I think you are right about her disappointment/bitterness over not making All-Around. This year she hasn’t looked happy. She is still outstanding but maybe her time was passed and she is having trouble dealing. It’s hard when you have been the best and don’t hang on to that. I am happy for Ali though. She is tough. And Laurie Hernandez makes me smile!
I am looking forward to Simone Biles individual performances. Gabby Douglas ‘15 minutes’ (actually several years) of fame is almost done. Sad that she has destroyed the goodwill so many of us felt toward her after the 2012 Olympics. Perhaps her happiness and positivity in 2012 was just a mask. Sad, but she is the one that destroyed her own legacy.