Doubled up. Felix finishes 4th, no chance for Olympic double

Her brother, Wes, sat to her right.

“I can’t believe this is happening right now”, McLaughlin said.

It’s been a fast week for Bowie at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials.

Olympic champion Allyson Felix has failed to make the US team for Rio in her favourite event, the 200 meters, as her dreams for a rare sprint double ended at the American trials.

The only thing missing on a resume that includes 14 world championship medals and four national titles is Olympic gold. I’m just grateful with everything that has happened I’m still able to make the team.

Not anymore. The 22-year-old – nicknamed “grandma” as the oldest member of the team – stormed her way through two run-up events to trials and kept it going on Sunday night.

Suhr said she ultimately hoped to get the chance to compete against Isinbayeva, whose hopes of traveling to Rio now hinge on the outcome of a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. During Olympic years, the Trials have determined the US champion in the 10,000 since 1992 and the 5,000 since 1996. Felix suffered a potential season-ending ankle injury during a freak gym workout accident in April. A stone-faced Raisman seemed to block out everything as she prepared for her second rotation on uneven bars. 05 seconds back of Bowie.

Sunday afternoon, after finishing a distant last in the 1,500-meter finals, Grunewald said she’s not even certain if she will run again this year.

DIVING FOR RIO: Prandini wasn’t the only one who left her feet trying to get that last spot. She doesn’t take herself too seriously. She doubled over, hands on knees, breathing heavily, staring at the south scoreboard.

“I wasn’t sure”, Felix said. During a post-race interview, Hall appeared melancholy and frequently mentioned being disappointed with her 5,000 run. “It just wasn’t there”.

The top half of the scoreboard showed Felix’s face. Then came a third pass with a back flip.

“It wasn’t something that I intentionally did, but I’m happy that it happened because it got me here”, Prandini said. Kim Conley finished third in 15:10.62 and Emily Infeld, the runner-up to Huddle in the 10,000, placed fourth in 15:13.87.

There were no tears.

QUALIFICATION ALERT: Jenny Simpson earned a spot on her third Olympic team with a victory in the 1,500 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Trial.

There’s nothing to hang your head about, Wes told her. She now lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and runs professionally for Saucony.

Raisman stepped out on her first floor pass but recovered and scored a 15.050, offering waves in every direction of the arena as she stepped down from the floor.

McLaughlin will turn 17 on August 7, which is two days after the opening ceremonies and five days before track and field competition starts on August 12. It knocked loose one of her running shoes and she had to stop to adjust it, falling hopelessly behind the pack.

“He knew what was at stake”, she said. “You know you’re not 100 percent, and a hundredth away is heartbreaking”. She finished in 15 minutes, 5.01 seconds and was followed by Shelby Houlihan, who made a late push but couldn’t catch Huddle and settled for second in 15:06.14.

“I had some good attempts”, Landon said.

“I mean, the speed just wasn’t there”.