Gymnastics fans can rejoice as three of the greatest gymnasts of all time are set to compete in the upcoming Core Hydration Classic. Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Gabby Douglas will make history as the first gymnastics meet to feature three Olympic all-around gold medalists. The event marks the beginning of the lead-up to next month’s Olympic Gymnastics Trials and will be aired live from Hartford, Connecticut on CNBC and Peacock on May 18 from 7-9 p.m. ET. Viewers can also catch the event streaming on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app for CNBC subscribers.
The registered field for the event includes other notable gymnasts such as Tokyo Olympic floor exercise gold medalist Jade Carey, Olympic team silver medalist Jordan Chiles, and two-time world all-around medalist Shilese Jones. Following the Core Hydration Classic, gymnastics fans can look forward to the Xfinity U.S. Championships taking place from May 30 to June 2 in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Olympic Trials scheduled from June 27-30 in Minneapolis. The winner of the Olympic Trials all-around automatically secures a spot on the five-woman Olympic team for the Paris Games, with the rest of the team being selected by a committee based on results from domestic and international competitions dating back to September of last year, including the Core Hydration Classic.
Simone Biles, who won her first Olympic gold medal in 2016 at just 19 years old, is expected to make her 2024 competition debut at this classic event after taking a break following her successful run at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympics Games in 2016 where she took home five medals including four golds in both individual events and team finals. Suni Lee became only
