Article 5GJCJ 100 days to the Tokyo Olympics: Twenty-five US athletes to watch

100 days to the Tokyo Olympics: Twenty-five US athletes to watch

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Bryan Armen Graham
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As the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics draws nearer, here's a look at 25 athletes from Team USA worth keeping an eye on

The 24-year-old from suburban Houston, who has won every major team and individual all-around competition she's entered since her senior debut in 2013, is favored to become the first woman to repeat as Olympic all-around champion in 53 years. The 19-time world champion will also take a second crack at becoming the first US woman in any sport to win five golds at a single Olympics (team, all-around, vault, floor and beam), a feat she came within a momentary slip of achieving in Rio.

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