“I feel like every single championship stands out for a different reason, but this one stands out specifically because it’s the road to Tokyo,” Biles said. The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin in late July, barring further postponement or cancellation. The US Olympic team trials will be held June 24-27 in St. She has debuted so many daredevil tricks, she now has four skills officially named after her.Īfter the 2020 Olympics were postponed due to the pandemic, Biles trained harder and tested more skills, such as a double-layout, double-tuck. Though the 24-year-old could win competitions without inventing new skills, she often pushes herself harder with mind-boggling tricks the world has never seen before. Sunisa Lee, from left, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, right, stand on their respective podiums after finishing in the top three following the US Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. “But it’s also the road to Tokyo, and after this we have trials, so we just have to really embrace the moment.”īiles’ seven titles are the most by any American woman. “I feel like I did try to enjoy it because it could be one of my last championships that I’ll attend,” Biles said. The new tricks she's unleashed since her Olympic golds help prove itįour-time Olympic gold medalist Biles, who is expected to be the linchpin of the USA Women’s Gymnastics team for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, won with a score of 119.650 which was 4.7 points ahead of runner-up Sunisa Lee.īiles’ teammate Jordan Chiles finished third with a score of 114.450. Simone Biles is schooling us on how to excel despite setbacks (like the pandemic). (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Simone Biles of United States of America during balance beam for women at the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany on October 13, 2019.
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