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Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA

Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre

Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio/Legacy Elite

Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express

Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics

Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express

Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa/Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute

Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics

Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams

Madison Kocian, Dallas/WOGA

Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters

Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics

Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max

MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2015 – Three-time U.S. all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, headlines the fifteen women who have been named to the training squad for the 2015 World Championships, Oct. 23-Nov.1, in Glasgow, Scotland. In addition, four juniors have been selected to compete internationally this fall.2015 U.S. gold and silver medalists Lauren Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J., and Jazmyn Foberg of Bayville, N.J., both of MG Elite, will represent the USA at the International Junior Japan Meet, Sept. 22-23 in Yokohama, Japan. Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, who is also the alternate to Japan, and Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov, will compete in the 2015 Top Gym meet in Charleroi, Belgium, Nov. 28-29.The members of the training squad are listed below.The World Championships training squad will attend the training camp Sept. 12-16 and the World Selection Camp, Oct. 6-9, at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Huntsville, Texas.