By: Boya Hu
People have been hoping Simone Biles would come back to the podium, since 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she stumbled while she was landing, which actually stated that her mental state is breaking. Later she pulled herself out from the competition. The big stress of her losing the competition, had caused her to be quiet from public competitions. Now, she finally joins the U.S. Classic gymnastic competition and she won the best score on three of four events.
Simone Biles is the most decorated female gymnast in history. She has 7 Olympic medals. Four are gold Olympic medals, 1 is a silver Olympic medal, and 2 are bronze Olympic medals.
When she entered the U.S. Classics gymnastics podium, applause filled the room. There were many signs, one even stated, “Simone Freaking Biles”, which states her excellence in the gymnastic competitions. Her score was 59.100, which was five points better than Leann Wong, the runner-up. “I feel really good about where I am right now, mentally and physically, I still think there are some things to work on in my routines, but for the first meet back, I would say it went pretty well. I am very shocked. Surprised.” Biles said.
According to NPR, the U.S. Championship are coming in October. She had competed in the U.S Classic gymnastics and her score was 14.900, including a start value of 6.8, even with a high level of difficulty. This is a very high score, since all the other athletes’ highest score was either 5.9 or lower.
In the U.S. Classic gymnastic competition, Biles began competing on the uneven bars on August 5th. She won a score of 14.00 on the uneven bars, which was the third best, earning her a bronze medal.
As the future Olympic Games are yet to come, Biles is still not sure whether or not she will join.