Simone Biles impressed at the United States Championships

At 26, Simone Biles’ comeback certainly can’t go unnoticed. Three weeks after his inaugural trip to the US Classic in suburban Chicago, the superstar competes in the United States Championship in San Jose (California). He closed his first day with 59.30 points, two-tenths better than Illinois on the Friday-Saturday night. She did not appear again in official competition after the Tokyo Olympics, where she bowed out during the team final (2nd), returning on the last day to win the bronze medal on beam, so the young lady lost nothing. Her immeasurable talent.

Her first provisional runner-up was Shilis Jones with 56.75 points, followed by Skye Blakely with 55.70 points. Defending Olympic champion Sunisa Lee delivered only two minor events, vault (13.35) and beam (13, 65). Returning to competition at the US Classic, she has been battling kidney disease, which has limited her training and interrupted her college career.

In detail, let’s mention that Simone Biles has perfectly mastered this Yoursenko jump on the double back salto bike body. Again, his 15.70 points suffer from a 0.5 point penalty because his coach Laurent Landy was next to the landing mat.

On his second flight, the Texan performed Cheng Fei. It was a top score, as were Piles’ results on beam (14.45) and floor (14.80). “Beam had a bit of a rough start, but that was to be expected, Biles told NBC television. I freed myself and everything went smoothly. I am very satisfied with myself. » It was beaten only on uneven bars (14.90 vs. 14.35 at Jones and 14.40 at Blakely). Note that the World Championships are scheduled for September 30 to October 8 in Antwerp (Belgium).