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WATCH: USA Gymnastics Team Attempts to Qualify for Medal Round

An Olympics viewing party will be held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Aliso Viejo on Sunday, 11 a.m. to midnight, featuring U.S. gymnast and local resident Kyla Ross.

Family, friends and neighbors of Kyla Ross will join the Aliso Viejo community at Buffalo Wild Wings Sunday in cheering on the gymnast as she goes for the gold in the Summer Olympics.

Ross' sister, aunt, friends and others from Gym-Max Gymnastics in Costa Mesa where Kyla trains will be on hand for the community's Olympic Rally Party around 6 p.m. at the Town Center eatery.  Televised coverage of the women's gymnastics team is expected to air that evening. The all-day Olympic Rally Party begins at 11 a.m. and runs through midnight at 26711 Aliso Creek Road.

On Sunday, the USA team will compete in the Qualification Round, which will determine not only the eight teams that will move on to compete for team gold, but also the gymnasts who will vie for the individual all-around and apparatus medals. The girls of Team USA include reigning World Champion Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Ross and team captain Aly Raisman.

A schedule of events is available at https://usagym.org/pages/events/olympics/schedule.html. Kyla is expected to begin her competition at around 4:00 p.m. PDT.

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At 15, Ross is the youngest member of the five-person gymnastics team the U.S. has sent to London to compete in the summer Olympics. She is part of the strongest U.S. women's team in recent memory with a great shot at beating its closest rivals, China, Russia and Romania. She will compete on the talent-laden team with her childhood friend McKayla Maroney. The two grew up near each other in Aliso Viejo and followed similar paths to gymnastics. Maroney comes to London as a favorite on the vault.

The public is invited to join family and friends to root the women's gymnastics team on while enjoying some delectable fare at Buffalo Wild Wings. Parties of two or more that mention they came to watch Ross in action will receive 10 percent off their food.

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