Hezly Rivera sends message for LA 2028 Olympics by taking US gymnastics national title

• Gold medallist at Paris 2024 takes home national title

• 17-year-old says she learned from Simone Biles

Hezly Rivera was the fresh face a year ago. The teenager on a team of 20-something Olympic gymnasts, doing her best to absorb what she could from Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.

The one thing that stood out, even more than the sometimes otherworldly gymnastics, is the way her fellow gold-medal-winning teammates went about their business.