They were 10 years removed from their greatest athletic feats, but the distance between them at this moment at Consol Energy Center was a mere 10 feet.

Jazmyn Foberg of Bayville, N.J./MG Elite, is leading the junior women’s all-around rankings at the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Pittsburgh’s CONSOL Energy Center.

For 2012 Olympic women’s all-around champion Gabby Douglas, the view looks good from here — both short term and long.

Fans, citizens of Pittsburgh, and USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show attendees can enjoy a variety of activities and special events in conjunction with the P&G Gymnastics Championships, scheduled for Aug. 21-24 at CONSOL Energy Center.

Teammates? If you listen to both of them, Kyla Ross and Simone Biles act almost like sisters.

“Super best friends,’’ Ross said with a smile. “She has a great personality. We laugh the whole time we’re together.”

Their college choices are different, but their goals are the same. Both are eager to take the next step this week at the P&G Gymnastics Championships.

Much has changed for Mikulak, who looks to defend his national title this week at the P&G Gymnastics Championships, this past year. But in a way, nothing has.

The message was brief and filled with reflection. It was sent two days ago to her 15,600-plus Twitter followers, and it came via the small but strong fingers of Simone Biles.

Eight words that said it all: “this time last year everything was so different.’’

And how.

At this stage of her gymnastics career – just seven months away from turning senior – caution is the key for Bailie Key.