Raisman’s floor routine on Sunday

Going into qualifying, Wieber had lost an all-around title only twice — both to fellow Americans — since the 2008 season.

In qualifying, though, she was uncharacteristically shaky, and that was all it took for her to fall to third on a power-packed United States team. She stepped out of bounds on the vault and then broke her form on a handstand during her uneven bars routine. She bobbled on the balance beam.

On the floor exercise, the United States team's final event, she stepped out of bounds, and Raisman — the bronze medalist on floor at the 2011 world championships — followed with a much stronger performance. Raisman's floor routine on Sunday, given 15.325 points, was the best of the day.  

The Duke women’s golf coach

Even her own expectations rose in the wake of her Open performance, but the results did not come.

"Looking back, I think the pressure had started getting to me by then," Chuasiriporn said. "I felt a lot of eyes on me."

The Duke women's golf coach, Dan Brooks, saw Chuasiriporn, the team's leader, begin to doubt herself off the tee during her final season. He could see the pressure building.

"Jenny is a person who likes to enjoy life and does her best when she's having fun," Brooks said. "The Open experience probably tightened the screws a bit."