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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- They are pound for pound arguably the toughest athletes in sports. Their pain thresholds alone are off the charts. Yet by the end of the two-day U.S. Olympic team trials Sunday -- the last stop in the months-long, intentionally pressure-packed process of whittling down the deepest pool of gymnasts America has ever had to the five-woman team that will compete next month in Rio de Janeiro -- the principals gathered in a room backstage. Then they had a good cry before the survivors returned to the arena floor to take a bow.Martha Karolyi, the 74-year-old architect of the U.S. program who is often accused of being curt, cried while facing the 14 competitors and their coaches and announcing whom she and the selection committee had chosen. Trials winner Simone Biles and Aly Raisman cried though they were locks to make the team. And defending Olympic all-around champ Gabby Douglas cried because she was not. Then, she made the cut, news that left her patting her heart as if it nearly gave out.Only 16-year-old Laurie Hernandez,?the shimmering newcomer of the bunch who has a chance to be a scene-stealing star in Rio, seemed immune to the tears at first, laughing and asking Raisman and Biles, Should I be crying, too?Its a mix of joy and relief -- its both, Biles said. Its like a tornado of emotions.There might be kinder ways of picking an Olympic squad than funneling these gymnasts through the seven-month gauntlet they just went through.But Karolyis unforgiving methods are proven. They work.The squad the U.S. will send to Rio -- Biles, Hernandez, Raisman, Douglas and Madison Kocian -- is a potent mix of blockbuster talent and experience, new blood and complementary pieces. Biles, Raisman and Douglas didnt have mistake-free nights Sunday at San Joses SAP Center. But nothing happened that isnt fixable.The U.S. will still be the prohibitive favorite to win the team gold medal next month at the Rio Olympics. And Biles, despite a rare fall off the balance beam here, will remain heavily favored to win the all-around title, too. The three-time world champion hasnt lost an all-around competition since 2013. Rio will be her first Olympics. Dont be surprised if Hernandez contends in the all-around as well.Raisman, now 22, was the most decorated gymnast at the 2012 London Olympics with two golds and a bronze. She and the 20-year-old Douglas are the first American gymnasts to make back-to-back Olympic teams since Amy Chow and Dominique Dawes in 2000. And Douglas is the first Olympic all-around champion to make a second Olympic team since Nadia Comaneci did it in 1980.But it easily might not have happened for Douglas. The selection committee has broad discretion in choosing the team, and it was going to leave someone unhappy no matter which way it fell on her. Douglas comeback from a long layoff after the 2012 Games looked promising when she finished second to Biles in the all-around at the 2015 World Championship. But after winning the American Cup competition early this year, her scores slid a little each time in the last three events in which she competed. Adding to questions about Douglas readiness was her choice to switch primary coaches between the nationals two weeks ago and trials, and then scratch doing the difficult Amanar vault here that she had used to great effect in London -- decisions that left Karolyi disappointed and questioning her training.Karolyi said it didnt help Douglas when she fell both Friday and Sunday off the balance beam, and performed a lackluster floor exercise Sunday night.Douglas exclusion was discussed. But, Karolyi explained, she and the committee unanimously agreed Douglas versatility in all four events and her strength on the uneven bars in particular -- an event the U.S. is weakest in -- made her a valuable asset in Rio along with Kocian, a former world champion on the bars.And Douglas? She said she felt both relieved and invigorated by the news.??I cant wait to get back in the gym, she said. I wasnt as sharp as I wanted to be -- but that is going to change. Because I am so determined. And I totally believe more is in me.The Olympic team now convenes at the U.S. national team training camp at Karolyis ranch north of Houston for nine days before leaving for the Games. Karolyi is confident she and the other coaches can whip the team into even better shape there.Raisman, who has been through this before and knows how it goes, said, Just making the team is just so incredibly hard to do. But its almost like the job is just beginning, too, and its just getting more intense from here. 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Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level.Marcos Baghdatis battled back from a set down to set up a final against Stan Wawrinka at the Dubai Championships.Second seed Wawrinka was leading 6-4 3-0 when Nick Kyrgios pulled out with a back injury, but Baghdatis had to work a little harder as he overcame Feliciano Lopez 3-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 in the later semi-final.Wawrinka showed no hard feelings towards Kyrgios in their first match since the Australian made comments about the Swiss players girlfriend during a heated match last August in Montreal. For the second day in a row, Kyrgios received treatment on his back problem, but briefly threatened a fightback when he levelled the first set at 4-4.But Wawrinka took the next five games in a row before Kyrgios confirmed he could not continue. Marcos Baghdatis punished an error-strewn display by Feliciano Lopez Kyrgios is the second significant retirement in two days as Novak Djokovic pulled out of his quarter-final against Lopez with an eye infection on Thursday.ddddddddddddhe Spaniard seemed on course for the final when he took the opening set against Baghdatis, but 50 unforced errors aided the Cypriot, who claimed five breaks on the way to victory. Watch the Dubai Championships final on Saturday at 3pm on Sky Sports 4 HD.Also See:ATP scheduleTennis on SkyLatest scoresGet a NOW TV passVideo ' ' '