Simone Biles returns after 2 years, will she create history at US Gymnastics Championships?
Will Simone Biles create history in U.S. gymnastics by winning her eighth U.S. National all-around title and shatter the 90-year-old record set by Alfred Jochim in 1933?
Simone Biles at U.S. Classics
All eyes are set on the four-time Olympic champion who returned to competition after a two-year gap earlier this month and participated in the U.S. Classic. As she performed in Chicago she excelled removing all doubts about her skills and scored 59.100, five more than runner-up Leanne Wong.
Simone Biles equals record set in 1933
Simone Biles equalled the record set in 1933 two years back. If she wins an all-around title on Sunday in San Jose, California, she will become the oldest U.S. Women’s all-around champion since the establishment of the U.S. Gymnastics in 1963.
Simon Biles at Tokyo Olympics
When the 19-time world champion arrived at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she was expected to defend her 2016 Olympic all-around title. But to the disappointment of many of her fans, she faltered in the early rounds.
After winning a bronze medal in the balance beam event, Simone Biles pulled out of the all-around as well as vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise citing mental health issues.
Simone Biles complains of ‘twisties’
She complained of ‘twisties’- a mental condition in which a gymnast gets disoriented and does not know where he or she is in the air. Her decision was hailed as a watershed moment for mental health issues in sports.
Simone Biles performed brilliantly at the U.S. Classics, looked as confident as before, and landed perfectly in the most difficult vault in women’s gymnastics- the Yurchenko double pike.
Simone Biles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
The four-time Olympic champion will have to compete with 2002
