MINNEAPOLIS (KTTC) – Simone Biles completed night one of Women’s Gymnastics U.S. Team Olympic Team Trials atop the leaderboard.

It was a packed house Friday at Target Center with thousands of fans eager to see Biles, the seven-time Olympic medalist.

The crowd gave her a standing ovation after her performance on vault.

The stadium also showed love for Minnesota’s own Suni Lee, the all-around gold medalist in Tokyo as she competed on home turf.

After night one, Lee stands in third place just behind fellow Tokyo Olympian Jordan Chiles.

“I think, honestly, once you get out there and put yourself out there, and you know what you’re capable of doing and the potential, day two is a little easier, because you’re like, ‘Okay, I’ve done it once already, let’s just do it again,’” Chiles said.

Injuries have also played a big role in trials.

Competition took a devastating turn Friday night for Kayla DiCello who was an alternate for Team USA in Tokyo.

On the very first event, she sustained an injury on vault. Medical personnel escorted her out for evaluation and she did not return.

Shilese Jones also left Friday’s competition for a medical evaluation after warming up on vault.

Skye Blakely was hurt during Wednesday’s practice and did not compete Friday.

Women return for night two of competition Sunday.

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The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are in 29 days, and U.S. gymnasts are in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the U.S. Olympic trials. Sixteen women and 20 men are vying for a total of 10 spots; Five for women, five for men.

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Each team will have two alternates.

All will be decided Saturday night for the men, and Sunday night for the women.

Minneapolis, known as the Bold North has been dubbed Gymnastics City, USA.

Athletes have been competing inside the Minneapolis Target Center.

On Thursday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry kicked off Promenade du Nord, a Parisian street celebration with local makers, performers, artists, vendors, and outdoor cafes.

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Theresa Souza and her sister Angela Steidl are from Oregon. “I did a year in France when I was in high school, and I really wanted to go to Paris but it wasn’t going to happen and so I saw the tryouts were here in Minneapolis and so I was like, ‘I can do that,’ so I got my sister and here we are.”

The two have family in Minneapolis that they’re visiting.

Tim Daggett, a gymnastics analyst with NBC Sports said, “Every athlete that’s competing out on the floor, men and women, they have dreamed of this moment. They’ve cherished it. They’ve planned, they’ve struggled just to get to this point. And, you know, it’s all kind of on the line. And so, it’s very, very exciting. I remember back to the Olympic trials that I had been in, and it is a very, it’s a pressure cooker, no question about it. I’m excited.”

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