The US rhythmic gymnastics team competition will start with a cover of ‘It’s My Life’ and end with ‘a lot of tears’ at the Tokyo airport. It’s now or never.

The team, which pays for its own training, also needed to commit to another year of financial burdens the athletes in less-prominent Olympic sports often endure. USA Gymnastics does not fully fund the team, so athletes and their families must pay for some international travel, training camps, matching warmups and those pricey, heavily bedazzled leotards.