate to the Olympic team)
Skinner rounds out the alternates by bringing in especially strong scores on floor and vault.
"It was very hard to not get a team spot, but we're all so good and you never know what's going to happen. But I did the best that I could and I'm going to go, work hard and be the best alternate I can be."
A team that expects gold
Raisman was the team captain in 2012 and is likely to captain the Rio squad as well. She said this about the team's mindset:
"I've been on the national team since 2009, and the expectation has always been to win. It just comes with being part of USA Gymnastics. You don't relax, you take that expectation and use it as confidence. So, absolutely, team gold is our goal."