Olympian Hezly Rivera edges Leanne Wong for victory at the US gymnastics championships

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hezly Rivera was the fresh face a year ago. The newcomer. 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.

“They looked so confident,” Rivera said. “They’re like, ‘I’m going to go out and I’m going...